Oklahoma § 70-1210.566 - Needs assessment for students at risk of not

§ 70-1210.566. Needs assessment for students at risk of not

completing high school - Plan for meeting needs - Cooperative

agreements.

A. Each year by June 30, every school district that serves

students in grades seven through twelve as outlined in this section

shall conduct and report to the State Department of Education a

needs assessment to identify those students who are most at risk of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools

not completing a high school education for a reason other than that

identified in Section 13-101 of this title, including students under

the age of nineteen (19) who reside in the district and have dropped

out of school or are or have been suspended from school. The

results of the needs assessments shall be reported to the Department

in a format specified by the Department.

B. Every school district as specified in subsection A of this

section shall develop and submit to the Department by September 1 of

each year a proposed plan approved by the district board of

education, for meeting the needs of the students at risk of not

completing a high school education as identified through the needs

assessment required in subsection A of this section by establishing,

continuing or expanding alternative education programs. The

district shall include parents, students, teachers, law enforcement

representatives, judicial system representatives, social service

representatives, technology center school district representatives,

and others deemed appropriate by the board of education in the

development of the proposed plan. If the school district overlaps a

technology center school district or districts, the plan shall be

coordinated with the board of education of each overlapped

technology center school district.

C. The proposed plan shall be placed on file at the office of

the school district superintendent where it shall be made available

to the public on request.

D. The annual needs assessment data shall be incorporated by

the State Board of Education into an annual report which shall be

made available on the State Department of Education website. The

report shall include a listing by school district of the number of

students funded and the reported number of students served in an

alternative education program.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 290, § 65, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by

Laws 2001, c. 33, § 135, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2001, c. 364, § 3,

eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2019, c. 412, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.