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Aggregated assessment data from last spring's state assessments will be available for district and school leaders to review on Thursday. While examining your site’s student assessment performance, we urge you to also examine local variables (enrollment, participation, instructional conditions, etc.). Doing so will allow for performance to be considered through the lens of local context before next steps are determined.
To support this, the OSDE is providing the following tools and resources:
Thursday
- School- and district-level aggregate assessment data available in the Accountability Reporting application in Single Sign-On and OSTP Data Portal
- SY21 Interpretation Overview and District/Administrator toolkit available on Assessment Guidance page to support local score interpretations
- Register in advance for an Interpreting State Test Scores webinar:
Sept. 28
Sept. 30
- Data available in the Parent Portal
If you have questions, contact the Office of Assessments at assessments@sde.ok.gov.
Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) is a program that helps children who would have received free or reduced-price meals at school if not for the COVID-19 pandemic. Students who qualify will receive a debit card preloaded with funds that can be used for groceries. All benefits should be disbursed by mid-October.
For the 2020-21 school year, schoolchildren must meet two important eligibility requirements:
- Children must have been enrolled in a school district that participates in a federal meal program where meals are served at a school, and
- Children must qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on income and have turned in the free or reduced-priced meals application to school for 2020-21, OR be enrolled in a school that participated in the Community Eligible Provision, Provision 2 or Provision 3 federal program in 2020-21.
There is no application process for these benefits. Families will receive benefits automatically if their school has identified to the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) that a student qualifies.
To learn more about eligibility requirements, what role your school plays in the program, and other details about P-EBT, OSDE developed a set of Frequently Asked Questions.
P-EBT FAQs for School Leaders
P-EBT FAQs for Families (Spanish version coming soon)
Please share these documents with your staff and your families.
View the ARP ESSER Uses of Funds Overview PPT for more information regarding:
- ARP requirements for LEAs
- Uses of Funds plan requirements and review process
- Interim Final Rule (IFR) requirements
- Guidance for allowable expenditures
- ARP & ESSER/GEER Uses of Funds FAQs
If you have questions, contact Kathy Dodd at kathy.dodd@sde.ok.gov.
The October 1 Consolidated Report is located on the Wave’s Portal via Single Sign-On under Reporting > State Reporting Certification.
View the October 1 Consolidated Report Guide for tips on how to navigate the report, reporting reminders and a list of changes.
Although the review process is currently open, the certification and confirmation window for superintendents and principals will open on Oct. 1 at midnight and close Nov. 1 at 11:59 p.m.
If you have questions, contact the Office of Data & Information Systems at studentdatainfo@sde.ok.gov.
OSDE is seeking applications for a high impact initiative designed to offer Oklahoma students free online math tutoring support.
Starting in January, the Oklahoma Math Tutoring Corps will provide students in grades 7-9 with real-time, virtual tutoring support three days a week for nine weeks. Selected applicants will receive training and support to provide high quality tutoring services to students in a virtual setting. Anyone with a current Oklahoma teaching certificate is eligible to apply. Certifications in math education are not required.
Tutor responsibilities:
- Complete 5 hours of asynchronous and synchronous training in December (Dates TBD)
- Provide 50 minutes of virtual tutoring 3 times per week for 9 weeks from Jan. to March 2022
- Attend 3 coaching sessions for tutors (Dates TBD)
Selected applicants will be compensated $50 per hour up to a total $1,800 for the 2021-22 school year. There is also an opportunity for selected applicants to serve as Lead Tutors. Lead Tutors will be compensated up to $2,550 for the school year.
Access the application
Applications are due Oct. 15 at 5 p.m.
If you have questions, contact Anthony Purcell at anthony.purcell@sde.ok.gov or (405) 522-6575.
OSDE is soliciting recommendations for Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. Educators may recommend an outstanding senior student who is scheduled to graduate between January and June 2022.
Scholars will be selected based on outstanding leadership in the areas of academic achievement, community involvement and positive character. As you form your recommendation, consider what makes the student stand out as having exemplary scholarship.
- Has the student overcome special challenges or hurdles while still achieving high academic success?
- Has the student engaged in consistent service learning that has impacted the school and community?
- Does the student exhibit innate leadership qualities that build relationships and empower others?
We encourage educators to tell the student's story and be their champion for this honor of excellence. Each year, up to 161 students are selected.
Recommend an Oklahoma senior here.
NOTE: Recommendations do not guarantee nominations. Students can only be nominated through OSDE and not directly with the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. More than one student from each school can be submitted for recommendation; however, only ONE recommendation per student will be accepted. Please notify your principal of the recommendation to avoid duplications. OSDE will nominate the most outstanding students from the recommendation pool.
Please submit your recommendations by Oct. 29.
If you have questions, contact Shelly Ellis at shelly.ellis@sde.ok.gov.
Grow and share your knowledge of implementing multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) in Oklahoma schools and take your coaching to the next level with OK MTSS monthly training sessions.
This free, virtual professional development opportunity will cover the following:
- Staff buy-in around MTSS
- Site and district implementation
- Integrating a universal screener
- How to analyze data to match interventions
- Fidelity of systems, practices and data
View a training flyer
Prerequisite
Before attending a session, participants must complete the MTSS Coaching Self-Assessment.
OK MTSS Coaching Connections
Sept. 28, 11 a.m.-noon
Register here
If you have questions, contact Blaire Harrison at blaire.harrison@sde.ok.gov.
The Office of Federal Programs will host “Removing Barriers for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness/Providing Transportation” on Sept. 29 at 10:30 a.m.
Register here
If you have questions, contact Tammy Smith at tammy.smith@sde.ok.gov or (405) 522-3260.
The Office of Student Support will present two webinars about bullying and opioid misuse on Oct. 6 and 13.
More Connected Than You Think Webinar
Oct. 6, 11 a.m.-noon | Register here
On the surface, bullying and adolescent opioid use may seem like separate problems. However, research shows that bullying and opioid misuse are connected. Learn more about the interconnectedness of these two issues and how emotional problems typically lie at the root of most adolescent substance misuse.
Connecting School Supports Webinar
Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-noon | Register here
Involvement in bullying activities is a prominent risk factor for adolescent opioid misuse. Learn how collaborative efforts and addressing bullying and opioid misuse as a school health issue can lead to successful prevention.
If you have questions, contact Heather Graham at heather.graham@sde.ok.gov.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission Public Utility Division is offering free E-Rate and Oklahoma Universal Service Fund (OUSF) training for schools and libraries. Due to travel concerns associated with COVID-19, the OUSF E-rate training will be held virtually on Oct. 20.
The training will include discussion on the following topics:
- Navigating the new OCC/OUSF website
- Eligible service providers
- Overview of affidavit
- Bid reviews and contract concerns
- OUSF funding process
- Form 470 changes
- Category Two overview
- Best practices for filing funding applications
- E-Rate program rules and compliance
- Funds for Learning
Staff will also conduct an open question and answer session for participants.
OUSF & E-Rate Training for Schools & Libraries
Oct. 20, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Register here
If you have questions, contact Maura Shortt at maura.shortt@occ.ok.gov.
School districts are required to share certain information annually with their local boards of education. Two such reporting requirements are district/site dropout rates and the college remediation rates in science, English, math and reading development for college freshman students (listed by high school district). These reports typically reflect data from the previous year and current school year information may not be available.
Find the most recent reports below.
College Remediation Report
Source: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Annual Dropout Report
Source: Oklahoma State Dept. of Education
If you have questions, contact Petra Woodard at petra.woodard@sde.ok.gov.
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