IEP Accommodations in Oklahoma
What IEP accommodations are available in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma IEPs must include accommodations that make educational opportunities more accessible without lowering the rigor or expectations of the educational program. Accommodations are changes in presentation, response format, setting, or timing/scheduling that give students with disabilities the same opportunity as peers without disabilities. The IEP team should carefully select only those accommodations that promote increasing levels of independence and access. Accommodations used on the IEP must also be the ones routinely used during instruction and classroom testing before state assessments — these are the only accommodations eligible for use on the Oklahoma State Testing Program (OSTP) or OAAP. Oklahoma ABLE Tech provides assistive technology resources.
What Oklahoma Requires
Accommodations must not lower expectations or rigor; they provide equal access and opportunity compared to peers without disabilities (Oklahoma Special Education Policies & Procedures 2024, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.G.v)
IEP team must consider and document accommodations in: presentation, response, setting, timing/scheduling, communication modality, equipment, and supplementary aids and services (Oklahoma Special Education Policies & Procedures 2024, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.G.v)
State assessment accommodations may only be used if routinely used during classroom instruction and testing; state-approved assessment accommodation list is on the OSDE website (34 C.F.R. § 300.160(a); Oklahoma Special Education Policies & Procedures 2024, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.H)
Assistive technology devices and services must be made available if required as special education, related services, or supplementary aids and services; LEA must ensure hearing aids function properly (34 C.F.R. § 300.105; 34 C.F.R. § 300.5 and § 300.6; Oklahoma Special Education Policies & Procedures 2024, Ch. 6, Sec. 3.K)
Accommodations required in physical education, vocational education, and state/districtwide assessments must be included in the IEP (34 C.F.R. § 300.320(a)(5))