According to legislation signed into rule this summer, for this school year (2014-2015) and next (2015-2016) the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) for English Language Arts and Mathematics are to be taught in all Oklahoma public schools.
Oklahoma State Standards in Science, Social Studies, the Fine Arts, World Languages, Personal Financial Literacy, Prekindergarten, Kindergarten, and Health/Safety education remain as they have been approved by law.
A quick guide to standards and assessments:
- English Language Arts: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school year – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
- Mathematics: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
- Science: 2014-2015 school year – begin transition to science standards adopted into rule in June 2014; PASS-aligned assessments for grades 5, 8, and Biology 1 for high school for 2014-2105 and 2015-2016 school years.
- Social Studies: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies as adopted in 2012; All four social studies assessments are OAS-aligned in Grades 5, 7, and 8, as well as high school U.S. History. All four assessments will be fully operational in 2014-2015.
- Fine Arts: 2014-2015 school year – transition to new standards adopted by law in June of 2014, The annual district arts assessment report will be due at the Oklahoma State Department of Education the end of May 2015.
- World Languages: 2014-15 school year – PASS standards, no state assessment. New standards will be written beginning fall 2014.
- Personal Financial Literacy: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Personal Financial Literacy as adopted in 2008, no state assessment.
- Health/Safety Education: 2014-2015 school year – PASS Standards, no state assessment.
- Kindergarten: 2014-2015 school year – PASS standards, no state assessments.
- PreKindergarten: 2014-2015 PASS standards; no state assessments.
Links to all standards can be found on the Oklahoma Academic Standards page: http://ok.gov/sde/oklahoma-academic-standards.
Assessments for the 2014-2015 school year will consist of Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT) and Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP). The Oklahoma Modified Alternate Assessment Program (OMAAP) will be offered ONLY to second-time EOI test takers who took the OMAAP for the first time prior to the start of the 2013-2014 school year. Please remember there are many accommodations available for students with disabilities. Those can be found here:http://ok.gov/sde/documents/2014-08-07/oklahoma-accommodations-guide. Additional guidance on accommodations will be added to The Oklahoma Testing Preparation Manual, which will be updated soon.