Oklahoma § 70-1210.275 - Responsibilities of service centers

§ 70-1210.275. Responsibilities of service centers

There shall be at least twenty service centers which shall

provide the services described herein to all the school districts in

the state. Every service center shall offer the schools and school

districts which they serve professional assistance in the efforts

which are aimed toward the improvement of instruction for students.

Each center shall provide the following services:

1. Evaluation services for the purposes of identification,

evaluation and placement of children in special education programs,

which shall be in accordance with the federal regulations

promulgated under the IDEA, and in accordance with the Family

Education Rights and Privacy Act;

2. Implementation of effective procedures, media, and equipment

for acquiring and disseminating significant information and

materials in accordance with the federal regulations promulgated

under the IDEA;

3. Individualized learning plans, which shall include

prescriptive teaching plans to teachers, for students who are having

learning problems; consultation for educators and parents working

with or having students with learning problems; providing special

education material for special education teachers; and providing

special education material on a prescriptive basis to the classroom

teacher who has students with learning problems and consultation

services and interpretation of evaluation data to assist parents and

multidisciplinary teams in making educational placement decisions

and planning for effective educational interventions in the least

restrictive environment;

4. Assistance for organizing staff development, including the

offering at each Center of conferences, institutes, and other inservice training for educators working with students with special

needs; assistance in these programs for emphasizing the awareness,

utilization and adaptation of appropriate materials, learning

theory, research findings, and other appropriate topics, to assist

in implementation of federal regulations concerning the

comprehensive system of personnel development for educators and

disseminating information to parents; and

5. Coordination and collaboration with public agencies and

local school districts which are responsible for providing

evaluation and other special education or related services to

children with disabilities as provided under Section 1001 et seq. of

Title 74, Section 13-101 et seq. of Title 70 and Section 601.41 et

seq. of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and in accordance with

the federal regulations for interagency agreements promulgated

pursuant to the IDEA. Such coordination shall include cooperative

efforts of local districts joining with the service center staff to

engage in any educational activities to increase the learning

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opportunities for teachers and any and every student in the public

schools in the service center area.

Added by Laws 1974, c. 271, § 5, emerg. eff. May 29, 1974. Amended

by Laws 1976, c. 147, § 4, emerg. eff. May 26, 1976; Laws 1993, c.

116, § 24, eff. July 1, 1993.