Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 218 - Office of Educational Quality and Accountability
Chapter 10 - Educational Quality
Subchapter 9 - Education Leadership Oklahoma
Section 218:10-9-1 - Education Leadership Oklahoma regulations
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 218:10-9-1
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) Selection of scholarship recipients.
(1) Applicant can be
funded for one Education Leadership Oklahoma (ELO) and one Maintenance of
Certification scholarship to attain National Board Certification.
(2) Applicant must currently be a, full-time,
Oklahoma public school classroom teacher with special consideration given to
teachers who work in inner city schools as defined by law.
(3) OEQA shall develop the ELO application
and any associated deadlines. The application will seek information in the form
of short answer questions and essay.
(4) OEQA shall designate the place and time
for ELO applications to be read and scored by the Application Review Committee
if necessary.
(5) The Application
Review Committee shall review and score applications to award scholarships
(A) The Application Review Committee will
consist of National Board Certified Teachers.
(B) Each Application Review Committee member
will be trained to read and score applications.
(C) The Application Review Committee may
consider one or more of the following:
(i)
Knowledge of NBPTS process
(ii)
Inclusion of the five core propositions within the essay question
(iii) Degree to which the applicant's essay
conveys his/her application of the five core propositions
(iv) Conveyance of commitment to rigorous
process
(v) Provision of quality
writing which is clear and sufficiently elaborated
(vi) Demonstration of knowledge, ability, and
leadership
(vii) Verification of
percentage of free/reduced lunch
(D) ELO candidates shall be selected based on
scores determined within the application process.
(i) Applicants will be ranked from highest to
lowest based on the application scores.
(ii) Special consideration will be given to
teachers who work in inner-city schools (as defined by law).
(iii) Candidates must attend required
Professional Development
(E) Priority of scholarship awards will go to
initial National Board Certification applicants.
(b) Payment and reimbursement of assessment fees.
(1)
OEQA shall make assessment fee payments to NBPTS for each scholarship
candidate, upon signing a Letter of Intent.
(2) Should a candidate be unable to complete
the process by the National Board deadline, the following shall apply:
(A) The candidate may pay the amount not
recovered and will then be considered in the next applicant pool.
(B) If the candidate does not withdraw or
submit by the National Board deadlines, he/she will be responsible to OEQA for
the reimbursement of the assessment fee
(3) OEQA shall reimburse candidates who pay
the National Board assessment fee if they are a full-time public school
classroom teacher in the year they certify.
(4) OEQA will fund a maximum of two retakes
to candidates that bank scores with the NBPTS provided funding is
available.
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