Accountability & Assessments
Welcome to the Office of Accountability and Assessments Web page.
Our goal is to improve academic achievement for all Oklahoma students.This goal is accomplished by providing school administrators, educators, parents, and the community the tools and information needed to accelerate learning. Oklahoma's assessment system, under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), has been approved by the United States Department of Education and amended by the ESEA Waiver.
Quick Link Tables to the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP)
There are many levels of accountability which include national, federal, state, and district.
Federal Accountability
Prior to and through School Year 2010-11, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requried all states, including Oklahoma, to establish state academic standards and assessments that meet federal requirements for monitoring the Adequate Yearly Progress of schools. Failure to meet Adequate Yearly Progress resulted in a district or school being placed in District/School in Need of Improvement status.
SY 2011-12: Oklahoma submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Education for waivers of certain ESEA requirements. These waivers allow the State to implement a series of reforms that will lead to college, career, and citizen readiness for all students. The reforms are explained in the waiver request which was developed with input from educators and the public.
State Accountability & Assessments
There are three types of assessments within the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) for Grades 3-8 and End-of-Instruction (EOI) secondary level tests. All are aligned to the state-mandated core curriculum, the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS). The 3 assessments include the following:
Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (OCCT)General Assessments |
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Oklahoma Modified Alternate Assessment Program (OMAAP)Modified Assessments |
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Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP)Portfolio Assessments |
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To locate additional resource materials related to the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) use the quick link table located at the top of the page.
District Accountability
Prior to receiving the ESEA Waiver, the Oklahoma's Academic Performance Index (API) was created in law to measure the performance and progress of a school or district based on three components encompassing seven indicators reflective of educational success. A primary emphasis was placed on state test scores. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) was based on federally approved state defined performance benchmarks. Schools that failed to meet the AYP benchmarks faced a number of possible sanctions outlined by the federal law.
After receiving the ESEA Waiver, the state identifies schools as Priority, Focus, Targeted Intervention or Reward. Additionally, districts and schools will be assessed on Annual Measurable Objectives. The primary criteria used will be reading and math test score performance, reading and math growth, attendance and graduation rate.
District Report Cards
Prior to receiving the ESEA Waiver, the District Annual Report Card contained the API score for the district and each school within the district. The API was a numeric score that measures school and district performance based on a variety of educational indicators. The report card included the district API score for regular education students, math, reading, and science test results for all students within the district from the prior school year, the graduation rate for students who graduated in the standard number of years, and the professional qualifications of teachers who teach the core academic subjects within the district. It allowed schools and districts to gauge their progress toward improving student achievement. Components of the API are used to meet reporting requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law 107-110).
After receiving the ESEA Waiver, the state provides District Report Cards based on an A-F system of grading. The grades are based on performance of students in all content areas, growth of students in reading and math, and whole school performance indicators.
Site Report Cards
Prior to receiving the ESEA Waiver, the Site Annual Report Card contained the API score for a specific school site within a district. The API was a numeric score that measured school performance based on a variety of educational indicators. The report card included: the school API score for regular education students, Math, reading, and science test results for all students within the district from the prior school year, the graduation rate (if a high school) or attendance rate (if an elementary or middle school), and the professional qualifications of teachers who taught the core academic subjects within the school. It allowed the school to guage their progress toward improving student achievement. Components of the API were used to meet reporting requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) (Public Law 107-110)
After receiving the ESEA Waiver, the state provides School Report Cards based on an A-F system of grading. The grades are based on performance of students in all content areas, growth of students in reading and math, and whole school performance indicators.
National - Sample Testing/Accountability - The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP),also known as "The Nation's Report Card," does not provide scores for individual students or schools; instead, it offers national and state results regarding subject-matter achievement. Oklahoma's sample is approximately 2,800 students on each test.
