Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-105: State Department of Education - State Board of Education

- State Superintendent of Public Instruction - Definitions.

A. The State Department of Education is that department of the

state government in which the agencies created or authorized by the

Constitution and Legislature are placed and charged with the

responsibility of determining the policies and directing the

administration and supervision of the public school system of the

state. These agencies are the State Board of Education, the State

Superintendent of Public Instruction and any divisions and positions

as may be established by law, by the State Board of Education or by

the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

B. The State Board of Education is that agency in the State

Department of Education which shall be the governing board of the

public school system of the state.

C. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction is the

official provided for in Section 1 of Article VI of the Oklahoma

Constitution who shall be the executive officer of the State Board

of Education and have control of and direct the State Department of

Education.