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MC3 Work in Oklahoma

The Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3) in conjunction with each state education agency (SEA) develops an annual state work plan. The MC3 work plan for the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) addresses the following capacity building goals.

• Build OSDE's capacity to support districts and schools most in need of improvement and close the achievement gaps among diverse student populations.
• Increase OSDE's ability to support districts' and schools' implementation of NCLB with clearly articulated policies and procedures.
• Increase OSDE's capacity to provide quality professional development to its school support teams on high quality instruction and closing the achievement gap in the area of numeracy.
• Improve the quality of instruction at all levels in schools and in supplemental educational services (SES) to close the achievement gap.
• Enhance OSDE's capacity to support districts and schools in their efforts to increase parent and family involvement.
• Enhance OSDE's capacity to support districts and schools in their efforts to address the instructional needs of diverse learners, in particular, American Indian students.
• Build OSDE's capacity to support districts and schools in addressing the findings from the Comprehensive Migrant Needs Assessment.

Read the full MC3 Oklahoma Work Plan.

Latest Work

Indistar Summit (September 1, 2010)

2010 Oklahoma State Superintendent's Regional PASS Odyssey Curriculum Conferences (June 15, 2010)

The MC3 Oklahoma Technical Assistance Liaison participated in the 2010 Oklahoma State Superintendent's Regional PASS Odyssey Curriculum Conferences.  The conferences, developed through the Master Teacher Program and sponsored by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), centered around best practices and research-based strategies for closing the achievement gap through high quality instruction and assessment.

Presentations by master teachers centered on research-based best practice content area strategies and were designed to assist teachers gain new methodologies. The keynote speakers from November Learning, both associates of Dr. Alan November, addressed improving student achievement through the use of technology.

OSDE requested support from MC3 in providing information about the KnowledgeBases hosted on the MC3 website for interested participants in conference breakout sessions.  MC3 KnowledgeBases are structured, topic-focused databases that synthesize research-based and best practices information into a useful form accessible via the internet and are developed with input and guidance from a technical advisory group. The process structure consists of elements, the top-level general topics; activities, sub-topics under each general topic; and tasks, necessary steps to accomplish each activity. The MC3 KnowledgeBases focus on existing research and best practices literature in areas such as classroom assessment, school improvement, and curriculum mapping.  The KnowledgeBases support OSDE staff members to provide district and school staff members with knowledge, skills, and tools to close the achievement gap among subgroups of students in the state.  The KnowledgeBases support the integration of technology into the general curriculum, which was the focus of the conference.

Summer 2010 Academy of Pacesetting States (June 14, 2010)

The Center on Innovation and Improvement (CII) through the Academy of Pacesetting States provided follow up training, consultation, and support for state teams from Arkansas and Oklahoma to share experiences and expand development of skilled experts in the three critical areas of system leaders, change agents, and instructional specialists.  The Summer Conference 2010 was held in Coeur D'Alene Resort in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, on June 14-17, 2010.  Pacesetting states presented creative updates on their efforts over the past year in developing their statewide systems of support (SSOS) as they worked to improve how their states supported districts and schools in need of improvement.  Idaho  Chief State School Officer Tom Luna joined the Idaho team in welcoming fellow teams. Center on Reinventing Education Director Paul Hill provided the keynote on the importance of state leadership in transforming schools.  Pacesetting state teams also heard from national experts on the impact of decisions made by leadership at the school, the district, and the state.

Information about the Summer Academy and participants, PowerPoint presentations, and resources from the Academy may be accessed at http://www.centerii.org/academy/.

OSDE Summer RtI Institute (July 7, 2010)

NASTID Summer Directors' Meeting (July 28, 2010)

MC3 Technical Assistance (TA) Team

MC3 Oklahoma TA Liaison Courtney Lockridge
MC3 Oklahoma TA Coordinator Sarah Hall

Oklahoma State Coordinating Council

• Ms. Sandy Garrett, State Superintendent
• Dr. Gloria Bayouth, Math and Science Partnerships Director
• Ms. Malissa Cook, Special Education Services Coordinator
• Ms. Sarah Hall, Oklahoma Technical Assistance Coordinator
• Mr. Larry Hartzell, Response to Intervention Specialist (Former)
• Ms. Misty Kimbrough, Special Education Assistant State Superintendent
• Dr. Cindy Koss, Standards and Curriculum Assistant State Superintendent
• Mrs. Courtney Lockridge, Oklahoma Technical Assistance Liaison
• Mr. Melissa McGavock, Tittle III / Bilingual Director
• Dr. Ramona Paul, Professional Standards Assistant State Superintendent
• Ms. Mary Pearson, School Support Title 1 Executive Director
• Mr. Gail Priddy, Special Education Services Compliant Project Coordinator (Former)
• Dr. Jennifer Stegman, Office of Accountability & Assessment Assistant Superintendent
• Dr. Jennifer Watson, Curriculum and Effective Schools Team Leader
• Ms. Andrea Wheeler, Executive Director-Titles I, II, VI
• Ms. Kerri White, Executive Director of High School Reform