Okla. Admin. Code § 777:10-1-4

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 777:10-1-4 - [Effective until 9/14/2025] Educational Management Organizations

Any charter school or virtual charter school that contracts with or otherwise utilizes an educational management organization shall abide by the following:

(1) The relationship of the charter school or virtual charter school and an educational management organization is that of a customer and vendor. As such, the charter school or virtual charter school and the educational management organization shall be separate entities in all aspects.

(2) The name of the educational management organization shall not be the same or similar to the name of the charter school.

(3) All funds utilized to operate the charter school or virtual charter school, including, but not limited to, paying school employees, providing curriculum, technology, supplies, and/or extra-curricular activities to students shall be maintained in public charter school accounts and controlled by charter school employees.

(4) All payments to educational management organizations shall be supported by documentation on file including, but not limited to, purchase orders, invoices, OCAS coding details, staff approvals, and board approvals. Prior to payments from the school to educational management organizations, all funds shall be maintained in public school accounts, subject to open records requests and audits.

(5) All products and services provided as well as all management fees charged by the educational management organization shall be specifically listed and explained in the management contract. Any amendments to the contract shall be provided to the sponsor within five (5) business days of approval by the school's governing body.

(6) School governing boards shall evaluate their educational management organization annually and submit the evaluation to the SCSB.

(7) An owner of an educational management organization shall not serve as superintendent of the charter school or virtual charter school.

Okla. Admin. Code § 777:10-1-4

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 42, Issue 7, December 16, 2024, eff. 10/10/2024, exp. 9/14/2025 (Emergency)