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The Class Size Verification application is now open in Single Sign-On. Please review how your school's student information system (SIS) is sending information into the application from the WAVE. Errors will be marked with a yellow exclamation point. Please note that all errors will need to be corrected within your local SIS and NOT the application.
Schools now have the opportunity to begin confirming and certifying their data.
Please note the following troubleshooting tips:
- Errors found with teachers oftentimes relate to their certification number, last name or lack thereof. There is a '3 out of 4' verification check between OECS and your SIS. To fix an error, try to input the teacher's birthday in your SIS. In addition, if a teacher does not have a certification number, the school can apply for a "U Number" or an "Uncertified Number." This will remove the error and allow the district to complete the class size verification.
- Errors found with students oftentimes occur due to the student not being assigned a class in your SIS.
- The "Done" button is for school use only and is to be used as a "bookmark" to track your progress.
- SPR (School Personnel Records) will have to be certified prior to certifying the class size verification application.
The following enhancements have been made to the Class Size Verification Application:
- Sept. 9: The 'Teacher OECS Check' now looks at both birthdate and last name. If you still have errors with teachers who have a valid teacher number, you will need to input their birthdate information in your student information system so that it will feed to the WAVE. Once that is done, the error should resolve itself.
- Sept. 9: Added a detail view to the Wave Integration screen
- Sept. 19: Added the ability to exlude teachers and courses
- Sept. 22: Home screen updated to show errors and summary counts
- Sept. 22: Added ability to mark educators as 'Done'
- Sept. 22: The course listing for a teacher is now listed as read-only if the teacher is marked 'Done' or 'Excluded'
- Sept. 22: The student overview listing now only shows students in error
- Sept. 22: U-numbers can now be generated from the Uncertified Teacher menu
If you have questions, contact the Office of Accreditation at (405) 521-3335.
The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) requests all districts complete the annual Oklahoma Education Technology Survey in order to obtain information required per 62 OK State § 62-34.23 (2014).
By gaining an understanding of each school district's technology and internet capacities, as well as needs, the OSDE will be better able to support schools in closing the digital divide. The OSDE will provide a brief overview of the survey data with districts later this year.
All data used to complete this survey should be related to the 2021-22 school year.
Please have one person per district complete the survey by Friday, Sept. 30.
Access the OSDE 2021-22 Ed Tech Survey
If you have questions, contact Karen Leonard at karen.leonard@sde.ok.gov.
The 61st annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP), established in 1962 by U.S. Senate Resolution, awards two student leaders from each state a week in Washington, D.C., to experience their national government in action. Delegates hear major policy addresses by senators, cabinet members, officials from the Departments of State and Defense and directors of federal agencies. Delegates will also participate in a meeting with a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Each delegate is awarded a $10,000 college scholarship for undergraduate studies.
USSYP is limited to juniors and seniors who are currently serving in any one of the following student government offices:
- Student body president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer
- Class president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer
- Student Council representative
- National Honor Society officer
- Student representative elected or appointed to a district, regional or state-level civic or educational organization
All student leadership qualifying positions are subject to the judgment of the state selection administrator and will be verified and confirmed.
Applications are due Sept. 30 by 5 p.m. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Finalists will be notified by Nov. 1. Finalists will be required to attend a virtual interview sometime in November.
If you have questions, contact Brenda Beymer-Chapman at brenda.chapman@sde.ok.gov.
The Beginning-of-Year Report is located within the RSA Survey on Single Sign-On. Schools that serve grades K-3 must indicate the number of students at-risk for reading difficulties.
This report must be certified by the district superintendent by Oct. 1.
If you have questions, contact Melissa Ahlgrim at melissa.ahlgrim@sde.ok.gov or Dylan Savage at dylan.savage@sde.ok.gov.
District Capacity (Quarterly)
Each district is required to submit the number of students that each site within the district has the capacity to accept for the upcoming academic quarter. This data must be provided for each grade level at each site within the district.
Incoming Open Transfer Results (Quarterly)
Each district is required to review the summary of transfer results to verify accuracy.
Both reports are open in Single Sign-On and will close Oct. 15.
For instructions on how to complete both reports, review the Student Transfer System User Guide.
If you have questions, contact the Office of Accreditation at (405) 521-3335.
The October 1 Consolidated Report is now open in the WAVE and must be certified by Oct. 17. Please note that this report has an impact on accreditation and several funding sources.
View guidance here
If you have questions or need further assistance, email studentdatainfo@sde.ok.gov or call (405) 521-3020.
Sign-up for weekly WAVE Zoom meetings for additional support.
The timeline for the new screening for characteristics of dyslexia has been extended to allow districts to fully assess their students after questions have been addressed. Districts have until the end of the mid-year benchmark window to complete all components of the assessment for the screener selected by that district. Results should be reported to families within 30 days of the end of the screening period. Technical guidance specific to each screening assessment can be found on the RSA Coordinator webpage.
If you have questions, contact Melissa Ahlgrim at melissa.ahlgrim@sde.ok.gov.
Join Renaissance Learning and OSDE for a webinar to communicate updated guidance on screening measures for characteristics of dyslexia for Individualized Programs of Reading Instruction. Representatives from Renaissance and OSDE will be communicating recent changes to field guidance and procedures.
Webinar: Updated Guidance for Using Renaissance Star Assessments as Universal and Dyslexia Screeners
Thu, Sept. 29, 4 p.m.
Register here
A webinar recording and support materials will be available to all webinar participants.
If you have questions, contact Melissa Ahlgrim at melissa.ahlgrim@sde.ok.gov.
Senate Bill 615 (2022) was signed into law this legislative session and requires each school district to designate multiple occupancy restrooms or changing areas for the exclusive use of the male or female sex and to provide a single-occupancy restroom or changing room as an accommodation for those who do not wish to comply with male and female designations. In addition, this law required the State Board of Education to promulgate rules to implement the requirements and prohibitions identified in the law. This emergency rule took full effect on September 14.
A more detailed summary of Senate Bill 615 can be found in the 2022 Red Banner Book.
A number of new education laws from the Legislative session will take effect on Nov.1.
View bill summaries below. Extensive summaries for these bills can be found in the 2022 Red Banner Book.
HB1800 – Extends the time period a person discharged from the military, or their spouse or dependent, is eligible for in-state tuition at a college or university from five years to ten years. Effective November 1, 2022.
HB2034 – Creates the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 requiring the state treasurer to maintain and provide state government entities and political subdivisions a list of financial companies that boycott energy companies, with which the state is not to do business unless there is no viable alternative. Additionally, it prohibits government entities, including school districts, from contracting with any company unless the company attests that it does not boycott energy companies. Effective November 1, 2022.
HB2627 – Requires each county assessor to provide an annual report by June 1 listing any tax protests in excess of $3 million to the CFO of each impacted school district and recipient tax jurisdiction. It requires new documentation and filing requirements for assessors and tax protestors and allows assessors to appoint third-party appraisers. Effective November 1, 2022.
HB2693 – Creates the Oklahoma Education Commission consisting of 17 members including four appointed by the State Superintendent. Requires the Commission to research how to improve the quality of remote learning including infrastructure, open education resources and professional development. Requires a report of findings be submitted to the Legislature prior to dissolving November 1, 2027. Effective November 1, 2022.
HB2768 – 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.
HB3092 – Requires school library media programs to be reflective of the community standards for the population served when acquiring an age-appropriate collection of materials, multimedia resources, equipment, and supplies adequate in quality and quantity to meet the needs of local students. Effective November 1, 2022.
HB3258 – Classifies college professors having intimate relationships with concurrently enrolled high school students over the age of consent while enrolled in the professor's course as a sex crime. Effective November 1, 2022.
HB3315 – Eliminates the administrative fine as a penalty for persons under 21 who buy tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products, instead requiring they complete an education or tobacco use cessation program approved by the State Department of Health. Effective November 1, 2022.
HB3702 – Requires public schools, universities, state agencies, and public libraries to have technology protection measures for their digital or online library databases that prevent K-12th grade students from viewing or receiving obscene materials or content. Requires such entities to have safety polices and technology protection measures to prohibit and prevent a user from sending or receiving obscene materials and filters to block such materials. If a provider of online library resources fails to provide timely verification of compliance with the required protection measures, the entity or school is required to withhold payment from the provider. Requires libraries to submit an aggregate annual report by December 1 to the Legislature on any issues related to provider compliance. Does not exempt school, library, and state employees from prosecution for willful violations. Effective November 1, 2022.
HB3823 – Allows licensed optometrists and ophthalmologists to perform vision screening for children going into kindergarten, first and third grade for purposes of meeting the vision screening requirements. Exempts optometrists and ophthalmologists from the standards and training requirements created by the Infant and Children's Health Advisory Council. Effective November 1, 2022.
HB4080 – Makes comprehensive revisions to the requirements and procedures regulating the bonding, contracting, construction, maintenance and sale of public buildings and works. Significant changes include:
- Raising the contract amount, from $50,000 to $100,000, that requires and awardee to furnish a bond with sureties to the state;
- Requiring that plans and specifications for new public buildings to be submitted to the State Fire Marshal or the authority having jurisdiction before the bidding process;
- Requiring the requisitioning state agency to be responsible for the payment to construction managers or consultants when using them for an on-call minor service;
- Requiring that all drawings made by a construction manager or consultant be delivered to the state as directed by the terms of the contract;
- Allowing notices of public agencies seeking bids for a public construction contract to be given electronically and modifies notice requirement guidelines;
- Removing the requirement for contractors to provide letters of credit for contracts of various amounts;
- Allowing for the retainage amount of partial payments be lowered to 2.5 percent from 5 percent once the awarding agency determines that the project is at least 50 percent completed;
- Allowing the Risk Management Administrator of OMES to declare an emergency on behalf of a public agency when an insurable loss has occurred that would lead to more economic loss or additional property damage if not addressed promptly;
- Modifying the evaluation requirements for written proposals submitted for the purchase of state-owned property. Effective November 1, 2022.
SB924 – Requires state agencies in possession of state data to comply with all existing statutory obligations in managing data by responding to open records requests, reporting and responding to data breaches, and any other obligations when hosting, accessing, storing, collecting or processing data. Effective November 1, 2022.
SB1307 – Requires school districts and charter schools serving students in grades 7-12 that issue identification cards to print the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on either side of the card beginning July 1, 2023, with the option of including the Crisis Text Line. Schools may use any existing inventory of non-compliant identification cards until the supply is exhausted. All identification cards issued for the first time and replacement cards must have the new information. Effective November 1, 2022.
SB1410 – Creates the “Oklahoma Emergency Energy Availability Act of 2022,” requiring state agencies, school districts, universities, and municipalities that either have or choose to develop an energy policy, to include an emergency energy plan detailing sources of energy during a state of emergency. Emergency energy plans are prohibited from deriving energy from a single source and must include policies to acquire power from at least three distinct energy sources. Directs the Department of Emergency Management (OEM) to promulgate rules to implement these provisions. Effective November 1, 2022.
SB1659 – Directs scholarship-granting organizations and educational improvement grant organizations that receive funds under the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act to submit audited financial statements and other required information by April 30, 2024, rather than December 31, 2022, with resubmissions to be made every two years rather than every four years. This information must also be submitted to the chairs of the Senate and House education committees. The bill requires eligible public school foundations and public school districts to submit audited financial statements and information detailing the benefits, successes, or failures of programs offered using grant funding by April 30, 2024, rather than December 31, 2022, with the four-year submission cycle remaining unchanged. Effective November 1, 2022.
SB1520 – Requires the retainage amount for a public construction contract to be reduced from the maximum of five percent (5%) to two and one-half percent (2.5%) any time a contractor has completed more than fifty percent (50%) of the work with satisfactory progress. Effective November 1, 2022.
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