Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 777 - Statewide Virtual Charter School Board › Chapter 10 - Statewide Virtual Charter Schools › Subchapter 3 - Statewide Virtual Charter School Sponsorship › Section 777:10-3-4 - Oversight and evaluation of virtual charter schools by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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Tiered school oversight process.
The performance framework sets forth the performance indicators for authorization of virtual charter schools in the State. Schools shall meet or show evidence of significant progress toward meeting the required standard accountability indicators as a condition of continued authorization.
(1) The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board provides a tiered school oversight process that includes a system of monitoring and oversight functions to ensure the school's compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, and terms of the charter contract.
(2) The tiered school oversight process shall provide for review, notices, warnings, probation, and closure of schools that fail to meet the standard accountability indicators. If a school does not take action to comply, the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board may proceed with steps at an appropriate level of concern.
(3) The tiered school oversight process is designed to allow the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to take appropriate action at any level based on each unique situation that may be identified through the performance framework or identified through another process.
(A) The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board shall perform an annual review and evaluation of the performance of all virtual charter schools. The performance framework includes the indicators assessed and required in statute, rules, and the charter contract. The performance framework is presented annually to the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board and the school's governing board in an open meeting. These indicators may identify potential concerns for further review and research.
(B) Using the results of the performance framework, Statewide Virtual Charter School Board staff reviews and research identified potential concerns to determine the nature and severity of the concern and possible corrective actions. The school is expected to take action to remedy identified deficiency(ies).
(C) Unresolved deficiency(ies) identified in the review and research stage of the tiered school oversight process will generate a notice of concern, issued by Statewide Virtual Charter School Board staff and sent to members of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board and the school's governing board. Terms and timeline to resolve deficiency(ies) will be included in the notice of concern. The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board may offer support and resources.
(D) A formal warning action to address unresolved deficiency(ies) or other serious concern(s) may be taken by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board in an open meeting. The warning shall include deficiency(ies), terms and timeline for resolution and requires the school to take action. Support and resources may be made available and/or required.
(E) Probation is a formal action taken by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board in an open meeting and as a final opportunity for a school to resolve a deficiency(ies). A final plan from the virtual charter school is required.
(F) Closure is a formal action taken by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board in open meeting on school who fails to resolve a deficiency(ies). It is a final action and requires the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board and the school's governing board to follow the Closure Plan.