SECTION 210:15-34-1. General provisions

(a)   Purpose. The purpose of this program is to make supplemental learning opportunities available to local school district students using online technology in a nontraditional classroom setting, (i.e., inside or outside of public school site locations). The supplemental online course enrollment options are for public school students enrolled in the district. This rule establishes policies and procedures as directed by 2011 Senate Bill 280, which amends Oklahoma Statute Title 70, Section 1-111.

(b)   General Information. The Oklahoma Supplemental Online Course Program (hereafter referred to as OSOCP), establishes a framework for districts to offer supplementary online courses to any public student residing in Oklahoma. All OSOCP teachers shall be: 1) appropriately certified in accordance with Oklahoma Administrative Rule 210:35-21-2 to teach in the content area of the course offered, or 2) a faculty member at an accredited institution of higher education, possessing the specific content expertise necessary to teach the course. All courses offered through OSOCP shall be aligned with Oklahoma's Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) standards. Local districts have control regarding the method by which they deliver online courses to enrolled students.

(c)   Definitions.

(1)   Supplemental online course. An online program that allows students who are enrolled in a public school to supplement their education by enrolling part time in online courses that are educationally appropriate for the student, which are equal to the equivalent of classroom instruction time required for student attendance and participation by the district.

(2)   Educationally appropriate. For the purposes of supplemental online courses, "educationally appropriate" means any instruction that is not substantially a repeat of a course or portion of a course that the student has successfully completed, regardless of the grade of the student, and regardless of whether a course is similar to or identical to the instruction that is currently offered in the school district. The determination of educationally appropriate will be made at local district level.

[Source: Added at 29 Ok Reg 980, eff 6-26-12; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 2167, eff 7-24-13 (emergency); Amended at 31 Ok Reg 1200, eff 9-12-14; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 6, eff 9-13-14 (emergency); Amended at 32 Ok Reg 906, eff 8-27-15]