Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.567
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Alternative school or education program - Abbreviated
Official statutory text
schedule - Teacher certification.
A. Upon application of a district board of education, the State
Board of Education shall authorize an abbreviated day schedule for
an alternative school or alternative education program that is or
will be administered by the district pursuant to the provisions of
this act or for the education provided for students in a residential
or treatment facility located within the district. A student
enrolled in an alternative school, an alternative education program
or receiving educational services in a residential or treatment
facility within the district who attends for a full abbreviated day
shall be counted in attendance for purposes of computing average
daily attendance and average daily membership for the district.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1269
B. A district board of education shall hire only certified
teachers to teach in an alternative education program or alternative
education school offered by the district or to teach students who
are in a residential or treatment facility.
C. A certified teacher in an alternative education program or
school shall be paid five percent (5%) more than the designated
salary step for that teacher within the adopted salary schedule of
the school district.
D. A person providing counseling or social services in an
alternative education program or school shall be certified as a
school counselor by the State Board of Education or as a mental
health provider.
E. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules by which
a certified teacher who is qualified to teach in an alternative
education program or alternative school as determined by the
district board of education offering the alternative education
program or alternative school or who teaches students in a
residential or treatment facility may be certified to teach subjects
in which the teacher does not hold certification. The rules shall
provide:
1. The certification may be granted only upon application of a
district board of education offering an alternative education
program or alternative school pursuant to the provisions of this act
or upon application of a district board of education offering a
residential or treatment facility; and
2. The teacher's certification in subjects in which the teacher
does not otherwise hold certification pursuant to the provisions of
this section shall be valid only for purposes of teaching in the
alternative education program or alternative school offered by the
district board or in a residential or treatment facility located
within the district making application.
A. Upon application of a district board of education, the State
Board of Education shall authorize an abbreviated day schedule for
an alternative school or alternative education program that is or
will be administered by the district pursuant to the provisions of
this act or for the education provided for students in a residential
or treatment facility located within the district. A student
enrolled in an alternative school, an alternative education program
or receiving educational services in a residential or treatment
facility within the district who attends for a full abbreviated day
shall be counted in attendance for purposes of computing average
daily attendance and average daily membership for the district.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1269
B. A district board of education shall hire only certified
teachers to teach in an alternative education program or alternative
education school offered by the district or to teach students who
are in a residential or treatment facility.
C. A certified teacher in an alternative education program or
school shall be paid five percent (5%) more than the designated
salary step for that teacher within the adopted salary schedule of
the school district.
D. A person providing counseling or social services in an
alternative education program or school shall be certified as a
school counselor by the State Board of Education or as a mental
health provider.
E. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules by which
a certified teacher who is qualified to teach in an alternative
education program or alternative school as determined by the
district board of education offering the alternative education
program or alternative school or who teaches students in a
residential or treatment facility may be certified to teach subjects
in which the teacher does not hold certification. The rules shall
provide:
1. The certification may be granted only upon application of a
district board of education offering an alternative education
program or alternative school pursuant to the provisions of this act
or upon application of a district board of education offering a
residential or treatment facility; and
2. The teacher's certification in subjects in which the teacher
does not otherwise hold certification pursuant to the provisions of
this section shall be valid only for purposes of teaching in the
alternative education program or alternative school offered by the
district board or in a residential or treatment facility located
within the district making application.
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