Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-196
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Review of contracts with professional development
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centers.
A. The State Board of Education shall review all contracts with
the professional development centers used for professional
development purposes prior to entering into any contracts with such
centers. The State Board of Education shall examine:
1. The purpose of the contract;
2. The expenditure of funds provided for in the previous year
by the state to each center provided for in this section;
3. The budgeted salaries of employees and administrators of
such centers; and
4. Any other item the State Board of Education determines is
necessary.
B. The State Board of Education shall submit an annual report
to the Governor and Legislature by January 1 of each year, which
gives the information specified in subsection A of this section for
each individual center and which includes the following:
1. The purpose of the center;
2. The hours and days of operation of the center throughout the
year;
3. The number of school districts actually served and the
number of actual teachers by school district served;
4. The number and kinds of sponsored professional development
activities and dates and any related performance evaluations;
5. All sources of funding and actual full-time-employees (FTE);
and
6. Evidence of evaluation of services by users.
A. The State Board of Education shall review all contracts with
the professional development centers used for professional
development purposes prior to entering into any contracts with such
centers. The State Board of Education shall examine:
1. The purpose of the contract;
2. The expenditure of funds provided for in the previous year
by the state to each center provided for in this section;
3. The budgeted salaries of employees and administrators of
such centers; and
4. Any other item the State Board of Education determines is
necessary.
B. The State Board of Education shall submit an annual report
to the Governor and Legislature by January 1 of each year, which
gives the information specified in subsection A of this section for
each individual center and which includes the following:
1. The purpose of the center;
2. The hours and days of operation of the center throughout the
year;
3. The number of school districts actually served and the
number of actual teachers by school district served;
4. The number and kinds of sponsored professional development
activities and dates and any related performance evaluations;
5. All sources of funding and actual full-time-employees (FTE);
and
6. Evidence of evaluation of services by users.
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