Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-109.1
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Optional Extended School Year Program
Official statutory text
A. School districts shall have the option of establishing and
offering an extended school year according to the provisions of this
section. The Optional Extended School Year Program provided in
paragraph 15 of subsection A of Section 109 of this act means those
programs which school districts may provide at the district, site or
class level. For the purposes of this program, a school year shall
consist of either eleven (11) or twelve (12) months in which school
is offered in excess of two hundred (200) days of at least six (6)
hours each day. The purpose of the program shall be to improve
academic achievement of students participating in the extended
school year. The program shall be funded by means of the pupil
category weight to be determined by the State Board of Education
based upon an amount of funding specified in the State Board of
Education's annual appropriation and the level of participation.
B. The State Board of Education shall establish criteria for
participation in the program which shall include:
1. A competitive application process based upon requests for
proposals;
2. A plan for determining measurable results in terms of
academic achievement, pupil retention and other indicators of
educational success, including the remediation needs of the
district's students;
3. Diversified participation by school district size and
geographic location and by amount of school district budget. At
least one school district in each of the following categories shall
be included: General Fund of less than One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00); General Fund of from One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00) to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00); General
Fund of from Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) to Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000.00); and General Fund of Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000.00) or more. Provided, participation in one of the
above categories may be disallowed if no district meeting such fund
requirements makes application for the program.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 97
offering an extended school year according to the provisions of this
section. The Optional Extended School Year Program provided in
paragraph 15 of subsection A of Section 109 of this act means those
programs which school districts may provide at the district, site or
class level. For the purposes of this program, a school year shall
consist of either eleven (11) or twelve (12) months in which school
is offered in excess of two hundred (200) days of at least six (6)
hours each day. The purpose of the program shall be to improve
academic achievement of students participating in the extended
school year. The program shall be funded by means of the pupil
category weight to be determined by the State Board of Education
based upon an amount of funding specified in the State Board of
Education's annual appropriation and the level of participation.
B. The State Board of Education shall establish criteria for
participation in the program which shall include:
1. A competitive application process based upon requests for
proposals;
2. A plan for determining measurable results in terms of
academic achievement, pupil retention and other indicators of
educational success, including the remediation needs of the
district's students;
3. Diversified participation by school district size and
geographic location and by amount of school district budget. At
least one school district in each of the following categories shall
be included: General Fund of less than One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00); General Fund of from One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00) to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00); General
Fund of from Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) to Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000.00); and General Fund of Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000.00) or more. Provided, participation in one of the
above categories may be disallowed if no district meeting such fund
requirements makes application for the program.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 97
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