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Created
by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, National School Lunch Week (NSLW) is a
weeklong celebration of the school lunch program. School Nutrition Association
(SNA) members celebrate in their cafeterias each year with decorations, special
menus, events and more.
This
year’s theme, “Show Your Spirit,” is about getting excited about the benefits
of students consuming wholesome, healthy school lunches including fresh fruits
and veggies, whole grains and milk.
NSLW
is also a great opportunity for SNA members to engage with parents and students
on social media.
Recognizing
NSLW in your district or in your cafeteria will help you:
- Increase student participation in your program
- Spread the message to parents that you're serving healthy and tasty lunch at school
- Earn media coverage from local papers, blogs and TV stations
- Connect with teachers and administrators at your school or in your district to spread the word that school meals are healthy
NSLW
2016 is officially scheduled for October 10-14 by an act of Congress. However,
if you have a student holiday or teacher work day during that week, you can still celebrate anytime.
Learn
more about school lunch by visiting the NSLW website.
Download
the 2016 NSLW Toolkit for celebration ideas and tips.
If
you are planning any activities during NSLW, SDE’s Office of Child Nutrition
would love to know; send photos and details to patricia.beutler@sde.ok.gov.
There are several proposed SDE administrative rules now open for
public comment. Copies of proposed rule changes and Rule Impact Statements are
available on the OSDE
Administrative Rules web page.
Written comments on the proposed rules will be accepted until 4:30
p.m. on October 17. Comments may be submitted via email to rules@sde.ok.gov during the open public comment period.
If you wish to submit an oral comment, you must attend the public
hearing on these rules. The public hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. on
Monday, October 17, at the Oliver Hodge Education Building, State Board Room
(Room 120), 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City.
If
you would like to be notified by direct email when proposed OSDE rules open for
comment, please send a request to rules@sde.ok.gov
to be added to the notification list.
Ensure
your voice is heard as we shape the future of public education in Oklahoma by
providing feedback on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the new federal
education law that replaces No Child Left Behind.
Take our online ESSA survey.
Sign up to receive our ESSA
newsletter.
For
more information on ESSA, visit the links below.
Click here for more
information on the law.
Read the complete ESSA
legislation here.
Several Prevention Services webinars are currently in development.
These webinars will encourage interaction between counselors, webinar
presenters and other educators. They are open to all positions, and
licensed professional counselors can earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) if they attend any of the live webinars.
All webinars will be archived online after each live presentation.
September and October webinars include:
October 3, 3 p.m. – Building a Crisis Team.
This training includes information on how to respond to a tragedy (suicide,
trauma, school violence, community violence, etc.), who should be on your
school’s crisis team and how to work with your community and OSDE to support
your school during a crisis. Resources and best practices will be shared with
attendees. Principals, administrators, teachers and counselors are encouraged
to attend.
October 13, 2 p.m. – Drugs and Alcohol in Schools:
What Is Trending, How to Spot It, and Your Role as a Counselor
Click here to register for a
webinar.
Future webinars include:
November – Bullying Prevention in 2016
January – Working With Students Returning From a Mental Health Crisis
February – Teen Dating Violence and Sexual Assault
March – How to Build Empathy in the Classroom and Beyond
April – Community Collaboration: How to Work With Your Community to
Serve Your School
May – Engaging Parents in Prevention
Specific dates and details TBA.
For more information, contact Michelle Sutherlin, Director of
Prevention Services, at michelle.sutherlin@sde.ok.gov
or (405) 521-2106.
The Oklahoma Technology Association (OTA) is the leading voice for
promoting the use of technology in Oklahoma schools. OTA members include
teachers, technology administrators, superintendents, career technology
personnel, higher education personnel and others interested in providing
instructional technology support for Oklahoma’s schoolchildren.
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The OTA/Encyclomedia Conference will be held October 4 and 5 at
the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.
Highlights of the conference will include 120 breakout sessions,
150 exhibit booths, sessions on new curriculum, instruction and testing
changes, a maker space and Google Classroom in the exhibit hall and much more.
For more information, visit the OTA Conference website.
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Apply for the 2016 OTA/Encyclomedia Conference Awards
Deadline: September 20
To apply for the following awards, download the hyperlinked files
and complete the requirements. All applicants for awards must also download,
complete and submit a media release.
Award: Technology Leader of the
Year – This award is to honor a district technology
leader/administrator who exhibits exemplary leadership in the effective use and
integration of technology in the teaching and learning process and technology
operations throughout the leader’s district.
Award: Teacher of the Year
"Making It Happen" Award – This award is presented to
a teacher from an OTA member district who exhibits exemplary integration of
technology in the classroom teaching and learning process.
Award: Outstanding Technology
Integration District – The award is to honor excellence in
technology use in a school district.
If you have questions, contact Kristy Ehlers at confexhibits@gmail.com.
H.A.N.D.S.
(Helping Administer to the Needs of the Student with Diabetes in School)
training is available at a cost of $130 for non-NASN members. Certified
school nurses who participate in this online training can subsequently provide
the required on-site Diabetes Management Training to your site-designated
diabetes management personnel.
Once this
site training is complete, certified school nurses are required to submit the
sign-in sheet containing the names of staff who completed the course to Sherry
Fisher, Director of P.E. and Health, at sherry.fisher@sde.ok.gov.
Find out more about the online Diabetes Management training here.
In addition, the Oklahoma HIV/AIDS prevention training in Tulsa/Owasso on November 15 can now accommodate more participants.
Register and view more details about the HIV/AIDS training here.
If you were unable to attend the RSA Videoconference on
September 14, please register here for a repeat of
the program scheduled for Tuesday, October 11, beginning at 2 p.m. SDE’s
RSA team will provide a review, updates and examples of tiered interventions.
Please note: The RSA Videoconference is not a webinar. After registering, you may attend the videoconference at one of these statewide videoconference locations.
Please contact Dionne Jordan-Mock at (405) 521-4096 or dionne.jordan-mock@sde.ok.gov
for more information.
The
list of FY17 Federal Programs Consolidated Monitoring Reviewer Assignments has
been updated due to staffing changes. Download
the updated list here. Assignments are listed alphabetically by LEA.
Each
fiscal year, districts are assigned a reviewer from the Office of Federal
Programs at SDE. These reviewers will serve as district contacts for any
questions or concerns regarding the district’s federal program claims or
applications.
If
you have questions, contact Bo Merritt, Director of Finance for Federal
Programs, at bo.merritt@sde.ok.gov
or (405) 521-3170.
OETA’s upcoming Fall Literacy Festival will be held October
1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Will Rogers Park in Oklahoma City. This event
invites families with children in PreK through third grade to participate in
a day of fun and games to celebrate literacy and establish an interest in
learning.
The most popular tiger in the PBS neighborhood
will be in attendance as attendees can meet and greet Daniel Tiger. The Sugar
Free Allstars will also be on-hand for sing-a-alongs, and
attendees can participate in storytelling with Al
Bostick and Aaron
Byrd. A free lunch will be provided to participants.
Register
for the Fall Literacy Festival here.
The Fall Literacy Festival is the kick-off event
for OETA’s Ready to Learn outreach initiative. Ready to Learn supports the
education of early learners by leveraging OETA’s world-class children’s TV
programming and empowering teachers and caregivers. The program offers free
books to participants, parent workshops, community-based learning events and
opportunities for state and national recognition. More information on the Ready
to Learn program can be found here.
Download the Federal Programs September newsletter for information on getting started in FY17, reviewer assignments, reporting requirements, a calendar of upcoming events and deadlines, fiscal reminders and more.
The Office of Alternative
Education will host its annual First-Quarter Regional Meetings at various
locations around the state. Topics will include professional development,
evaluations, visits, grant opportunities, legislation and rule changes, the
Oklahoma Alternative Education Association and any other questions or concerns
you may have. All meetings will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Find a regional meeting near you using the event list below:
September 20: Tulsa Technology Center, Owasso
Register for the Owasso
meeting here.
September 21: High Plains Technology Center,
Woodward
Register for the Woodward
meeting here.
Limited space is available.
Please register early for the event you would like to attend.
If you have questions, contact Jennifer Wilkinson with the Office
of Alternative Education at jennifer.wilkinson@sde.ok.gov
or (405) 522-0276.
Please welcome Leslie Janis, the new Regional Accreditation
Officer for charters, a handful of private schools and four districts within
Oklahoma County.
Also, please welcome Randy McLerran, who returns to SDE
part-time from retirement to work with special assignments and transportation.
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.
Deadline: Past Due
The
deadline for submitting Alternative Education Implementation Plans to the
Alternative Education Office was September 15. The Alternative
Education Implementation Plan can be accessed through Single Sign-On.
Your
district will not have access to the 2016-2017 Alternative Education
Implementation Plan until SDE receives the alternative education detailed
expenditure report. Authorization to pay forms and proposed budgets may be
submitted by fax to (405) 522-0496, by mail to 2500 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma
City, 73105 or electronically via email to jennifer.wilkinson@sde.ok.gov. These forms can
be found as a link on the welcome tab of the Alternative Education
Implementation Plan in Single Sign-On.
Reminder: LEA districts are
unable to complete their plans until sending schools have completed theirs, so
please be timely.
For
more information, contact the Alternative Education Office at (405) 522-0276.
The following reports relating to the Reading Sufficiency
Act (RSA) are now available on Single Sign-On. More
information about RSA reporting can be found on the RSA
webpage.
Beginning-of-Year (BOY) Report: This report must be
submitted, certified and approved by SDE before any RSA funding can be
allocated.
Deadline: October 3
Third-Grade Promotion and Retention Report: Please note that
this report is a combination of three separate reports from last year.
Deadline: October 31
View
the RSA Timeline 2016-2017 for all RSA reporting deadlines.
If you have questions, contact Dionne Jordan-Mock at dionne.jordan-mock@sde.ok.gov
or (405) 521-4096.
Deadline: October 15
Download the Driver
Education Application for Prior Year Reimbursement here.
Please submit the completed original application with signed
rosters to the Oklahoma State Department of Education (SDE), State Aid Section,
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599.
Please retain a copy for your records. Applications not
received or postmarked by the October 15 deadline will be subject to
nonpayment.
Deadline: November 18
Download
this form to submit your district’s Annual Report
of Children in Local Institutions or Delinquent Children in Adult Correctional
Institutions.
The USDE requires this information to determine school year 2017-2018
allocations for grants to programs authorized by Title I, Part A and to
determine the allocations for local educational agency (LEA) programs
authorized by Title I, Part D.
Please
complete the form for each site if it is applicable to your district/institution and return it by email to anthony.kibble@sde.ok.gov by Friday, November 18.
If your district does not have a neglected or delinquent site, please return the completed form indicating a total caseload of zero.
If
you have questions, contact the Office of Federal Programs at (405) 521-2846.
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