Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 210 - State Department of Education
Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools
Subchapter 27 - Proficiency Based Promotion
Section 210:35-27-2 - Proficiency based promotion and evaluations of student placement
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 210:35-27-2
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a)General provisions. The provisions of this Section address requirements of school district policies and procedures pertaining to use of assessments to evaluate appropriate placement of students and/or provide course credit to students who can demonstrate proficiency in sets of competencies in the areas of curriculum required by 70 O.S. § 11-103.6, provided that the provisions of this Section are not intended to preclude a district from awarding credit to a student who satisfactorily completes all course requirements and sets of competencies for a course. The policies and procedures shall comply with the requirements of this Section and shall set forth the district's use of proficiency assessments for each of the following purposes:
(1)Course placement.
Proficiency assessments for purposes of "course placement" refer to assessments
administered solely for the purpose of evaluation of appropriate grade or
course placement of students; and
(2)Credit by examination.
Proficiency assessments for purposes of providing "credit by examination" refer
to assessments administered for the purpose of providing course credit for a
student who demonstrates mastery of a set of competencies through the
examination in lieu of completion of Carnegie units ("proficiency based
promotion").
(b)Policies regarding use of proficiency-based assessments for appropriate grade or course placement. School district policies and procedures regarding use of proficiency assessments shall address all of the following provisions:
(1)Requests for proficiency assessments
for evaluation of appropriate grade or course placement. The district
policies required by this Section shall clearly describe the procedures for
requesting proficiency assessments for the purpose of evaluating appropriate
grade or course placement of a new student or currently enrolled student and
shall ensure compliance with all of the following provisions:
(A) Every school district shall provide all
new students with an opportunity to request a proficiency assessment for the
purpose of determining appropriate course placement within thirty (30) days of
enrollment or re-enrollment in the district. School district policies shall
permit a request for an assessment for this purpose to be initiated by a new
student or the student's teacher, parent, or legal guardian.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, any
student currently enrolled in the district who was not enrolled in the district
during all or part of the immediately preceding school term, excluding summer
school terms, shall be considered a new student.
(2)Requests for proficiency assessments
for credit by examination. The district policies required by this
Section shall clearly describe the procedures for requesting proficiency
assessments for the purpose of obtaining course credit by examination and shall
ensure compliance with all of the following provisions:
(A) Every school district shall provide all
students legally enrolled in the school district with at least two
opportunities per school year to obtain course credit through examination in
each required curriculum area. School district policies shall permit a request
for an assessment for this purpose to be initiated by a student or the
student's teacher, parent, or legal guardian.
(B) Identification as a "Gifted and Talented"
student in accordance with the provisions of 70 O.S. §
1210.301
et seq. and accompanying regulations shall not be used as a prerequisite for
requesting an assessment for the purpose of obtaining credit by
examination.
(C) Enrollment in a
course or completion of a course shall not be used as a prerequisite for
requesting an assessment for the purpose of obtaining credit by
examination.
(D) Students who do
not successfully demonstrate proficiency by evaluation or assessment pursuant
to the provisions of this Section shall be allowed to attempt the assessment
again during the next available proficiency evaluation
period.
(3)Curriculum areas eligible for course
credit by examination. The district policies required by this Section
shall clearly state the areas of curriculum for which evaluation of proficiency
may be requested for the purpose of obtaining course credit through
examination.
(A) The areas of required
curriculum in which opportunities for credit by examination will be offered
shall include:
(i) Social studies, history, or
citizenship skills;
(ii) Language
arts or English;
(iii) Visual arts,
fine arts, performing arts, or speech/communication;
(iv) Non-English languages;
(v) Mathematics; and
(vi) Science
(B) Written criteria for demonstrating
mastery in each required curriculum area shall be made available to a student
or the student's parent or legal guardian upon request. Demonstration of
proficiency in all laboratory science courses shall include a requirement of
demonstration of the student's ability to perform relevant laboratory
techniques.
(c)Proficiency assessment tools - requirements. Each school district shall clearly identify the assessment tools it will use to make student placement decisions and assessment tools it will use to provide course credit by examination. The assessment tools must comply with all of the following requirements:
(1)Proficiency assessments for purposes
of evaluating appropriate grade or course placement. Each district shall
clearly identify all assessment tools used to evaluate appropriate grade or
course placement of a student in absence of evidence of the student's
successful completion of a previous grade level or a prerequisite course in the
district. Evaluations administered for this purpose shall assess the student's
proficiency in sets of competencies appropriate to the curriculum area, and
shall meet all of the following requirements:
(A) The evaluation shall ensure that
appropriate grade and/or course placement of a student meets the requirements
of (d)(2) of this Section and shall ensure that that the academic needs of the
student are met.
(B) The evaluation
shall ensure that appropriate grade and/or course placement of a student
complies with all other requirements of state or federal law (e.g., provisions
of the Reading Sufficiency Act at 70 O.S. 1210.508A et seq.).
(C) Examples of types of appropriate
assessment tools for making student grade or placement decisions may include,
but shall not be limited to:
(i) A portfolio
of student work;
(ii) A
criterion-referenced test,
(iii) A
student thesis, project, or product;
(iv) A student performance or
recital;
(v) Student classroom
performance; or
(vi)
Recommendations of the student's teacher.
(2)
Course credit through
examination. Each district shall clearly identify all assessments used
to determine proficiency for the purpose of obtaining credit through
examination for required courses. Students may take assessments for this
purpose before, during, or after enrollment in the course. Assessments of
proficiency for this purpose shall require a demonstration of proficiency
appropriate to the curriculum area and shall meet all of the following
requirements:
(A)Courses tested under
the Oklahoma School Testing Program. Credit by examination for courses
that are tested under the Oklahoma School Testing Program ("OSTP") at 70 O.S.
§
1210.508
shall require the student to obtain a proficient score on an assessment tool
identified by the district in accordance with local school district policies.
(i) Credit by examination for secondary-level
courses that are used to meet high school graduation requirements and are
tested under the Oklahoma School Testing Program at 70 O.S. §
1210.508
shall require a score of at least "Proficient" or above in the
criterion-referenced test that corresponds to the required course.
(ii) Credit by examination for any elementary
or middle level course shall require the student to obtain a score of
"Proficient" or above on the criterion-referenced test that corresponds to the
course for which the student seeks credit.
(B)
Courses not tested under the
Oklahoma School Testing Program. Credit by examination for courses not
tested under the Oklahoma School Testing Program at 70 O.S. §
1210.508
shall require the student to obtain a proficient score on an assessment tool
identified by the school district in accordance with local school district
policies and approved by the local district board of education.
(i) Every school district shall ensure that
each assessment tool identified for use to provide credit through examination
pursuant to the provisions of this subparagraph meets all of the following
requirements:
(I) The assessment tool for the
curriculum area requires a demonstration of proficiency that is appropriate to
the subject area; and
(II) The
assessment tool for the curriculum area is aligned to the district's curriculum
standards and accurately measures the student's demonstration of the sets of
competencies in the current academic method and process standards most recently
adopted by the State Board of Education.
(ii) Examples of types of appropriate
assessment tools in curriculum areas not tested under the provision of the OSTP
may include, but shall not be limited to:
(I)
A portfolio of student work;
(II) A
criterion-referenced assessment;
(III) A student thesis;
(IV) A student project;
(V) A student performance or
recital.
(3)Students with disabilities.
Every evaluation or assessment tool administered to students in accordance with
the provisions of this Section shall include necessary accommodations set forth
in a student's IEP or Section 504 plan, if any. Accommodations to a proficiency
assessment may be approved by a local district for students with disabilities.
The appropriateness of such accommodations shall be determined on a
case-by-case basis in accordance with the student's IEP or Section 504
plan.
(d) Results of proficiency assessments. Each district shall establish policies for student placement and/or promotion that include consideration of the results of assessments given in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Such policies shall ensure compliance with all of the following requirements:
(1)Unsuccessful demonstration of
proficiency. Failure to demonstrate proficiency in an assessment
provided in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall not be noted
on the student's transcript.
(2)Successful demonstration of
proficiency. Decisions regarding promotion of students who demonstrate
proficiency in a required curriculum area in accordance with the provisions of
this Section shall be determined in accordance with local school district
policies and shall meet all of the following requirements:
(A) The school shall confer with
parents/guardians in making decisions regarding student placement or promotion.
Such factors as social, emotional and intellectual needs of the student should
be considered.
(B) If the parent or
guardian requests promotion/acceleration contrary to the recommendation of
school personnel, the parent or guardian shall sign a written statement which
shall be included in the permanent record of the student.
(C) If a student is being assessed in a set
of competencies that is part of a curriculum sequence, the student may
demonstrate proficiency in any sequence recommended by the school
district.
(D) Options for
accommodating a student's needs for advancement after a student has
demonstrated proficiency may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) Individualized instruction
(ii) Correspondence courses
(iii) Independent study
(iv) Concurrent enrollment
(v) Cross-grade grouping
(vi) Cluster grouping
(vii) Grade/course skipping
(viii) Individualized education
programs
(ix) Supplemental online
courses
Added at 10 Ok Reg 4457, eff 8-5-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 1999, eff 5-26-94; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 20, eff 9-17-01 (emergency); Amended at 19 Ok Reg 982, eff 5-13-02
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