ok-2408: Office of Educational Quality and Accountability — Educational Quality

Summary

The material revisions to 218:10-5-1: Clarify that OEQA accreditation site reviews may be conducted either virtual or on-site and therefore changes any references to “site visit,” “site visits,” “site visitor,” “site visitors,” or “visiting” to “site review,” “site reviews,” “site reviewer,” “site reviewers,” or “reviewing” respectively; Clarify the composition of the state site accreditation review team, for initial and continuing accreditation, including the roles of the reviewers and observers; and Clarify the composition of the members of CEQA Appeals Board for appeals related to programs and state accreditation. The material revision to 218:10-5-3 changes the composition of the participants in program review to indicate that participation of parents of P-12 students and business community leaders actively involved in assisting P-12 schools is optional, rather than required due limited availability of this category of participants. The material revisions to 218:10-5-4: Clarify that all educator preparation programs shall meet the most current CAEP standards in effect, which may be revised or amended from time to time, by replacing language that identified prior CAEP standards; and Clarify the information to be provided in the annual report submitted by educator preparation programs. 218:10-7-4 is a new and addresses CALT and CERI Micro-Credentials as required by new law codified at 70 O.S. § 7002. The material revisions to 218:10-9-1: Clarify the amount of the Education Leadership Scholarship and that it be used for National Board assessment fees as provided in the amended 70 O.S. § 6-204.2. 218:10-10-1 is a new and addresses the pilot TeachForwardOK Program as required by new law codified at 70 O.S. § 6-186.1.

The agency’s own summary, as published.