SECTION 210:35-13-23. Type of organization  


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  • (a)   Technology Center districts shall be established through criteria and procedures established by the State Board of Career and Technology Education and shall be operated in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Career and Technology Education and the State Board of Education. [Reference: 70:14-103 and 104]
    (b)   The Technology Center curriculum shall serve as an extension of the high school for students currently enrolled in a high school. The Technology Center is a separate entity in that it also provides training for adult students and serves the needs of business and industry training.
    (1)   All high school students shall be enrolled through a cooperative effort of the sending comprehensive high school and the Technology Center except in cases where the student's parent or guardian has provided an affidavit and sufficient evidence that he/she is participating in a home-schooled education plan. [70 O. S., Section 10-105]
    (2)   The comprehensive high school shall notify the Technology Center when students wish to withdraw from a Technology Center. The Technology Center shall also work with the comprehensive high school any time it is recommended that a student withdraw from participation in a Technology Center program.
    (3)   Student discipline and control shall be a cooperative effort between the comprehensive high school and the Technology Center. Each institution shall enforce rules and regulations in accordance with their board-approved policies. Both institutions shall recognize the student's right to due process.
    (4)   Secondary career technology programs in the Technology Center shall be offered only to 11th or 12th grade students. Special permission may be granted for exceptions to enroll under the following provisions:
    (A)   Sophomores may be enrolled at the discretion of the high school principal and the Technology Center administration. Factors to be considered for sophomore enrollment include over-age students, potential drop-outs, and students with special needs. The high school principal shall present to the Accreditation Section of the State Department of Education a list of any sophomores included under this provision.
    (B)   Students who are on an Individualized Education Plan may participate in the Technology Center program for up to four years. The maturity level of the student should be considered by the IEP team prior to enrolling a 9th grade student at the Technology Center.
[Source: Added at 8 Ok Reg 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff 7-13-92; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 356, eff 10-13-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2306, eff 6-11-98; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 20, eff 9-17-01 (emergency); Amended at 19 Ok Reg 982, eff 5-13-02]