SECTION 210:15-31-2. Middle school mathematics laboratories for public schools with low student achievement in mathematics program

(a)   The State Department of Education shall identify public schools with low student achievement in mathematics at the middle school level that meet the following criteria:

(1)   Each school shall have at least fifty percent of its students performing below satisfactory on the eighth grade mathematics criterion referenced test of the Oklahoma School Testing Program in at least one of the two preceding years.

(2)   There shall be a limit of one school per school district each year.

(3)   There shall be representation from urban, suburban, and rural districts provided that such schools meet all other criteria.

(4)   There shall be representation from each quadrant of the state provided that such schools meet all other criteria.

(b)   Each selected school shall:

(1)   implement the computer education teaching system as recommended by the vendor and the State Department of Education.

(2)   develop a Mathematics Laboratory Team which may include up to ten administrators, teachers, and technicians selected by school personnel to operate and utilize the computer education teaching system.

(3)   attend all professional development provided by the vendor and the State Department of Education for appropriate implementation of the program.

(4)   establish benchmark goals based upon preassessment data and state performance standards for the Oklahoma School Testing Program which will be submitted to the State Department of Education.

(c)   Each participating school shall provide disaggregated data to the State Department of Education through quarterly reports.

[Source: Added at 23 Ok Reg 153, eff 10-6-05 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 1690, eff 6-11-06; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 81, eff 9-4-07 (emergency); Amended at 25 Ok Reg 857, eff 5-12-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 97, eff 10-7-08 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1465, eff 6-11-09]