Board Policy 3101
Notice Regarding Student Organizations and Parental Right to Withhold Permission to Participate
The purpose of this notice is to provide parents and guardians with certain information regarding clubs and organizations which are sponsored by, or under the direction and control of, NTC as required by Oklahoma law. NTC is not required to give notice about independent student-organized groups, as they are not groups sponsored, directed or controlled by NTC and, therefore, the list below does not include these groups. This notice will be provided in NTC’s website and in the student handbook.
The district has the following clubs and organizations which are sponsored by, or under the direction and control of, NTC:
Name of Club or Organization | Mission or Purpose | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
Business Professionals of America (BPA) | The mission of Business Professionals of America is to contribute to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills. | Visual Communications Instructor(s), Afton Campus Visual Communications Instructor, Kansas Campus Visual Communications Instructor, Pryor Campus Education Accelerated by Service and Technology Instructor, Claremore Campus |
Education Accelerated by Service and Technology (EAST) | The purpose of EAST is to offer an organization for EAST students to network and share their student driven projects with other EAST students, facilitators, and business/ community leaders. EAST offers the students the opportunity to compete in multimedia competitions and win technology for the EAST classroom. | Education Accelerated by Service and Technology Instructor, Claremore Campus |
Educators Rising | Educators Rising is a national student-led CTSO membership organization that provides curriculum and resources – rooted in rigorous standards – that include topics focusing on recruiting, retaining, and developing highly skilled educators and diversification of the workforce. | Teacher Prep Instructor, Pryor Campus |
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) | The mission of FCCLA is to promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader, members develop skills for life through character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation. | Early Childhood Development Instructor, Claremore Campus |
(HOSA)- Future Health Professionals | The mission of HOSA is to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skill, and leadership development of all health occupations education students, thus helping the students meet the needs of the health care community. | Health Careers Instructors, Afton Campus Health Careers Certification Instructors, Claremore Campus Health Careers Instructors, Kansas Campus Health Careers Instructors, Pryor Campus Practical Nursing Instructors, Afton Campus Practical Nursing Instructors, Claremore Campus Practical Nursing Instructors, Kansas Campus Practical Nursing Instructors, Pryor Campus |
SkillsUSA | SkillsUSA is not an extracurricular activity like a drama club or a basketball team. Students are motivated to excel as they acquire job and leadership skills; to understand the democratic process through their local chapter work; to work together to improve school, workplace, and community; and to earn individual recognition for both skill and leadership achievement. | Auto Collision Instructor, Afton Campus Automotive Maintenance Light Repair Instructor, Afton Campus Auto Collision Instructor, Pryor Campus Auto Service Instructor, Kansas Campus Auto Service Instructor, Pryor Campus CNC Instructor, Claremore Campus Construction Trades/Carpentry Instructor, Afton Campus Cosmetology Instructor, Afton Campus Cosmetology Instructor, Kansas Cosmetology Instructors, Pryor Campus Diesel and Heavy Equipment Instructor, Afton Campus Diesel and Heavy Equipment Instructor, Pryor Campus Foundations of Hospitality Instructor, Afton Campus Electrical Lineman Training Instructor, Pryor Campus Electrical Technology Instructor, Afton Campus Electrical Technology Instructor, Kansas Campus Electrical Technology Instructor, Pryor Campus Low Voltage Technology Instructor, Claremore Campus Marine Power Technology Instructor, Afton Campus STEM Academy Instructor(s), Afton Campus Pre-Engineering Instructor(s), Claremore Campus Welding Technology Instructor, Afton Campus Welding Technology Instructor, Kansas Campus Welding Technology Instructor, Pryor Campus |
If you wish to withhold permission for your student to join or participate in one or more of the clubs or organizations listed above, you may notify NTC, in writing, of this fact. Please note that you may not withhold permission for your student’s participation in clubs and organizations that are necessary for a required course of instruction. In addition, pursuant to Oklahoma law, you are solely responsible for preventing your student from participating in a club or organization for which you have withheld permission, and you are also solely responsible for retrieving your student from attendance at a club or organization for which permission has been withheld.
Oklahoma law states that nothing prevents a club or organization from meeting when a student who is not authorized to participate is present.
If any student clubs or organizations which are sponsored by, or under the direction and control of, NTC are created or formed after this notice is distributed, NTC will send supplemental notice through NTC’s website and/or by any other means it deems appropriate. This supplemental notice will also contain the name of the organization, its mission or purpose, and the name of its faculty advisor.
Authority: Amendments to OKLA. STAT. tit. 70, § 24-105 via H.B. 1826 (2009).
Adopted October 5, 2009
Amended July 8, 2019
Amended September 14. 2020
Amended June 9, 2025