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31 | 28 | | STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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33 | 30 | | 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) |
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35 | 32 | | HOUSE BILL 1882 By: Waldron |
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41 | 38 | | AS INTRODUCED |
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43 | 40 | | An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 20 21, |
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44 | 41 | | Section 1210.545, which relates to Oklahoma School |
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45 | 42 | | Testing Program annual reports; prohibiting annual |
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46 | 43 | | report from assigning grades to school sites and |
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47 | 44 | | school districts; striking grading scale; deleting |
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48 | 45 | | exceptions; modifying indicators to include in annual |
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49 | 46 | | report; removing grade weights; eliminating inclusion |
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50 | 47 | | of chronic absenteeism; deleting obsolete language; |
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51 | 48 | | and providing an effective dat e. |
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57 | 54 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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58 | 55 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.545, is |
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59 | 56 | | amended to read as follows : |
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60 | 57 | | Section 1210.545 A. Except as otherwise provided, as part of |
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61 | 58 | | the accountability system developed as provided for in Section |
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62 | 59 | | 1210.541 of this title, the State Board of Education shall prepare |
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63 | 60 | | annual reports of the results of the Oklahoma School Testing Program |
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64 | 61 | | which describe student achievement in the state, and each school |
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65 | 62 | | site, pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 |
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95 | 91 | | B. The Beginning with the 202 4-2025 school year, the annual |
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96 | 92 | | report as required pursuant to subsection A of this section shall |
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97 | 93 | | identify not assign school sites as having one of the following |
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98 | 94 | | grades for each indicator, separately, and by a single overview |
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99 | 95 | | grade of all indicators, defined according to rules of the State |
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100 | 96 | | Board of Education: |
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101 | 97 | | 1. "A" means schools making excellent progress; |
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102 | 98 | | 2. "B" means schools making above average progress; |
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103 | 99 | | 3. "C" means schools making satisfactory progress; |
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104 | 100 | | 4. "D" means schools making less than satisfactory progress; |
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105 | 101 | | and |
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106 | 102 | | 5. "F" means schools failing to make adequate progress or |
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107 | 103 | | school districts any gra des. |
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108 | 104 | | C. Each school that has students who are tested and included in |
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109 | 105 | | the school grading system as provide d for in this section shall |
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110 | 106 | | receive a school grade, except as follows: |
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111 | 107 | | 1. A school shall not receive a school grade if the number of |
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112 | 108 | | students tested and included in the school grading system is less |
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113 | 109 | | than the minimum sample size necessary for statistical r eliability |
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114 | 110 | | and prevention of the unlawful release of personally identifiable |
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115 | 111 | | student data. The State Board of Education is directed to establish |
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145 | 140 | | 2. The academic perf ormance of students who are enrolled full- |
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146 | 141 | | time in an online program that is offered by a school district or |
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147 | 142 | | charter school that is not the district of residence or is not |
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148 | 143 | | located in the district of residence of the student shall be |
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149 | 144 | | reported separately by t he school district or chart er school and |
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150 | 145 | | shall not be included when determining the grade of the school site |
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151 | 146 | | or charter school. |
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152 | 147 | | D. The State Board of Education may adopt alternate systems of |
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153 | 148 | | accountability for statewide virtual charter schools, alternativ e |
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154 | 149 | | education programs as def ined in Section 1210.568 of this title, and |
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155 | 150 | | schools serving only grades prekindergarten or kindergarten through |
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156 | 151 | | two. |
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157 | 152 | | E. D. The grade annual report of a school shall be based on a |
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158 | 153 | | multimeasures approach to accountability , in accordance with the |
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159 | 154 | | Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as |
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160 | 155 | | reauthorized by P.L. No. 114 -95, also known as the Every Student |
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161 | 156 | | Succeeds Act (ESSA) and any federal regulations , that include, but |
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162 | 157 | | are not limited to, the following indicators: |
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163 | 158 | | 1. Statewide assessments, inclu ding the establishment of |
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164 | 159 | | student performance bands; |
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165 | 160 | | 2. Graduation rates for high schools; |
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196 | 190 | | 5. At least one additional statewide measure of school quality |
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197 | 191 | | or student success, including, but not limited to, school School |
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198 | 192 | | climate, school safety, student engagement, educator engagement, |
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199 | 193 | | and/or advanced coursework and postsecondary readiness . |
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200 | 194 | | F. Of the indicators included in subsection E of this section, |
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201 | 195 | | not less than seventy p ercent (70%) of the overview grade must be |
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202 | 196 | | given to indicators 1, 2, 3 and 4 and, in the aggregate, with not |
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203 | 197 | | more than thirty percent (30%) of the grade given to indicator 5. |
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204 | 198 | | G. E. Further, the grade annual report of an elementary or |
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205 | 199 | | middle school site shall include, but not be limited to, a measure |
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206 | 200 | | of status for English language arts Language Arts (ELA), math and |
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207 | 201 | | science, growth in ELA and math, and English Language Proficiency |
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208 | 202 | | Assessment (ELPA) progress, and chronic absenteeism. |
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209 | 203 | | H. F. The grade annual report of a high school site shall |
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210 | 204 | | include, but not be limited to, a measure of status for English |
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211 | 205 | | language arts Language Arts (ELA), math and science status, English |
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212 | 206 | | Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) progress , graduation rate, |
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213 | 207 | | chronic absenteeism, and postsecondary opportunities. For purposes |
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214 | 208 | | of this section postse condary opportunities shall include Advanced |
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215 | 209 | | Placement, International Baccalaureate, dual and concurrent |
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216 | 210 | | enrollment, internships, mentorships and a pprenticeships, and |
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247 | 240 | | I. G. The annual report shall identify the performa nce of each |
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248 | 241 | | school as having improved, remained the same, or declined. This |
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249 | 242 | | school improvement rating shall be based on a comparison of th e |
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250 | 243 | | student and school performance data of the current year to the |
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251 | 244 | | previous year data. |
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252 | 245 | | J. H. The State Department of E ducation shall annually dev elop |
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253 | 246 | | a school site report card to be delivered to parents throughout each |
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254 | 247 | | school district. The annual report card shall be in accordance with |
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255 | 248 | | the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of |
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256 | 249 | | 1965 (ESEA), as reau thorized and amended by P.L . No. 114-95, also |
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257 | 250 | | known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and includes the |
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258 | 251 | | grade for the school, include information regarding school |
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259 | 252 | | improvement, an explanation of school performance, and indicators of |
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260 | 253 | | return on investment. The annual report card for each school site |
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261 | 254 | | shall be published annually by the Department on its website, and |
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262 | 255 | | every school district shall provide the school si te annual report |
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263 | 256 | | card to the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in at the |
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264 | 257 | | school site. In order to provide in formation regarding school |
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265 | 258 | | performance for school report cards issued during the 2016 -2017 and |
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266 | 259 | | 2017-2018 school year, the Department shall include an explanation |
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267 | 260 | | of the changes to the statewide system of student assessments as |
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