WRITING PROCESS FOR MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Oklahoma Academic Standards

Standards Steering Committee Amy Ford, Chair Joy Hofmeister, Superintendent of Public Instruction Glen Johnson, Chancellor, State System of Higher Education Deby Snodgrass, Secretary of Commerce Marcie Mack, Director, Career and Technology Education Major General Lee Baxter Don Raleigh, Superintendent of Pryor Public Schools Barbara Bayless, Reading Specialist, Choctaw-Nicoma Park Public Schools Elaine Hutchinson, Mathematics, Fairview Public Schools Mautra Jones, Parent

Guiding Assumptions Meet all Legislative mandates of HB 3399  Implement by fall of 2016  Public feedback  Formal involvement of SBE, OSRHE, State Board of Career and Technology Education and Oklahoma Department of Commerce  New standards will be college and career ready  New standards will reduce the need for post-secondary remediation

Guiding Assumptions (continued) Characteristics and Outcomes  Prepare students for success in college level mathematics and English language arts courses  All standards will be clear, concise, objective, measurable, and grade-level appropriate  Standards will not require a specific teaching methodology or curriculum  Standards must demonstrate vertical and horizontal alignment  The standards writing process begins with input from teachers and experts  State assessments align with the standard  Where appropriate the standards reflect critical thinking

Guiding Assumptions (continued) What is a “high quality standard?”  Cognitive rigor and depth of knowledge included  Horizontal and vertical continuity  Concise and complete  Readily assessable  Easily identifiable goals and requirements  Authenticity (real-life purpose)  User friendly  Enables graduates to be thinkers, communicators and prepared to participate in and contribute to a democracy

Composition of the Writing Teams C0-chairs reporting to the Steering Committee K-12 teachers K-12 administrators Grade level content experts Post-secondary content experts Post-secondary andragogy experts Assessment expert Scribe

Grade Bands Pk

Standards Writing Timeline ActionDescriptionDatesResponsibility Establish Guiding Assumptions March 2015 Steering Committee Establish Process StructureMarch 2015 Steering Committee Approval by SBE Select Writing Team Co- chairs March 2015 Chancellor Superintendent Steering Committee Establish Standards Writing Teams (4) April 2015 Chancellor Superintendent Steering Committee Writing Teams Complete the First Draft June 2015Writing Teams First Draft ReviewIndividuals nominated but not selected to be on the Writing Teams June 2015 Steering Committee Review Committee First Draft ReviewHigher Ed., Career and Tech. Ed., Commerce June 2015 Higher Ed. Career and Tech. Ed. Commerce

Standards Writing Timeline (continued) ActionDescriptionDatesResponsibility Second Draft ReviewReviewers are nationally recognized for their expertise in Pk-12 standards and issues in the content areas July 2015 Steering Committee Review Committee Public Feedback on the Revised Draft Town Hall Meetings On-line Comments August/September 2015Steering Committee Final DraftOctober 2015Writing Teams Approval of the final draft by the Steering Committee October 2015Steering Committee Approval of the final draft by the SBE December 2015SBE LegislatureJanuary 2016Legislature