Okla. Admin. Code § 777:10-1-4 - Educational Management Organizations
Any 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 and an educational management organization is that of a customer
and vendor. As such, the 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) Charter school and
governing body email addresses shall not be connected to the same web domain as
the educational management organization or have the same email addresses as the
educational management organization.
(4) All funds utilized to operate the charter
school, including, but not limited to, paying charter 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.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
(7) School governing boards shall evaluate
their educational management organization annually and submit the evaluation to
the SVCSB.
(8) An owner of an
educational management organization shall not serve as superintendent of the
virtual charter school.
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