Section 1210.526 - Eligibility for Funding Under ACEA. Contingent on the provision of appropriated funds designated for the Achieving Classroom Excellence Act of 2005, school districts shall be eligible for funding as follows:1. A maximum of Two Hundred Forty Dollars ($240.00) for remediation or intervention for each subject-specific test by a student that resulted in a score at the unsatisfactory level and for which the student has been found to be in need of remediation or intervention pursuant to Sections 1210.522 and 1210.523 of this title;2. A maximum of One Hundred Eighty Dollars ($180.00) for remediation or intervention for each subject-specific test by a student that resulted in a score at the limited knowledge level and for which the student has been found to be in need of remediation or intervention pursuant to Sections 1210.522 and 1210.523 of this title;3. Funds for remediation or intervention as provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection shall be disbursed by the State Department of Education by September 1 of each year and shall be based on the most recent test results available from the previous school year or summer test administration; and4. Claims for reimbursement for costs associated with administration of alternative assessments as required by Section 1210.523 of this title shall be filed with the State Department of Education at the end of each school semester or prior to the end of the fiscal year in which the alternative assessment is provided. Claims from summer alternative assessment administration provided in July or August shall be filed with the first semester claim of the subsequent school year. Claims shall be reimbursed in a timely manner.B. Funds for remediation or intervention as provided for in subsection A of this section may be used to provide remediation or intervention to any student in grade 6 through grade 12 or any student under the age of twenty-one (21) who enrolls in a school district pursuant to subsection G of Section 1210.523 of this title in order to meet the graduation requirements of Section 1210.523 of this title who has been determined to be in need of remediation or intervention, including but not limited to those students who have scored at the unsatisfactory or limited knowledge level.C. Remediation and intervention provided pursuant to this section by school districts shall be for the purpose of assisting students in performing at least at the satisfactory level on the applicable criterion-referenced tests in reading and mathematics at the eighth-grade level, or the applicable end-of-instruction tests as required in Section 1210.523 of this title, or an alternative assessment if eligible. Remediation and intervention may be provided by means which may include, but are not limited to, tutoring, additional help during the school day, extended-day programs, Saturday programs, summer programs, online coursework, or other supplementary services which are provided on an individual basis or in a classroom setting.D. State Aid funding for students enrolling in a school district pursuant to subsection G of Section 1210.523 or subsection Q of Section 11-103.6 of this title shall be calculated based upon the percentage of the total school day in which the student is enrolled multiplied by the appropriate grade level weight pursuant to Section 18-201.1 of this title. Only enrollment in courses or periods necessary to meet the graduation requirements of Section 1210.523 or subsection Q of Section 11-103.6 of this title and not elective courses or periods shall be included in the calculation of State Aid funding.E. School districts shall report on their use of funds for remediation and intervention as provided for in this section to the State Board of Education in a manner prescribed by the Board.F. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 1210.526
Amended by Laws 2016 , c. 99, s. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by Laws 2013 , c. 367, s. 2, eff. 8/23/2013.Added by Laws 2008 , SB 1769, c. 387, § 3, emerg. eff. 7/1/2008; Amended by Laws 2011 , HB 1917, c. 284, § 4.