Alternative Certification Pursuant to HB 2915 of the 2002 oklahoma Legislative Session, for assisting alternative Certification candidates in enrollment in other School or http://www.ecok.edu/academics/schools/edu_psych/AlternativeCertification.asp
Extractions: Education Psychology Home Academics ... Schools Alternative Certification East Central University Plan for Alternative Certificate Candidates to Complete Standard Certification Requirements Pursuant to HB 2915 of the 2002 Oklahoma Legislative Session, amending 70 O.S. 2001, Section 6-122.3, East Central University affirms it has an Alternative Placement Certification candidate support program and is committed to implement the program in support of any Alternative Certification candidate approved by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE). East Central University will admit without further qualifications, and provide opportunity to complete Standard Certification requirements, any Alternative Certification candidate approved by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Such candidates will be permitted to take any course(s) the candidate deems necessary or desired to meet standard certification requirements detailed by the OSDE. The Dean of the School of Education and Psychology will meet with all Alternative Certification candidates to discuss courses available and to assist as necessary in the development of an Individualized Certification Plan for Alternative Certification Candidates. For Alternative Placement candidates seeking course work in the Education Department course pre-requisites must be met but other blocks will be removed, and, the Dean for the School of Education and Psychology and will serve as a liaison to other departments in the university for assisting Alternative Certification candidates in enrollment in other School or departmental courses across the campus of East Central University.
Certifcation Tests, Background Checks Other Issues-FAQ S Re In order for the State of oklahoma to issue a license, a candidate must have seek approval for an alternative certificate for school administration. http://www.ecok.edu/academics/schools/edu_psych/faq_tchrcert.asp
Extractions: Education Psychology Home Academics ... Schools Certification Tests, Background Checks and Other Issues- FAQs about Teacher Education The following are responses to questions commonly asked by teacher education candidates in initial and advanced programs. 1. Do I have to pass all of my certification tests in order to graduate from ECU? The satisfactory completion of all three tests is a state requirement, not an ECU program requirement. It is possible to complete a teacher education program and for ECU to recommend a candidate for licensure but the state will not issue the license until all three tests have been passed. In order for the State of Oklahoma to issue a license, a candidate must have passed all three state licensure tests- all three state certification tests must be successfully completed- NO EXCEPTIONS. Candidates must have passed the Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET), the Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) for the area of their certification program, and the Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam (OPTE) before the OSDE will issue a Teaching License. 2. Can I take more than one block at a time in the teacher ed program?
Extractions: Introduction Summary of Alternative Education Legislation in SEDL's Southwestern Region Examining Effective Alternative Programs Successful Program Characteristics Implications of Mandates Mandates: Policy Considerations ... Alternative Learning Environments (Summary of Alternative Education Legislation) Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Background Information* Act 830 (1991) required school districts to create alternative education programs for students facing difficulties in the regular schools. Act 597 (1995) clarified reporting requirements. In 1993, Act 1288 established the Pygmalion Commission on Nontraditional Education. The group develops proposals for alternative methods of meeting children's educational needs. The members represent many groups involved with children, ranging from local superintendents to state legislators and medical professionals. The governor appoints 14 of the 16 members and the remaining 2 are appointed by the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Act 671 (1994) required suspended and expelled students to attend an alternative education program beginning in the school year 1995-96. Before the requirement went into effect, Act 102 (1995) added the provision that this requirement is only applicable for students suspended for more than 10 days or expelled. School systems may apply to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on a school year to school year basis for a waiver from these requirements for economic reasons.
Extractions: When Rural Traditions Really Count "Date Night" Takes on a Whole New Meaning Service Learning Sparks Community and Student Achievement in Balmorhea Change Is a Constant at Cochiti Oklahoma's Master Teachers Project Leads Teacher Along a Professional Path Changing Practice to Meet Student Needs in Humphrey Network for Success Resources for Rural Schools Credits ... Changes and Challenges for Rural Schools Cimarron Middle School math teacher Susan Powell is the kind of teacher you would like to see in every classroom. She is experienced, enthusiastic, and speaks warmly of her students. She frequently reflects on her practice and encourages others to do likewise. She was a recent finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, a competition funded by the National Science Foundation, and she is National Board Certified. Powell says she owes her progress as a teacher and her National Board certification to her participation in the Oklahoma Master Teachers Project (MTP). "If I had not been involved in the Master Teachers Project, I would not have had a clue about how to go about getting the National Board Certification," admits Powell.
Case Study: Oklahoma City Public Schools - Advanced Academics oklahoma City Public schools (OKCPS) partnered with Advanced Academics to provide alternative several middle schools, and specified alternative sites. http://www1.advancedacademics.com/okc.htm
Extractions: Home What is Advanced Academics? Who is it For? Why is it Needed? Overview Results Research Activation The chart below illustrates changes in National Norm Referenced Tests from 2001 to 2002 for English, Math, Language, and the Core Total for the three areas. The chart below illustrates changes in scores for the Total Math component of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) at Creston Hills Moon Academy Middle School for 7th grade traditional and Online Program students. ITBS Total Math is a summative score of three math subtests: Math Computation, Math Problem Solving, and Math Concepts. The significance of the chart is the increase in scores for the online students and the decrease in scores for traditional students. The Online students began the 7th grade year with an average Total Math NCE of 35.3, which was slightly higher than the traditional average of 32.5. By the end of the school year, average scores for traditional students at Moon dropped 22 percent to a score of 25.2. However, students in the Online Program averaged 35.9, an increased of 2 percent. As the chart indicates, students in the Advanced Academics Online Program scored 24% higher in Total Math than did their cohorts in the traditional classroom. Note: For both groups, students on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) were excluded from the study.
Alternative Fuels Data Center: Success Stories In 1990, the oklahoma Department of Commerce asked Tulsa Public schools (TPS) to in a 2year pilot program to test the viability of alternative fuels. http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/progs/new_success_ddown.cgi?101
Ishmael Community Schools Using Ishmael And Other Quinn Books oklahoma Northeastern State University, Tulsa Community College, University of alternative schools Audubon Society Traveling School, Gaia Educational http://www.ishmael.org/Origins/Ishmael/Companion/schools.cfm
Extractions: Karl Marx recognized that workers without a choice are workers in chains. But his idea of breaking chains was for us to depose the pharaohs and then build the pyramids for ourselves, as if building pyramids is something we just can't stop doing, we love it so much. Beyond Civilization Check out the News and Information Announcements... Here are a few of the schools that are using Ishmael and other Quinn books:
Extractions: The past recipients of the Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in Teaching and Administration and the Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in Alternative Education form the Circle for Excellence to support public school educators and serve as a resource for new award winners. Past Medal for Excellence winners are listed below by category and award year. Elementary Teaching
Extractions: OKLAHOMA CITY will receive the award for local education foundations. Evelyn Roberts Deborah Cornelison The recipient of the Medal for Excellence in College/University Teaching is Kenneth E. Case Earning this year's Medal for Excellence in Elementary/Secondary Administration is Marilynn Kellert VISTA Academy Bixby Educational Endowment Foundation www.ofe.org Among its other initiatives, the Foundation for Excellence coordinates a program to send Oklahoma teachers to the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute and provides scholarships for schools to receive Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips, bringing colonial history to life in the classroom. The foundation also administers the Schusterman Mentor Program, which pairs Academic All-State alumni with academically at-risk elementary school students, and oversees the new Teacher Scholarships for Professional Development Program, which funds continuing education opportunities for public school teachers. CONTACT:
OKLAHOMA SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION oklahoma SECONDARY schools ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION. TULSA PUBLIC schools ELIGIBILITY OF STUDENTS ATTENDING alternative schools http://www.tulsaschools.org/eligibility.htm
Extractions: OKLAHOMA SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETIC RESIDENCE ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES Athletic eligibility in Tulsa Public Schools is established by attendance. Students are eligible in the school district in which they reside with their parents, i.e., their home school. Students who establish eligibility at their home school and move to another TPS school district, or move to a school district other than TPS (ex. Union, Owasso, Jenks, etc ) may be eligible at the new school. Any student in grades 6 through 12 who has attended a TPS school or its feeder program for the past three consecutive years, may, if his/her parents make a bona fide change of residence into another school district, select to remain at the school previously attended, provided the student continues to live with his/her parents. The student will make his/her selection by his/her attendance at a school the following semester. th grade students may transfer to any TPS middle school and be eligible for middle school sports at that school for 6 th th , and 8 th grades.
Extractions: www.corpun.com www.corpun.com Archive 1976 to 1995 : US Schools Dec 1989 The Oklahoman, 5 December 1989 By John Perry The Oklahoma City school district became the first in the state to permanently retire the paddle Monday night, when board members voted to place an immediate ban on corporal punishment. School superintendent Arthur Steller said the ban on spankings will become effective as soon as the new policy can be distributed to principals "in a week or so." Board members voted 5-2 to approve the ban. Member Leo Hise and board president Betty Hills cast the two dissenting votes. The new policy states: "The board recognizes that corporal punishment is not an effective educational tool and its use shall not be permitted in any district school." Board member Thelma R. Parks said she was glad the issue was finally coming before the board for a vote. "I don't think I have to remind this board that I've been opposed to corporal punishment from day one," Parks said. Turning to Steller, Parks asked, "So all the pretty little paddles will disappear?"
Extractions: www.corpun.com www.corpun.com Archive 1976 to 1995 : US Schools Jan 1993 Corpun file 04415 The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, 29 January 1993 By Jim Killackey ENID - Five of six students in Oklahoma public schools are taught in districts that don't use corporal punishment as a form of discipline, a first-ever state Education Department survey released Thursday indicates. Some 244 school districts have banned spanking, and instead use some form of alternative punishment for student misbehavior, the survey noted. "This is a new day for student disciplinary measures. Oklahoma is taking a major step forward in dealing with student discipline. This is very good news," Sandy Garrett, state school superintendent, said Thursday. Of the approximately 600,000 public schoolchildren in Oklahoma, 500,000 are being taught in school districts that have either prohibited corporal punishment, or have kept it on their books but no longer use it. In Oklahoma, 151 of 568 public school districts employ corporal punishment. Those school districts - mostly in rural areas of the state - have about 100,000 students.
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Schools Home Page middle schools, 18 elementary schools and one alternative high school. Kenneth Cooper Middle School 8001 Riverbend Blvd. oklahoma City, OK 73132 http://www.putnamcityschools.org/sectionID147.html
Norman Public Schools Home Page Independent School District Number 29 of Cleveland County, oklahoma Elementary schools Secondary schools alternative Program Sites http://www.norman.k12.ok.us/
Extractions: Board Meeting Air Times The Norman Public Schools channel 18 broadcasts a recording of the most recent regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting. Broadcasts occur every Tuesday and Sunday evening beginning at 7pm, repeating until 8am the next morning. Current Conditions Wind: ENE at 5 MPH Humidity: Pressure: 29.87 in. Hg Wind Temp: Norman Public Schools Home> Display the NPS home page. Clicking the NPS logo at the top, left of the page has the same effect. High Schools Norman High School Norman North High School Middle Schools ... Purchasing
Policy Brief--Schools For Disruptive Students alternative schools evolved decades ago to provide an academic option for in student behavior.6,8 oklahoma studied data on the state s alternative http://www.ael.org/rel/policy/disrstd.htm
Extractions: Information The following Policy Brief is available in PDF format . To access this file, you need Acrobat Reader. Download a free version here. http://www.adobe.com/product s/acrobat/readstep.html Schools for Disruptive Students: A Questionable Alternative? If one in eight Ford Tauruses failed to operate, Taurus would quickly lose its reputation for quality and its popularity with the public. According to tenets of Total Quality Management, if Ford tried to focus blame on individual workers rather than improve systemwide quality, the problem would most likely persist, public and stockholder confidence would deteriorate, and the company might soon be bankrupt. One in eight students does not complete high school. Minorities, the poor, and the disabled often fare worse. Over 50 percent of students in a quarter of the nation's poor, urban high schools fail to graduate. Suspension, expulsion, retention, chronic failure, and alienation all contribute to unacceptable dropout and incompletion rates. Yet rather than take a systems approach to improvement, many states have created alternative schools for the "problem" individuals thought to degrade general education quality. Alternative schools evolved decades ago to provide an academic option for students not successful in regular education programs
Extractions: Below is a copy of the LPS Transportation Department School Bus Rider's Handbook - A Guide for Students and Parents. Clicking on any of the links below will zoom you directly to the topic. Safety Tips Eligibility to Ride a Bus Emergencies Riding a Different Bus ... Special Transportation Policies Safety Tips Be aware of the Danger Zone - The Danger Zone is the ten (10) feet area around the bus. The bus driver can't see you when you are in the Danger Zone. If the bus starts moving while you are in the Danger Zone, you could be injured. Safety Tips at the Bus Stop Wait on the sidewalk, away from the road. Don't fool around while waiting on the bus. Wait until the bus comes to a full stop. Walk to the bus single file.
JS Online: It's All About Relationships Veritas High School 3025 W. oklahoma Ave.; small, nonreligious college prep That includes charter schools, alternative schools, schools for at-risk http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jun05/334378.asp
Extractions: More Classifieds... Merchandise Rummage Sales Tickets Contests Personals Place ads online More... Subscriber Services... Get the Journal Sentinel Manage your account - Vacation holds - Make Payments Get Packer Plus Place classified ads Photo reprints PressCard discounts Celebrations Front pages online News Business Sports Entertainment ... Careers 15 Years of Vouchers Photo/ Gary Porter First-graders at Windlake Elementary School interact with teacher Susan Clangman as she reads a book to the class. Windlake is one of five Seeds of Health schools a sixth is expected to open in the fall. All three of the non-profit groups elementary schools are in the choice program. Photo/ Gary Porter Billy Dayton, 17, shoots a video of Kenny Schlueter, 16, as part of a History of Film class at Veritas High School, an MPS-charter high school under the Seeds of Health umbrella at 3025 W. Oklahoma Ave. Dayton and Schlueter are making a movie titled Poker Face II, Im Not Dead Yet for a class project.
