TIME CHANGE for State Board of Education, Academic Standards Steering Committee meetings today

OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 16, 2015) — Due to inclement weather this morning and the delayed opening of certain government buildings as a result, the Oklahoma Academic Standards Steering Committee meeting and special meeting of the State Board of Education originally scheduled for 8:30 a.m. have been moved to 11 a.m. today.

Location remains in the boardroom of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Ste, 200, 655 Research Parkway, Oklahoma City.

The following rules were approved by the State Board of Education and have been submitted to the legislature for review.  Administrative rules must receive the approval of the legislature and the Governor before they may be implemented.

Academic standards steering committee to hear from national experts on developing standards Feb. 16-17

OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 12, 2015) — The steering committee that will determine development of the K-12 academic standards will meet Monday to hear from a trio of experts on the subject.

The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Suite 200, 655 Research Parkway in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Academic Standards Steering Committee meets again at 9 a.m. Tuesday to discuss the experts’ presentations and begin developing Oklahoma’s standards-writing process.

OKTOY Blog: How do you measure success?

“Trying to do your best, learning about your limits, and then trying to extend them—this is the proper perspective for a leader to have. As teachers and coaches, we should remember that when mere winning is our goal, we are doomed to disappointment and failure.

Supt. Hofmeister applauds US Department of Education approval of waiver to eliminate double-testing

OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 10, 2015) — At the request of the Oklahoma State Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Education today approved that middle school students testing in Algebra I, Algebra II or Geometry are no longer required to also take the grade-level math assessment for middle school.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister said this decision, which applies to the 2014-15 school year, eliminates double-testing for some students in the subject of mathematics.

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