Okla. Admin. Code § 777:15-1-6

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 777:15-1-6 - Course review and certification process

(a) All approved vendors will have the online courses they submitted published in the Oklahoma Online Course Catalog and reviewed according to the schedule adopted by the SVCSB.

(b) Course reviews will be conducted by content experts and pedagogical experts selected by the SVCSB. Courses will be evaluated using rubrics to determine alignment with the current academic standards approved by the State of Oklahoma (or nationally/ internationally accepted content standards set for courses whose content is not included in state standards) and national standards for quality in online course design. Course Providers whose courses have undergone review and approval by a recognized third-party entity must provide the results of those reviews. Depending on the results of the external review, a course may be recommended for state certification with no additional review or with a modified review process (e.g., review only for alignment to state standards). Online Course Providers of Advanced Placement (AP) courses must provide the results of the AP Course Audit and Authorization. No other course evaluation will be conducted for AP Courses. Online Providers must provide evidence annually of AP Authorization Renewal.

(c) If results of the initial review suggest that a course will not be recommended for certification, the Course Provider will be contacted with the review results and will have fifteen (15) calendar days to revise material or provide additional information pertinent to the review. These revisions will be examined by the course reviewers and, if appropriate, the rubric scores will be modified. Once the course review is complete, results of the evaluation will be presented to the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board (SVCSB). The SVCSB will consider the evidence and vote whether to certify or not certify the course. The decision will be made on a simple majority vote. If the SVCSB votes to not certify a course, the course will be removed from the Oklahoma Online Course Catalog and the Course Provider will be notified of the reasons the course was not certified. The Course Provider may revise the course and resubmit for additional Course Review and certification consideration. Resubmitted courses will be reviewed after all submitted courses have undergone an initial review. Courses approved will be certified for a five-year period. After which, Course Providers must apply for renewal. Certified courses will be identified as such and have their course review ratings published in the Oklahoma Online Course Catalog. Courses pending review will be identified as such in the Oklahoma Online Course Catalog.

Okla. Admin. Code § 777:15-1-6

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 22, August 2, 2021, eff. 10/19/2020

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 23, August 16, 2021, eff. 7/19/2021

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

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023