Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.508D
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Funding
Official statutory text
A. Contingent on the provision of appropriated funds designated
for the Strong Readers Act, school districts may be allocated monies
for each enrolled kindergarten student or first-, second-, and
third-grade student of the current school year who is found to be in
need of remediation or intensive intervention services in reading.
The allocation shall be distributed to each school district upon
approval of the strong readers plan for the school district by the
State Board of Education and the submittal of a child-count report
to the State Department of Education that details the number of
students identified as needing remediation or intensive intervention
services in reading. To determine a per-student allocation amount,
the total amount of funds available for allocation each year shall
be divided by the total number of students in the state identified
as in need of remediation or intensive intervention services in
reading as provided for in Section 1210.508C of this title. Each
school district shall be allocated an amount equal to the per-
student allocation amount multiplied by the number of identified
students enrolled in the school district.
B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, districts
receiving more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)
pursuant to subsection A of this section shall spend no less than
ten percent (10%) to provide professional development for teachers
teaching prekindergarten through grade five. The professional
development shall include training in the science of reading
including how students learn to read; training in providing explicit
and systematic instruction in phonological awareness, decoding,
fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; implementing reading
strategies that research has shown to be successful in improving
reading among students with reading difficulties; and instructional
materials required for implementation.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1240
C. By June 30, 2022, the Department shall approve and publish a
list of professional development programs that are evidence-based
and directly address the cognitive science of how students learn to
read for which districts are permitted to use the funds received
under this section.
D. If a teacher attends and completes a professional
development institute in elementary reading approved by the
Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability during the
summer or when school is not in session, the teacher may receive a
stipend equal to the amount of the cost for a substitute teacher,
based on the amount of funds allocated.
for the Strong Readers Act, school districts may be allocated monies
for each enrolled kindergarten student or first-, second-, and
third-grade student of the current school year who is found to be in
need of remediation or intensive intervention services in reading.
The allocation shall be distributed to each school district upon
approval of the strong readers plan for the school district by the
State Board of Education and the submittal of a child-count report
to the State Department of Education that details the number of
students identified as needing remediation or intensive intervention
services in reading. To determine a per-student allocation amount,
the total amount of funds available for allocation each year shall
be divided by the total number of students in the state identified
as in need of remediation or intensive intervention services in
reading as provided for in Section 1210.508C of this title. Each
school district shall be allocated an amount equal to the per-
student allocation amount multiplied by the number of identified
students enrolled in the school district.
B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, districts
receiving more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)
pursuant to subsection A of this section shall spend no less than
ten percent (10%) to provide professional development for teachers
teaching prekindergarten through grade five. The professional
development shall include training in the science of reading
including how students learn to read; training in providing explicit
and systematic instruction in phonological awareness, decoding,
fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; implementing reading
strategies that research has shown to be successful in improving
reading among students with reading difficulties; and instructional
materials required for implementation.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1240
C. By June 30, 2022, the Department shall approve and publish a
list of professional development programs that are evidence-based
and directly address the cognitive science of how students learn to
read for which districts are permitted to use the funds received
under this section.
D. If a teacher attends and completes a professional
development institute in elementary reading approved by the
Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability during the
summer or when school is not in session, the teacher may receive a
stipend equal to the amount of the cost for a substitute teacher,
based on the amount of funds allocated.
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