Oklahoma State Department of Education
offers Reading Hotlines
OKLAHOMA CITY (May 6,
2014) – The Oklahoma
State Department of Education (OSDE) will soon establish telephone hotlines for
educators and parents who have questions about the third-grade promotion
portion of the Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA).
OSDE
literacy staff and REAC3H Coaches will answer questions and concerns, provide
support for electronic submission of reports and help with communication for
parents and citizens.
The RSA
Hotlines will be active from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Monday,
May 12, through Friday, May 23.
Parents and community members can call (405) 521-3774 to leave
comments or questions. The line will be monitored, with responses provided in a
timely fashion.
District
personnel who have questions should call (405) 521-3301, the main OSDE helpdesk
line. Questions will be answered or calls routed to appropriate staff.
School
districts statewide will receive third-grade reading test scores from testing
vendor CTB/McGraw Hill by Friday. Only third-graders who score Unsatisfactory
on the test and don’t meet one of the state’s good-cause exemptions will be
retained.
Students
who score Unsatisfactory will be able to take an alternate assessment or a
teacher may provide a portfolio of the child’s work to demonstrate that he or
she reads at appropriate grade level.
For a
full list of good-cause exemptions and more information about third-grade
promotion, visit thirdgradereading.ok.gov.
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