OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 15, 2016) – At its regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the State Board of Education (SBE) today voted unanimously to approve the final recommendations of the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) for a new system of assessment and accountability scheduled to take effect in the 2017-2018 school year.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister commended the board’s approval of the school report card system that emerged from the months-long work of a 95-member Assessment and Accountability Task Force.

OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 15, 2016) – Inside Susan Snyder’s classroom at Kennedy elementary in Norman, you’ll find the typical desk, chair, and textbook. But you’ll also find something a little unexpected: sand-filled bags, racquetballs, and balance boards.