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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It is February already, okay, real close!!
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I hope you are taking time out for YOU! </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">There have been questions regarding what goes on a student’s transcript regarding the assessments. I contacted the Deputy Superintendent of Assessment & Accountability regarding
this question.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The following
<i>italicized</i> statements are from the School Law Book, <a href="http://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/2017%20School%20Law%20Book.pdf">
http://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/2017 School Law Book.pdf</a>, <i>Section 1236. Test for Students - Norm-Referenced - Writing Assessment - Criterion - Referenced.
</i></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">The statements in red are from SDE.</span><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Beginning on page 788:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> G. In order to provide an indication of the levels of competency attained by the student in a permanent record for<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">potential future employers and institutions of higher education,
<b>school districts shall report on the high school transcript<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">of the student the highest-achieved score on the assessment or assessments included in the statewide student assessment<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">system adopted by the Board pursuant
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">to subsection A of this subsection and any business- and industry-recognized<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">endorsements attained.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">3. For students who start the ninth grade prior to or during the 2016-2017 school year, school districts shall adopt a plan that establishes the assessment
or assessments those students are required to take in order to graduate from a public high school with a standard diploma. The plan may also include any or all of the other high school graduation requirements adopted by the Board pursuant to Section 5 of
this act that those students will be required to meet in order to graduate from a public high school with a standard diploma.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">As stated above (G.), the grade 11 ACT or SAT score
<b>shall (must be)</b> included on the transcript. All other </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">ACT/SAT
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">scores are optional.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Again,</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000"> it is
<b>required</b>—Grade 11 CCRA </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">(ACT or SAT)
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">scores for ELA and Math (there will only be one state assessment score unless students repeat the 11th grade) Optional—all other
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">ACT/SAT </span>
<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">scores. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000">The 10th grade suite of assessments may be included if it has been determined by the local board that students had to take those assessments in order to graduate (§70-1210.508.F.3)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><br>
Thank you and have a great day!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Remember to breath!
</span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#002060">J</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Lisa Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Assistant Director of Student Preparation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu">lnelson@osrhe.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/student-prep">www.okhighered.org/student-prep</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Office: 405.225.9257<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Cell: 580.614.1328<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3F4A50">“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach
for the stars to change the world.” ~ Harriet Tubman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
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