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With the passage of HB 3638 into law, the OGET is no longer required or offered in the state of Oklahoma to obtain ANY initial educator certification. This includes teachers, counselors, psychologists, psychometrists, principals and superintendent certification.
All references to the OGET on OSDE webpages and documents are in the process of being removed.
Please refer teacher candidates to the Teacher Certification Paths webpage for current certification requirements.
If a teacher candidate inquires about a refund for the OGET, they may request one here.
Due to ongoing renovations, the Office of Teacher Certification will be closed to ALL walk-ins May 16-June 3. Staff will still be taking calls and processing certificates remotely; however, they will not be mailing teaching certificates during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Please distribute the following information to teachers in your district:
Teachers have access to a .pdf copy of their certificate/s via the OECS portal on Single Sign-On. To locate:
- Log in to your OECS account
- Click EDU-Educator
- Click "View your credentials here" near the bottom of the screen
- Click "Print History" tab on the left
- Click VIEW under "Certificate Print History." Certificates (and other letters of communication) are listed in chronological order.
Note: School districts can still view credentials within the Accreditation application.
In order to receive Title III funding, LEAs must serve enough English learners to generate at least $10,000 in funding. However, smaller LEAs can form a Title III consortium with other districts in order to reach that threshold.
If you are interested in forming a consortium, view the FY23 Title III Consortium Packet.
For more information, view the English Language Proficiency webpage.
 View the OSDE Reporting Requirements Calendar for upcoming deadlines and reporting details.
The Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA) End of Year Report is now available for districts to complete. This report is located under the RSA Survey application on Single Sign-On.
This report must be completed and certified by May 31.
View a video tutorial for completing the report.
If you have questions, contact Melissa Ahlgrim at melissa.ahlgrim@sde.ok.gov or Dylan Savage at dylan.savage@sde.ok.gov.
The Title I and Title V Report is now open on Single Sign-On.
Districts must complete this report by June 30.
If you have questions, contact the Office of Federal Programs at (405) 521-2846.
The FY22 Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students Annual Performance Report is now available on Single Sign-On.
All LEAs must complete this report by June 30.
View a video tutorial on how to complete the report here.
If you have questions, contact Thomas Kirk at thomas.kirk@sde.ok.gov or (405) 522-3433.
The Office of Teacher Certification will host upcoming trainings on two new certification pathways:
- SPED Micro-Credential
- Alternative Early Childhood/Elementary
May 18, 8:30 a.m.
Register here
May 19, 3:30 p.m.
Register here
If you have questions, contact Jeff Smith at jeff.smith@sde.ok.gov.
The Office of School Safety & Security will host a webinar about school environment design on May 19 at 1:30 p.m.
This presentation will cover Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) techniques that discourage unwanted behavior on campus. Participants will learn CPTED concepts, including subtle and effective ways to create a safe and welcoming school environment.
Guest speaker: Art Hushen is the president and owner of the National Institute of Crime Prevention (NICP), a global training and consulting company specializing in CPTED. The NICP maintains the nationally recognized CPTED Professional Designation Program.
Register here
This is the final SY22 webinar in a series of Awareness to Action webinars provided each month by the OSDE Office of School Safety and Security.
If you have questions, contact Cindy Swearingen at cindy.swearingen@sde.ok.gov.
OSDE is seeking educators with an active Oklahoma teaching certificate, higher education professors and representatives, retired educators and/or college students to virtually tutor Oklahoma students in 7th, 8th or 9th-grade mathematics.
The Oklahoma Math Tutoring Corps provides students in grades 7-9 with real-time virtual math tutoring. During the 2022-23 school year, tutors will meet with a group of up to four students for 50 minutes per session, three days per week. Selected applicants will receive training and support to provide high quality tutoring services to students in a virtual setting.
Note: Educators do not need to have a math endorsement. All tutors must reside in Oklahoma for the duration of the tutoring program.
Tutor responsibilities include:
- Completing three hours of asynchronous and two hours of live virtual training in September 2022,
- Providing 50 minutes of virtual tutoring three times per week for nine weeks from Sept. 18 through Nov. 19 with the opportunity to continue to tutor for an additional 12 weeks in Spring 2023,
- Attending 1 coaching session in October, and
- Providing regular email communication with the participating students, their families and others involved in the Oklahoma Math Tutoring Corps program.
All training, coaching and tutoring sessions will occur outside of regularly contracted school hours. Tutoring for the 2022-23 school year will occur during the following dates:
- September 18 - November 19, 2022
January 8 - March 11, 2023
March 26 - April 15, 2023
Selected educators will be compensated $50 per hour for up to a total of $1,825 for the fall nine-week program and up to $2,200 for the spring 12-week program. College students will be compensated $25 per hour.
The initial deadline for applications is May 27 at 5 p.m.
Interested applicants can apply here.
If you have questions, contact Anthony Purcell at anthony.purcell@sde.ok.gov or (405) 522-6575.
A number of new education laws are now in effect or will become effective at a later date. View bill language and effective dates below.
HB 2768 – (Rep. Randleman and Sen. Standridge) Requires the existing annual dyslexia awareness program to include information and training in dysgraphia beginning in the 2023-24 school year. Renames the Dyslexia Handbook to be “Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Handbook”, with subsequent triannual review and revision to include effectively identifying students who have dysgraphia and studying and making recommendations for research-based resources and interventions to support them. Requires a speech-language pathologist and an occupational therapist to be consulted while reviewing and revisiting the Handbook. Effective November 1, 2022.
HB 3038 – (Rep. Boles and Sen. Pemberton) Revises the state's open transfer policy for public schools – as last revised by SB783 (2021) – in the following ways:
- Clarifies that transferred students may automatically continue to attend the school they have transferred to after their first year, subject to discipline and attendance requirements;
- Allows a district to adopt a policy to accept any brother or sister of a transfer student regardless of capacity;
- Allows a district to adopt a policy to accept the transfer of a child whose parent or guardian is a district employee regardless of capacity;
- Allows a receiving district, at their discretion, to give priority to a student transfer regardless of capacity if the student was a resident student for at least three years prior to moving out of the district.
Effective now.
HB 3658 – (Rep. Sterling and Sen. Pemberton) Eliminates the requirement that teacher candidates pass the general education (OGET) portion of the teacher competency examination for all certification pathways. It also eliminates the authority for OEQA to adopt a general education competency exam. Effective now.
SB 1238 – (Sen. Dugger and Rep. Ranson) Allows a transfer student to be eligible to enroll in a full-time virtual education program offered by the receiving school district. These transfers remain subject to the 1-year waiting period for eligibility to compete in school sports following the transfer. Requires school districts offering a full-time virtual education program to adopt a board policy to determine the program’s transfer capacity in each grade level, in the same manner as existing capacity setting/reporting policy according to SB783 (2021). Effective July 1, 2022.
School nurses have served a critical role in improving public health and ensuring students’ academic success for more than 100 years. In addition to supporting the health and educational success of Oklahoma children, they serve as liaisons to the school community, families and health care providers by promoting wellness and improving health outcomes for children when their cognitive development is at its peak.
School nurses understand the link between health and learning, and the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the essential role they play in student health and academic success. Please join us in celebrating school nurses for helping Oklahoma students stay healthy, in school and ready to learn.
For more information on how you can help celebrate School Nurse Day at your school, including sample posters and a social media toolkit, click here.
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