Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 777 - Statewide Virtual Charter School Board
Chapter 15 - Horizon: Digitally Enhanced Campus
Subchapter 1 - Oklahoma Supplemental Online Course Certification
Section 777:15-1-2 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Course provider" means an entity that meets eligibility requirements and provides an online course to Oklahoma school districts.
"Course review" means the process conducted by content and pedagogical experts to ensure courses recommended for certification by the SVCSB meet the established standards.
"Oklahoma Online Course Catalog" means a publicly available listing of courses certified (or pending review) by the SVCSB available through approved Course Providers.
"Online course" means an educational course in which instruction and content are delivered primarily over the Internet. A student and teacher are in different locations for a majority of the student's instructional period, most instructional activities take place in an online environment, the online instructional activities are integral to the academic program, consistent communication between a student and a teacher and among students is emphasized, and a student is not required to be located on the physical premises of a public school district. An online course is the equivalent of what would typically be taught in one semester.
"Receiver district" means an Oklahoma public school district that has students enrolled in the district who take one or more online courses.
"Receiver district ally" means an individual(s) in the receiving district who monitors student progress in the Horizon Online Platform and serves as a liaison between Horizon faculty and staff, the student, and other stakeholders, including parents.
