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The Shawnee News-Star
OKLAHOMA
Sen. Sharp files bills to increase
accountability of state’s charter schools
OKLAHOMA CITY
– Sen. Ron Sharp,
R-Shawnee, filed two
bills Friday to continue
his efforts to improve
administrative and fi-
nancial accountability of
Oklahoma’s virtual and
brick-and-mortar charter
schools.
“As legislators, it’s our
job to ensure Oklahomans’
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ciently,” Sharp said.
“We must demand the
same accountability of
our state public charter
schools as we do from any
other state agency. These
changes will help ensure
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our virtual and brick-and- expenditures with a man-
mortar charter schools agement organization
are utilizing state funds the cost of administrative
legally and providing a services, the teacher sal-
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Oklahoma’s youth that’s cation status of teachers
resulting in high perfor- and whether teachers are
mance.” employed by the charter
SB 1099 would require school or a management
sponsors of brick-and- organization.
mortar charter schools to SB 1100 would require
provide additional over- the Oklahoma Statewide
sight of charters. Virtual Charter School
It requires a sponsor to Board to provide the same
review at least annually additional oversight of vir-
a school’s State Aid allo- tual charter schools.
cations, compliance with Both bills can be consid-
the school hours/days re- ered in February when the
quirements, student test- 2020 legislative session
ing performance, itemized begins.