Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1730: Teacher contracts for the Oklahoma School for the Deaf or

Oklahoma School for the Blind.

A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, a person who is

certified to teach by the State Board of Education and hired or

employed as a teacher by the Oklahoma School for the Deaf or

Oklahoma School for the Blind shall enter into an employment

contract which begins on August 1 and ends on July 31 of the

subsequent calendar year. The employment contract shall establish a

maximum amount of one thousand two hundred (1,200) working hours for

the duration of the contract.

B. As used in this section, "working hours" means instructional

time, professional development time, volunteer time, or extra duty

time which is unpaid. Working hours shall not include time spent in

stipend positions or paid extra duty, extracurricular activity, or

athletic coaching time. Volunteer time occurring outside of the

school year shall not be included in the working hours maximum

established in subsection A of this section.

C. Teachers employed by the Oklahoma School for the Deaf or

Oklahoma School for the Blind shall be compensated for using their

planning time, lunch period, or other available time to cover for an

absent teacher. The amount of compensation shall be determined by

dividing the daily rate of a certified substitute teacher by the

number of class periods or hours covered by the teacher.