TITLE 210. STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CHAPTER 15. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION SUBCHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 210:15-1-3. Procedures for review, revision and implementation of academic content and process standards (a) Review of academic content and process standards. In preparation for review and implementation of subject matter content and process standards required by 70 O.S. §§ 11-103.6 and 11-103.6a, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall direct the Office of Instruction to recruit a volunteer citizen advisory committee for the purpose of providing the State Department of Education with recommendations pertaining to review and revision of academic content and process standards. (1) Recruitment of the citizen advisory committee shall be conducted in accordance with the following procedures: (A) The citizen advisory committee shall consist of at least ten (10) but no more than sixty (60) volunteers representing a diverse range of stakeholders in the State’s educational system, including, but not limited to, parents or guardians of public school children; public school instructional and administrative employees; higher education specialists in subject matter content and teacher preparation; museum educators; healthcare professionals; local district, state and tribal government leaders; and community and business leaders. (B) In the event that more than sixty (60) individuals volunteer for service on the citizen advisory committee, participants in the citizen advisory committee shall be selected from a pool of applicants. (2) The citizen advisory committee shall be advisory only, and shall neither be supported by state public funds nor be construed as having the power to exercise any actual or de facto act or decision-making power on behalf of the State Department of Education or the State Board of Education. (3) The State Department of Education shall consider the recommendation of the volunteer citizen advisory committee in preparation of its draft subject matter content and process standards. (b) Notice of intent to revise academic content and process standards, opportunity for public comment and public hearing on proposed academic content and process standards. (1) Prior to presenting recommended revisions to subject matter content and process standards to the State Board of Education, the State Department of Education shall provide the public with an opportunity to review and submit written and/or oral comments, data, or opinions relating to the proposed revisions to subject matter content and process standards , in accordance with all the following procedures: (A) The State Department of Education shall publish and post written notice of its intent to revise academic content and process standards at the offices of the State Department of Education and on the website of the State Department of Education. Copies of the notices shall be mailed to all state public school district superintendents through either regular mail or electronic mail. The notice shall contain, at a minimum: (i) A brief description of the academic content and process standards under review; (ii) Identification of the period of public comment provided in (b)(1)(B) of this subsection and provide instructions for how the public may submit its comments, 1 including identification of the name, address(es), and phone number of at least one point of contact to which public comments may be submitted for consideration; and (iii) Identification of the date, time, and location of the public hearing provided in (b)(1)(C) of this subsection. (B) The State Department of Education shall make a draft copy of the academic content and process standards available for public inspection, review and comment for a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to presentation to the State Board of Education for adoption (C) The State Department of Education shall hold a public hearing on the proposed academic content and process standards on the date specified in the notice required by (b)(1)(A)(iii) of this subsection. (c) Adoption of academic content and process standards adopted by the State Board of Education. (1) After consideration of the recommendation(s) of the volunteer citizen advisory committee and public comments pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this rule, the State Department of Education Office of Instruction shall prepare its proposed revised subject matter academic content and process standards for presentation to the State Board of Education for adoption, along with a summary of the public comments received on the proposed academic content and process standards as well as an explanation for the basis to incorporate or not incorporate each comment. (2) Academic content and process standards shall be considered enforceable upon the date of adoption by the State Board of Education and shall remain in full force and effect until superceded by adoption of subsequent academic content and process standards or revoked by the State Board of Education. (d) Publication of academic content and process standards adopted by the State Board of Education. (1) After adoption by the State Board of Education, all academic content and process standards shall be published by the State Board of Education in print and electronic format. A copy in print format shall made available for public inspection at the office of the State Department of Education. Electronic copies of the standards shall be made accessible to the public on the State Department of Education website. (2) All publications of academic content and process standards adopted by the State Board of Education and published by the State Department of Education shall be clearly marked on the cover with the date of approval by the State Board of Education, and shall include a copy of a letter bearing the signature of the Superintendent of Public Instruction serving at the date of publication which contains, at a minimum, the following: (A) An affirmation that the publication is the official version of the academic content and process standards adopted by the State Board of Education currently in effect as of the date of the letter; (B) Identification of the date of the approval of the academic content and process standards adopted by the State Board of Education; (C) Identification of the date of approval of the academic content and process standards being superceded by the revised academic content and process standards, if any; and (D) Identification of the source of constitutional and/or statutory authority for the adoption of academic content and process standards. 2 SUBCHAPTER 3. PRIORITY ACADEMIC STUDENT SKILLS [REVOKED] PART 1. GENERAL [REVOKED] 210:15-3-1. Purpose [REVOKED] The rules of the Subchapter have been adopted for the purpose of establishing PRIORITY ACADEMIC STUDENT SKILLS (PASS) to meet desired levels of competencies for students in public schools according to 70 O.S. § 11.103.5 and 103.6 and review and revise core curriculum requirements according to provisions of 70 O.S. § 11 103.6(a). PART 3. PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN [REVOKED] 210:15-3-5. Overview [REVOKED] (a) Kindergarten programs should be appropriate for the age and developmental level of each child. Teaching is based on the knowledge of how young children develop and learn. The learning environment fosters all areas of development: intellectual, language, physical and social; and provides the challenge for children to learn according to their individual growth patterns. Kindergarten programs should: (1) Provide an environment designed for the age group served and implemented with attention to the needs and differences of the individual children. (2) Provide units or themes of interest to children which integrate and teach all areas of the core curriculum (e.g., language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, the arts). (3) Provide an environment arranged in learning centers or learning areas (e.g., art center, science center, reading center, dramatic play center, block center). Each center will have a variety of activities for the children. This arrangement allows for a wide range of developmental interests and abilities within the same classroom. (4) Provide a balance of classroom activities that are teacher directed and child initiated. These activities may be active or quiet, performed individually or in large and small groups. (5) Provide a learning process which is active; one in which children interact with each other and materials while engaging in cooperative hands on learning with day to day life experiences. (6) Provide curriculum which builds upon what children already know and are able to do to enable them to connect new concepts and skills. (7) Provide opportunities for exposure to a wide variety of information and literacy experiences and the use of technology through daily activities in the classroom and/or media center. (b) These PRIORITY ACADEMIC STUDENT SKILLS (PASS) are intended to be a minimum curriculum for children attending kindergarten in Oklahoma. Teachers trained in early childhood curriculum theories will provide an enriched curriculum including the following skills and many others. 210:15-3-5.1. Definitions [REVOKED] The following words and terms, when used in this Part, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Beat" means the consistent pulse that occurs throughout a rhyme, song, or recorded musical selection; "Biographical data" means information pertaining to an individual (e.g., name, age, birthdate, address, telephone number). "Body percussion" means sounds produced by the use of the body (i.e., clap, snap, slap, tap, stamp, stomp, whistle). "Color" means hue (name of the color), value (how light a color is), and intensity (amount of brightness) produced through the reflection of light to the eye. Primary colors are the three 3 colors from which all other colors may be made: red, yellow, and blue. Secondary colors are the result of mixing any two primary colors: orange, green, and purple. "Consonants" means the letters of the alphabet (excluding a, e, i, o, u, usually including y and w) and a single sound made by a parted or complete obstruction of air.