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Guidelines for utilizing the flexibility of SB 1119
The Oklahoma Legislature passed SB 1119 during the 2022 legislative session. This bill increases the number of hours an adjunct teacher may teach. Specifically, the bill repeals the 270-clock-hour limitation on the amount of time adjunct teachers (persons with distinguished qualifications in their field who do not hold a valid teaching certificate) may teach per semester.
View OSDE's Adjunct Teaching FAQs for more information and district requirements.
If you have questions, contact Janet Vinson at janet.vinson@sde.ok.gov or Ryan Pieper at ryan.pieper@sde.ok.gov.
NEW: Request for Adjunct Instructor Approvals
School districts may request adjunct instructor approvals online through OECS via the "Requests" tab. Once the district has finalized their submission, the applicant will need to go into their account and apply online. The fee is $25 for one certification area and $50 for two or more.
We will host an online demo of this process on August 8. More details will be available soon.
If you have questions, contact Jeff Smith at jeff.smith@sde.ok.gov.
*Includes Dyslexia Screening
A guidance document for early screening of reading difficulties has been created to support Oklahoma school districts. This guidance also includes screening for characteristics of dyslexia.
The guidance provided aligns with the requirements of 70 O.S. § 1210.520, as well as the Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA) 70 O.S. § 1210.508C, and goes into effect beginning with the 2022-23 school year.
View the guidance document here.
If you have questions, contact Melissa Ahlgrim at melissa.ahlgrim@sde.ok.gov.
 View the OSDE Reporting Requirements Calendar for upcoming deadlines and reporting details.
Applications for McKinney-Vento funds for the education of homeless children and youth are due this Friday.
View the application here.
View guidance here.
If you have questions, contact the Office of Federal Programs at (405) 521-2846.
As FY22 comes to a close, please remember the following deadlines for Federal Programs.
Aug. 1: This is the last day to submit a claim for FY22. Payments of claims submitted after Aug. 1 will be subject to approval by the State Board of Education.
Sept. 1: Final closeout procedures for FY22 must be completed by this date.
Sept. 30: FY23 applications are due.
If you have any questions, please reach out to your district's federal programs reviewer.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has scheduled diabetes management and vision screening trainings for the 2022-23 school year. If you or any staff member needs these trainings, please register on the Safe and Healthy School Professional Learning webpage.
If you have questions, contact Shana Classen at shana.classen@sde.ok.gov.
HB 2329 provides for an exemption to the requirements of all teacher certification examinations for deaf teacher candidates. In order to be considered for an exemption as provided by HB 2329, the teacher candidate must be deaf with a hearing loss so severe that the person cannot process linguistic information with or without accommodations and whose primary language and teaching environment is American Sign Language.
For more information, view this memo.
The U.S. State Department’s Office of Foreign Missions in Houston has issued information concerning interaction or activity with any Chinese (People’s Republic of China) government representatives. At this time, anyone representing the Chinese government is not allowed to contact, visit or engage with educational or governmental entities.
If you are contacted by anyone who represents the Chinese government, please report this to Katherine Ho, Regional Director, Office of Foreign Mission/Houston (OFM/Houston), Office: (713) 272-2871; Work Cell: (202) 746-6725; Email: HoKL@state.gov.
Please note that this does not affect relationships with Taiwan. The Oklahoma State Department of Education and Taiwan have a Memorandum of Understanding promoting and supporting virtual and in-person teacher and student exchanges.
Contact Dr. Cathleen Skinner, Director of World Languages, at cathleen.skinner@sde.ok.gov for more information about developing partnerships with Taiwanese counterparts in any content area at any level or about having a Chinese language guest teacher.
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