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Contents:
The 12 finalists for Oklahoma’s next Teacher of the Year
were announced July 25 in a ceremony at Edmond Santa Fe High School during
EngageOK on the Road.
All
finalists are teachers of the year for their districts and were selected after
their application packets were reviewed by a panel that included educators,
members of the business community, legislators and nonprofit partners.
The 2017 Oklahoma
Teacher of the Year will be revealed August 30 in a ceremony at State Fair Park
in Oklahoma City.
View
the finalists and “Rising Stars” here.
 EngageOK on the Road has already made stops in Broken Arrow,
Sallisaw, Durant and Edmond. Today, the
OSDE crew is leading sessions on academic standards, assessments, TLE and more on their second day at Edmond Santa Fe High School.
Next stops: Woodward and Lawton.
After
a long morning of sessions, we know lunch is very important. Food options will
be available for purchase at most locations. It is important that you have
cash – most vendors will ONLY accept cash. Check the website to
see what options will be available at your registered site.
Listed
below is the remaining EngageOK on the Road schedule:
July 27:
Woodward (Download the Woodward event
program)
July 28: Lawton (Download the Lawton event program)
Note: Online registration is closed at Woodward and Lawton, but you can still register on-site at both locations.
Event times (all locations):
Registration: 7 a.m.
General Session: 8-9 a.m.
Breakout Sessions: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Join State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy
Hofmeister for a special discussion on ESSA and ensure your voice is heard as we shape
the future of public education in Oklahoma. Bring your own sack lunch and join
the conversation.
Woodward: 12-1 p.m. (Media Center)
Lawton: 12-1 p.m. (Library)
Also, remember to follow us on
Twitter at https://twitter.com/oksde for real-time conference updates, room changes and more!
Simply look for the #EngageOK hashtag!
We’ve seen many of you at EngageOK on the Road over the past
few days, but if you or members of your staff weren’t able to attend, be sure
to visit our Live Stream page, where past and current sessions are just a click
away. You’ll find sessions on RSA, assessments and accountability updates, and
an ESSA feedback session moderated by Supt. Hofmeister and Dr. Robyn Miller.
Watch the EngageOK live
streams here.
Still hungry for PD? The week of August 1, all presentation
content (PowerPoints and handouts) will be posted to OSDE’s website, sde.ok.gov.
Public comment on the new federal education law, the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA), is open until August 1, 2016.
Take the OSDE ESSA Survey.
Click here for more information on the law.
Read the complete ESSA legislation here.
Click here to see the regulations and/or make a public comment
on ESSA.
The Oklahoma State
Department of Education is excited to provide the 2nd Annual Red Banner Book as
a resource to help you stay informed about state education legislation.
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New laws that
emerge from legislative session each year can be overwhelming. The impact on
districts, schools and classrooms across Oklahoma can be significant or
minimal, immediate or delayed, positive or troubling — but there is one
constant: You need to know the law.
This book is not
intended to be all-inclusive nor serve as legal advice, but it will give you a
general overview of this year’s new laws and legislative actions affecting
public education.
Download the Red Banner: 2016 Legislation
book here
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The Office of
Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) is looking for a handful of schools to
pilot a lightweight website program. The best candidates would need to be able
to start work immediately by providing web content and design decisions. Ideal
websites are small- to medium-size sites of roughly 1-30 pages.
There is no cost during
the creation process. Schools can then decide whether they would like to turn
the project into a live website. There is no obligation to stick with the
created website. The cost to keep the designed website and make it live is very cost efficient.
Major highlights
include:
- Oklahoma built yet global-class website
- Easy tool for anyone familiar with desktop publishing
- Incredibly cost efficient (pilot program is free for one year and around $20/month
thereafter)
- Very fast timeline to create website (a few hours for small sites)
- Easy-to-add features (blogs, calendars, forms) with the click of a button
- Arranging layout is super easy and created by drag-and-drop functionality
- Dozens of theme/template choices that are mobile, tablet and desktop ready
(responsive)
- Unlimited pages, unlimited storage of files
- Total branding control
If you’re interested, contact OMES at (405) 522-4822
or email Justin Devero at justin.devero@omes.ok.gov.
Deadline: July 31
The OSDE would appreciate your feedback concerning the
upcoming state testing window for spring 2016-17.
The survey will list three options to consider for the
2016-17 testing calendar with estimated dates for districts and parents to
receive reports. Please note that this year new academic standards will
be measured, and the process to return test results will be lengthened due to
the time required for the cut-score setting process, known as “standard
setting.” This will be required for three subject areas: math, English/language
arts and science.
Thank you in advance for your time and input. Survey results,
advisory councils and individual feedback during the EngageOK summer conference
will be used to finalize the testing calendar for 2016-17, and it will be
posted by the first week of August.
Take
the survey here.
The
OSDE and Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education will host a FREE
workshop for first-year high school counselors on Wednesday, August 31, 8:30
a.m. - 3 p.m. at Francis Tuttle Technology Center (Rockwell
Campus).
Register for the workshop here.
If
you have any questions or concerns, contact Shelly Ellis, Executive Director of
Counseling, at (405) 521-3549 or shelly.ellis@sde.ok.gov.
Deadline: August 2
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The
Oklahoma Arts Council is currently accepting nominations for the 41st Annual Governor's Arts
Awards. Nominations will be accepted through August 2. Do you
know someone who deserves recognition for his or her efforts in arts education?
If so, fill out a nomination. The Arts in Education award recognizes an individual,
organization, school, educator or group for outstanding leadership and service
in the arts benefiting youth and/or arts in education.
An
online nomination form is available here.
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The
“Understanding McKinney Vento Definitions of Homeless” webinar will be held on
Wednesday, September 28, 10 – 11 a.m.
Click
here to register. Once there, click “Upcoming” then select webinar.
Please
take the time to fully review the data-related sections below. The information
SDE receives through these reports may affect your programs and allocation
amounts.
Overdue: June 30
Districts
need to complete the Student Needs Assessment report for their 6-12 graders by June
30 on Single Sign-On.
If
you have any questions, please contact the Alternative Education Office at
(405) 522-0276.
Deadline: August 1
The
deadline for submitting Alternative Education Expenditure Reports to the
Alternative Education Office is August 1, 2016. Reports can be submitted
by fax to (405) 522-0496, by mail to 2500 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK,
73105, or electronically via email to jennifer.wilkinson@sde.ok.gov. Your district
will not have access to the 2016-2017 Alternative Education Implementation Plan
until SDE receives this report.
Any school district that
fails to submit an expenditure report to the State Department of Education by
August 1 of each school year as required by 70 O.S. § 1210.568(E) shall have
state aid for alternative education programs withheld until all reporting
requirements have been met.
For more information, contact the
Alternative Education Office at (405) 522-0276.
The
Reporting Requirements Document, previously known as Accountability at a
Glance, is a detailed version of all reports and deadlines by division. This
document is embedded with hyperlinks and is a tool to assist school
administrators with due dates and information on reporting for the 2016-17
school year. The Reporting Requirements Document can be found here, on Single
Sign-On or the SDE site.
In
addition, OSDE has also created a Reporting Requirements Calendar. This
document lists all reports by due date and division for the 2016-17 school
year. The Reporting Requirements Calendar can be found here, on Single Sign-On
or the SDE site.
Oklahoma
dictates that suspended students must be exited from school membership causing
them to be removed from a district’s Student Information System (SIS), which
has caused issues with how these students have been tracked. As a method to
allow for districts to track and count students who have been suspended (long
or short term) for graduation and other purposes, SDE has created two basis of
admission codes: Long Term Suspension Services (LTSS-more than 10 days
suspended) and Short Term Suspension Services (STSS-10 days or less). For
the 2016-17 school year, SDE will work with districts and vendors on
implementing the process, which will be as follows:
- Upon suspension: Exit the student-1925 (Exit: The student has been suspended)
- Re-entry during suspension: Enter the student-1835 (Entry: Student is re-entering the same district. This is also the default code to be used anytime a new entry date is created and none of the other entry reasons are applicable and the student is remaining in the same district and not changing sites) with a Basis of Admission Code: LTSS or STSS on the first day of suspension.
- Upon completion of suspension: Exit the student-3505 (Exit: This code is a general code to be used when modifying a student’s record in the district). However, if a student does not return from suspension, use the appropriate exit code dated to the LAST day of suspension.
- Re-entry after suspension: Enter the student-1837 (Entry: Student is re-enrolled after a suspension from the same district) using the appropriate Basis of Admission Code once the student returns to school.
It is important to note that the LTSS and STSS students will not count for attendance and membership during suspension and therefore will need to be excluded from ASR and FQSR reports.
A
number of new validations were added to the 2X Wave Requirements Document
(v1.8). SDE would like to bring these validations to the attention of districts
prior to the start of school. Download Appendix B of the Wave
Requirements Document for updated information.
It
is important to note that most of these errors will need to be corrected with
the districts’ Student Information System (SIS) vendor. While SDE has sent out
communication to vendors, please verify that your vendor has the most updated
version of this document.
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Trainings for Child
Nutrition Programs are being offered in the form of a webinar/WebEx format so
you can watch it right at your computer. These trainings will be held on
August 2, 1 - 3 p.m. and repeated on August 4, 1 - 3 p.m.
Click
here to register. Once there, click “Upcoming,” then select webinar.
The training will cover all CEP requirements, information on
other funding sources issues (i.e., eRate, Title 1, State Aid), eClaims and Low
Income Report instructions. SFAs will be able to type in questions as the
webinar is progressing.
If you have
questions, contact Patricia Beutler at (405) 522-5039.
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