OSDE-SES has released three companion documents related to the alternate diploma.
Please share these documents with parents and district staff as appropriate.
Additionally, these documents will be located on the Alternate Diploma webpage. If you have any questions, please call 405.521.3351
In partnership with OSDE, PCG, and Presence Learning, Presence learning is available to support districts with free student evaluations if they are set up to bill Medicaid through PCG. Previously our contact for Presence Learning has been Seth Lopez. Our new contact is Andy Merideth. He can be reached at andy.merideth@presencelearning.com Reach out to Andy for evaluations or questions about the evaluation process.
The Office of Special Education Services at the Oklahoma State Department has developed a state-systemic improvement plan (SSIP) to support educators who serve kindergarten through third grade students, with a focus on students with special needs and early literacy outcomes.
We are excited to offer an opportunity for the coming school year for school sites who educate students K-3, within the State of Oklahoma, and based on Indicator 3B(Assessment - Proficiency for students with IEPs), have scored 0% proficiency for third-grade reading, as determined by the Office of Special Education Services.
What is the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)?
The program features three tiers of participation:
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Tier 1: Universal Supports: Access to templates and protocols for early literacy interventions and evidence-based practices. You can access the Universal Supports through the OSDEConnect Platform, called “Universal Supports through the SSIP-Part B”.
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Tier 2: Sequenced Professional Development: Application to access professional development sequence, intended to support educators with early literacy outcomes. Application due June 1, 2023.
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Tier 3: Instructional Coaching: Application to access direct, individual support for educators working with K-3 students, supporting early literacy. Educators must be concurrently participating in the professional development sequence. Application due June 1, 2023.
The application for participation is on the website. On-time deadline is June 1, 2023, and late-acceptance will continue until August 1, 2022, or until the capacity for the program has been reached.
For more information to determine if this program is right for your school site, please reach out to Alexa Hudak to set up a phone conversation to answer any questions you might have.
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The Data Team is hosting two virtual training sessions for the end of year data collection.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
“Open door” sessions will be released at a later time. Questions can be directed to Travis Thompson.
Starting April 1, 2023, funds will be available for districts with OAAP students with an age range of 17-21 and will be age 18-22 for school year 2023-2024. These funds must be used for developing or expanding transition programs. For more information, please see Project 618 Memorandum.
Reminder!
IDEA Part B American Rescue Plan (ARP) monies must be obligated by September 30, 2023 and claimed and processed by January 28, 2024. Please refer to American Rescue Plan Funds Guidance.
If you have any questions, contact your Financial Specialist.
Please review the Parentally-placed Private School Children with Disabilities Memorandum at your convenience.
The IDEA Part B Flowthrough Allocation Adjustment has now been uploaded in the Grant Management System (GMS). Districts must create a budget amendment for the IDEA Consolidated Application in order to view and budget those funds. To access the Grants Management System (GMS), go to the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) website and scroll down to the Oklahoma State Department of Education Single Sign-On and click to access the site. Log on by using your username and password. Click the Grants Management and Expenditure Reporting button, scroll down to IDEA Consolidated Application then click the amend button.
For questions or additional information, please contact your Finance Specialist.
The Re-Allocation of Project 615 funds has been completed. Districts not submitting a budget application by December 1, 2022 have forfeited their allocation. Districts having completed a budget application prior to December 1, 2022 have received additional funds and must complete a budget amendment to budget the additional funding. Should you have any questions please contact your financial specialist.
You can find the most recent information regarding Kite Data Clean Up, Access to the Training Report, High School Information, and DLM updates prior to the spring testing window.
The guidance rubric was updated this month to reflect the current practices in Oklahoma. Please disregard the one that was created in September 2022 and only use the one created in March 2023. Tier 2 districts that used the previous rubric to review their files as part of the OAAP Monitoring do not need to resubmit any file reviews. As a reminder this is a guidance document that is optional for teams to use when conducting file reviews. IEP Teams are only required to use the Criteria Checklist for Assessing Students with Disabilities on Alternate Assessments.
REMINDER!
Exit Early Childhood Outcomes for young children exiting early childhood special education services are due no later than June 30, 2023. Please refer to the Early Childhood Guidance Brief Documents.
An ECO Open Door is on May 4th from 3:30-4:30 PM - REGISTER IN ADVANCE
Questions can be directed to Megan Withers.
The OSDE-SES will host weekly Alternate Diploma Collaboration for Questions each Friday at 2:00 PM beginning March 10th.
Date and Topics Include:
- March 31 - Nuts and Bolts of developing an 18-21 program
- April 7 - Next Steps
- April 14 - IDEA Paperwork and EdPlan
- April 21 - To Be Determined
- April 28 - To Be Determined
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Questions can be directed to Lori Chesnut.
Indicator 14: Post-School Outcomes Survey Informational Webinar
Learn about the benefits of surveying your own students to find out what they have been doing since leaving high school, what is involved. and how to complete the surveys.
Join us, Wednesday, April 5 at 3:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) via ZOOM. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
*This meeting will be recorded so please register if you want to learn more, but cannot attend!
Boot Camp is one of the provisional special education teacher certification programs offered for candidates interested in obtaining a non-traditional certification in the state of Oklahoma.
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NSU - Northeastern State University
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OSU - Oklahoma State University
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SNU - Southern Nazarene University
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SWOSU - Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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UCO - University of Central Oklahoma
You may view the entire list of Partner Universities on our Boot Camp Webpage.
 
If your district employs educational interpreters, please verify that they are on the OSDE Educational Interpreter Registry. All interpreters in an educational setting are required to be on the registry and are required to obtain yearly CEUs.
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