OSDE

Oklahoma State Department of Education

Staff

Kelly Curtright, Director of Social Studies Education

Office of Standards and Curriculum, Suite 315

State Department of Education2500 North Lincoln Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599

Telephone: (405) 522-3523 Fax: (405) 521-2971

E-mail Web site

Cathy Douglas Seward, Executive Director, Advanced Placement/Gifted Education Office of Innovation

Support and Alternative Education

State Department of Education2500 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 316

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599

Telephone: 405-521-4287 Fax: 405-522-5779 E-mail website

Janet Barresi, State Superintendent

Office of Standards and Curriculum

405.521.3361
8 am - 4:30 pm

Priority Academic Student Skills

(PASS)

Social Studies PASS

Social Studies (revised Spring 2009)

"Curriculum standards for U.S. History in Oklahoma's Priority Academic Students Skills (PASS) were revised by teachers this spring after the periodic review required in state law. Regulations approved by the State Board of Education became permanent upon approval of the governor and legislators." OSDE Results in Class Summer 2009
PASS standards were revised and restructured by committees of teachers, curriculum specialists, professors and professionals in fields pertaining to the subject areas. OSDE Results in ClassSummer 2009
"U.S.History updates relate to aligning PASS standards from 2002 with the item specifications for the new ACE U.S History end-of-instruction exam, to provide teachers with one consistent reference document." OSDE Results in Class Summer 2009
Social Studies PASS Document PDF file

Social Studies Instructional Analysis Toolkit for Criterion-Referenced Tests (CRTs) And End-of-Instruction Examination (EOI)

Current statistics and blank template attached below
Created by Kelly Curtright, Director of Social Studies Education

Certification

Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators

Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT)
Test dates

Certificate Renewal

Highly Qualified Teacher

Professional Development

Social Studies Fine Arts Conference
SDE Conferences
State Superintendent's Regional Curriculum Conferences

Personal Financial Literacy

The PASSPORT to Financial Literacy Act of 2007 requires all students graduating in 2014 to successfully complete 14 areas of instruction in personal finance.