SECTION 210:20-33-1. Classroom teacher assistants

  Rules and regulations which pertain to classroom teacher assistants are:

(1)   Persons employed as teacher assistants after July 1, 1983 shall possess a high school diploma or a General Educational Development (GED) Certificate, and have demonstrated ability in the area or areas to which they are assigned, be proficient in the English language, and have demonstrated the following characteristics:

(A)   A sense of orderliness and an ability to work within a routine.

(B)   Ability to work under supervision of the teacher.

(C)   Ability to assume responsibility.

(D)   Ability to work with children.

(E)   Neat appearance.

(F)   Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions.

(G)   Ability to work harmoniously with fellow employees.

(2)   Local boards of education shall develop and implement policies to provide for orientation and inservice training programs for teacher assistants employed by the district. The State Department of Education may assist local boards of education in the inservice training of teacher assistants.

(3)   Teacher assistants may perform or assist a teacher in the performance of hall duty, playground duty, bus duty, lunchroom duty, and extracurricular activities. All other assigned activities of teacher assistants shall be under the direct supervision of a licensed/certified teacher. Examples of other duties which teacher assistants may perform are: prepare art supplies, bulletin boards, supplementary materials, transparencies, reports, dittos, charts, maps, etc., file materials, and compute statistical information. All interscholastic activities shall be directed by a licensed/certified teacher.

(4)   Teacher assistants shall not be given the responsibility of presenting new instructional materials to students. While under the supervision of a licensed/certified teacher, a teacher's assistant may provide tutorial or remedial services to students on curriculum that has been introduced previously by the classroom teacher.

(5)   All classroom teacher assistants shall be listed on each school's application for accreditation.

[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 2707, eff 6-25-93; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 517, eff 12-18-96 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2616, eff 6-27-97]