Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 1210.507
Promulgation of Rules and Regulations - Information to Public About Proper Meaning and Use of Assessments
Effective Jul 1, 2006Laws 1985, HB 1466, c. 329, § 6, emerg. eff. July 30, 1985; Amended by Laws 1989, SB 183, c. 335, § 9, emerg. eff. July 1, 1989; Amended by Laws 1989, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1017, c. 2, § 20, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990; Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1599, c. 356, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1414, c. 428, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2003 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2006, SB 1792, c. 289, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2006 (superseded document available).
- A. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and administration of the provisions of the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act.
- B. The State Board of Education shall require school district boards of education to annually provide information to the district's students, parents of students, and the public at large about the proper meaning and use of tests administered pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. The Department shall develop materials and make them available to school districts regarding the Oklahoma School Testing Program.
- C. The State Board of Education shall seek to establish and post on the Internet a sample test item bank that will be made available to teachers and will allow them to create and deliver classroom assessments throughout the school year to check for student mastery of key concepts assessed by the criterion-referenced tests administered to students pursuant to the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. Subject to the availability of funds, the Board shall annually release end-of-instruction test items and make them available to the public.
- D. The State Board of Education shall post on the Internet criterion-referenced sample tests for each grade level and subject matter test administered to students pursuant to the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act for the purpose of communicating expectation concerning test difficulty level and format to teacher, parents and students. The Board shall maintain the sample tests on the Internet throughout the year and, as changes are made in the state academic content standards, known as the Priority Academic Student Skills Curriculum, the Board shall update the sample tests. The Board shall seek to expand the number of sample test items each year and to revise test items as needed. The sample tests shall reflect the actual test administered to students and may contain questions used on actual tests given in previous years.
- E. The State Board of Education shall seek to implement an electronic delivery system for all tests administered pursuant to the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act that will allow students to participate in computer-based assessments in order to expedite the delivery and use of the test results.
Laws 1985, HB 1466, c. 329, § 6, emerg. eff. July 30, 1985; Amended by Laws 1989, SB 183, c. 335, § 9, emerg. eff. July 1, 1989; Amended by Laws 1989, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1017, c. 2, § 20, emerg. eff. April 25, 1990; Amended by Laws 1999, HB 1599, c. 356, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1414, c. 428, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2003 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2006, SB 1792, c. 289, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2006 (superseded document available).