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3134 BILL NO. 2672 By: Baker and West (Tammy) of
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40-An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
41-Section 6-194, as amended by Section 1 , Chapter 211,
42-O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 6-194),
43-which relates to professional development programs;
44-**** amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 1210.508C and
45-1210.508D, which relate to the Reading Sufficiency
46-Act; **** providing funding for students enrolled in
47-kindergarten and first, second, and third grades;
48-**** establishing minimum criteria for team
49-employees; **** providing for codification; provi ding
50-an effective date; and declaring an emergency .
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45+[ schools - professional development programs -
46+Reading Sufficiency Act - reading sufficiency plan
47+updates - report - funding - literacy instructional
48+team - effective date -
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56-AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthors: Thompson (Kristen),
57-Bergstrom, Haste, Stanley, Weaver, Coleman, Garvin,
58-Newhouse, Daniels, Pederson, Bullard, Rogers, Pemberton,
59-Stephens, Rader, Seifried, and Woods
55+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
56+SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -194, as
57+amended by Section 1, Chapter 211, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022,
58+Section 6-194), is amended to read as follows:
59+Section 6-194. A. The district boards of education of this
60+state shall establish professional development programs fo r the
61+certified teachers and administrators of the district. Programs
62+shall be adopted by each board based upon recommendations of a
63+professional development committee appointed by the board of
64+education for the district . For the fiscal years ending June 30,
65+2011, and June 30, 2012, a school distr ict board of education may
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66-“An Act relating to schools; making an appropriation
67-to the State Board of Education; providing purpose;
68-prohibiting use of funds for certain purpose;
69-establishing minimum salary schedule for teachers;
70-defining fringe benefits; specifying certain
71-recognition of college degrees; requir ing the State
72-Board of Education to accept certain teaching
73-experience; requiring certain notification; limiting
74-teaching credit for certain service and experience;
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101-allowing school district to offer more credit;
102-directing the Board to recognize certain exp eriences;
103-prohibiting application of minimum salary schedule to
104-certain retired teachers; requiring certain certified
105-personnel to receive certain salary increase above
106-certain level paid during certain school year;
107-directing persons employed in certain ca pacities at
108-technology center school districts, Department of
109-Corrections facilities, and Office of Juvenile
110-Affairs facilities to receive certain salary
111-increase; directing certain certified and support
112-personnel to receive a one -time stipend during
113-certain school year; directing persons employed in
114-certain capacities at technology center school
115-districts, Department of Corrections facilities, and
116-Office of Juvenile Affairs facilities to receive a
117-one-time stipend during certain school year; amending
118-70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-190, as amended by Section 3,
119-Chapter 359, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section
120-6-190), which relates to teacher certification;
121-removing language allowing the establishment of
122-advanced, lead, and master certificates; amending
123-Section 2, Chapter 359, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp.
124-2022, Section 6-190.2), which relates to creation of
125-the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund; modifying
126-entity for which fund was created; clarifying source
127-of funds; modifying purpose of fund; defining terms;
128-directing the State Department of Education to create
129-the Rewarding Excellent Educators Grant Program;
130-providing purpose; providing eligibility for grant
131-funds; providing for award of funds on certain basis;
132-directing use of grants; limiting the number of
133-certain teachers and support employees that may
134-receive certain bonuses; providing maximum bonus
135-amount; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18 -200.1, as
136-last amended by Section 2, Chapter 488, O.S.L. 2021,
137-which relates to allocation of State Aid; updating
138-statutory language; increasing transportation factor;
139-amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18 -201.1, which
140-relates to calculation of weighted membership;
141-modifying certain category weights; updating
142-statutory language; providing for noncodification;
143-providing for codification; providing an effective
144-date; and declaring an emergency.
93+elect not to adopt and offer a professional development program f or
94+certified teachers and administrators of the district . If a school
95+district elects not to adopt and offer a professi onal development
96+program, the district may e xpend any monies allocated for
97+professional development for any purpose related to the suppo rt and
98+maintenance of the school district as determined by the b oard of
99+education of the school district.
100+B. Each professional development committee shall include
101+classroom teachers, administrators, school counselors or licensed
102+mental health providers, a nd parents, guardians or custodians of
103+children in the school di strict and shall consult with a higher
104+education faculty. A majority of the members of the professi onal
105+development committee shall be composed of classroom teachers. The
106+teacher members shall be selected by a designated administrator of
107+the school district from a list of names submitted by the teachers
108+in the school district. The members selected sha ll be subject to
109+the approval of a majority vote of the teachers in the district.
110+C. In developing program recommendations, each professional
111+development committee shall annually utilize a data -driven approach
112+to analyze student data and determine distric t and school
113+professional development needs. The professional development
114+programs adopted shall be directed toward development of
115+competencies and instruc tional strategies in the core curriculum
116+areas for the following goals:
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174-BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
175-SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the State Board of
176-Education from any monies not otherwise appropriated f rom the
177-General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury for the fiscal year
178-beginning July 1, 2023, the sum of Five Hundred Million Dollars
179-($500,000,000.00) for the financial support of public schools.
180-These monies shall be used to implement the provisions of Section 2
181-of this act and to provide student supports. Monies appropriated
182-pursuant to this section shall not b e used to provide a bonus or
183-salary increase to an administrator, as defined by Section 6 -101.3
184-of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
185-SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
186-in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-114.15 of Title 70, unless
187-there is created a duplic ation in numbering, reads as follows:
188-A. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, certified
189-personnel, as defined in Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
190-Statutes, in the public schools of Oklahoma shall receive in salary
191-and/or fringe benefits not less than the amounts specified in the
192-following schedule:
193-MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE
194- National
195-Years of Bachelor’s Board Master’s Doctor’s
196-Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree
197-0 $40,601 $41,759 $41,991 $43,381
144+1. Increasing the academic performance data scores for the
145+district and each school site;
146+2. Closing achievement gaps among student subgroups;
147+3. Increasing student achievement as d emonstrated on state -
148+mandated tests and the ACT;
149+4. Increasing high school graduation rates; and
150+5. Decreasing college remediation rates.
151+Each program may also include components on classroo m management
152+and student discipline strategies, outreach to pare nts, guardians or
153+custodians of students, specia l education, and racial and ethnic
154+education, which all personnel defined as teachers in Section 1-116
155+of this title shall be required to comple te on a periodic basis.
156+The State Board of Education shall prov ide guidelines to assist
157+school districts in dev eloping and implementing racial and ethnic
158+education components into professional development programs.
159+D. At a minimum of once an academic yea r a program shall be
160+offered which includes the following:
161+1. Training on recognition of child abuse and negl ect;
162+2. Recognition of child sexual abuse;
163+3. Proper reporting of suspected abuse; and
164+4. Available resources.
165+E. One time per year, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year,
166+training in the area of autism sh all be offered and all resident
167+teachers of students in early childhood programs through grade three
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225-2 $41,469 $42,628 $42,859 $44,249
226-3 $41,904 $43,062 $43,294 $44,684
227-4 $42,338 $43,496 $43,728 $45,118
228-5 $42,810 $43,968 $44,200 $45,590
229-6 $44,273 $45,432 $45,663 $47,054
230-7 $44,737 $45,895 $46,127 $47,517
231-8 $45,200 $46,358 $46,590 $47,980
232-9 $45,663 $46,822 $47,054 $48,444
233-10 $46,684 $47,844 $48,568 $50,945
234-11 $48,177 $49,336 $50,061 $52,438
235-12 $48,670 $49,829 $50,554 $52,931
236-13 $49,162 $50,322 $51,047 $53,424
237-14 $49,655 $50,815 $51,539 $53,916
238-15 $50,167 $51,327 $52,052 $54,430
239-16 $51,660 $52,820 $53,545 $55,923
240-17 $52,153 $53,313 $54,038 $56,416
241-18 $52,646 $53,806 $54,531 $56,909
242-19 $53,139 $54,299 $55,024 $57,402
243-20 $53,652 $54,813 $55,538 $57,917
244-21 $55,145 $56,306 $57,031 $59,410
245-22 $55,639 $56,799 $57,524 $59,903
246-23 $56,132 $57,292 $58,018 $60,397
247-24 $56,625 $57,785 $58,511 $60,890
195+shall be required to complete the autism training during the
196+resident year and at least one time every three (3) years
197+thereafter. All other teachers and education support professionals
198+of students in early childhood programs through grade three shall be
199+required to complete the autism training at least one time every
200+three (3) years. The autism training shall include a minimum
201+awareness of the characteris tics of autistic children, resources
202+available and an introduction to positive behavior supports to
203+challenging behavior. Each adopted program shall allow school
204+counselors to receive at leas t one-third (1/3) of the hours or
205+credit required each year thro ugh programs or courses specifically
206+designed for school counselors.
207+Districts are authorized to uti lize any means for professional
208+development that is not prohibited by law including, but not limited
209+to, professional development provided by the district, any state
210+agency, institution of higher e ducation, or any pri vate entity.
211+F. One time per year, beg inning in the 2020-2021 school year, a
212+dyslexia awareness program shall be offered. Beginning in the 2023-
213+2024 school year, the program shall include information and training
214+in dysgraphia. At a minimum, the program shall be approved by the
215+State Department of Education and include:
216+1. Training in awareness of dyslexia characteristics in
217+students;
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275-Master’s Degree +
276-Years of National Board
277-Experience Certif ication
278-0 $43,149
279-1 $43,583
280-2 $44,018
281-3 $44,452
282-4 $44,886
283-5 $45,358
284-6 $46,822
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286-8 $47,749
287-9 $48,212
288-10 $49,728
289-11 $51,221
290-12 $51,713
291-13 $52,206
292-14 $52,699
293-15 $53,212
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245+2. Training in effective classroom instruction to meet the
246+needs of students with dyslexia; and
247+3. Available dyslexia resources for teacher s, students and
248+parents.
249+G. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, each
250+certified teacher in this state shall be required by the district
251+board of education to meet the professi onal development requirements
252+established by the board, or estab lished through the negotiation
253+process. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, t he
254+professional development requirements established by each board of
255+education shall require eve ry teacher to annually complete a mini mum
256+number of the total nu mber of points required to maintain
257+employment. Failure of any teacher to meet district board of
258+education professional development requirements may be grounds for
259+nonrenewal of such teacher 's contract by the board. Such failure
260+may also be grounds for n onconsideration of salary increments
261+affecting the teacher. For the fiscal years ending June 3 0, 2011,
262+and June 30, 2012, a certified teacher shall not be required to
263+complete any points of t he total number of professional develo pment
264+points required. Provided, a teacher may elect to complete some or
265+all of the minimum number of points required fo r the two (2) fiscal
266+years and any points completed shall be counted toward the total
267+number of points required to maintain employment. If a teacher does
268+not complete some or all of the minimum number of points required
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330-B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule, “fringe
331-benefits” shall mean all or part of retirement b enefits, excluding
332-the contributions made pursuant to subsection A of Section 17-108.1
333-of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Sta tutes and the flexible benefit
334-allowance pursuant to Section 26 -105 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma
335-Statutes from the flexible benefit allowan ce funds disbursed by the
336-State Board of Education and the State Board of Career and
337-Technology Education pursuant to Section 26-104 of Title 70 of the
338-Oklahoma Statutes.
339-2. If a school district intends to provide re tirement benefits
340-to a teacher such tha t the teacher’s salary would be less than the
341-amounts set forth in the minimum salary sc hedule specified in
342-subsection A of this section, the district shall be required to
343-provide written notification to the teacher p rior to his or her
344-employment or, if al ready employed by the district, no later than
345-thirty (30) days prior to the date the dis trict elects to provide
346-retirement benefits such that the teacher’s salary would be less
347-than the minimum salary schedule.
296+for one (1) or both fiscal years, t he total number of points
297+required to maintain employment shall be adjusted and reduced by the
298+number of points not completed.
299+H. Each district shall annually s ubmit a report to the State
300+Department of Education on the district level professional
301+development needs, activities completed, expenditures, and results
302+achieved for each school year by each goal as provided in subsection
303+C of this section. If a school district elects not to adopt and
304+offer a professional development program as provided for in
305+subsection A of this section, the district shall not be required to
306+submit an annual report as requi red pursuant to this subsection but
307+shall report to the State De partment of Education its election not
308+to offer a program and all professional development act ivities
309+completed by teachers and administrators of the school district.
310+I. Subject to the availa bility of funds, the Department shall
311+develop an online system f or reporting as required in subsection H
312+of this section. The Department shall also make suc h information
313+available on its website.
314+SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508C,
315+is amended to read as follows:
316+Section 1210.508C A. 1. Each student enrolled in kindergarten
317+in a public school in this state shall be screened at th e beginning,
318+middle and end of each school year for reading skills including, but
319+not limited to, phonem ic awareness, letter recognition, and oral
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374-C. Any of the degrees referred to in this se ction shall be from
375-a college recognized by the State Board of Education. The Board
376-shall accept teaching experience from out-of-state school districts
377-that are accredited by the State Board of Education or appropria te
378-state accrediting agency for the dis tricts. The Board shall accept
379-teaching experience from out-of-country schools that are accredited
380-or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate national or regional
381-accrediting or endorsement authority. Out -of-country certification
382-documentation in a languag e other than English shall be analyzed by
383-an educational credential evaluation service i n accordance with
384-industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State
385-Department of Education. The person seeking to hav e credit granted
386-for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all
387-costs of the analysis by a credential eval uation service. The Board
388-shall accept teaching experience from primary and secondary schools
389-that are operated by the United St ates Department of Defense or are
390-affiliated with the United States Department of State.
391-D. For the purpose of state salary in crements and retirement,
392-no teacher shall be granted credit for more than five (5) years of
393-active duty in the military service o r out-of-state or out-of-
394-country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its
395-equivalent. Nothing in this section shall p rohibit boards of
396-education from crediting more years of experience on district salary
397-schedules than those allowed for state pur poses.
347+language skills as identified in the subject matter standards
348+adopted by the State Board of Education. A scr eening instrument
349+approved by the State Board shall be utilized for the purposes of
350+this section.
351+2. For those kindergarten children at risk for reading
352+difficulties at the beginning of the year, teachers shall emphasize
353+reading skills as identified in th e subject matter standards adopted
354+by the State Board of Education, monitor progress throughout the
355+year and measure mid-year and year-end reading progress.
356+3. Kindergarten students who are not meeting grade-level
357+targets by mid-year in reading shall be p rovided a program of
358+reading instruction designed to enable the student to acquire the
359+appropriate grade-level reading skills.
360+4. Classroom assistants, whi ch may include parents,
361+grandparents, or other volunteers, shall be provided in kindergarten
362+classes to assist with the screening of students if a teacher aide
363+is not already employed to assist in a kinde rgarten classroom.
364+B. Each student enrolled in firs t, second and third grade of
365+the public schools of this state shall be assessed at the beginning,
366+middle and end of each school year using a screening instrument
367+approved by the State Board of Education f or the acquisition of
368+reading skills including, but not limited to, phonemic awareness,
369+phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
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424-E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes
425-of certification and salary increments, all the years of experience
426-of a:
427-1. Certified teacher who teaches in the educational program of
428-the Department of Corrections, beginning with fi scal year 1981;
429-2. Vocational rehabili tation counselor under the Department of
430-Human Services if the counselor was employed as a certified teacher
431-by the State Department of Education when the Division of Vocational
432-Rehabilitation was transferred from the State Board of Career and
433-Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma
434-Public Welfare Commission on Ju ly 1, 1968;
435-3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor which were completed
436-while employed by the Department of Human Services if su ch counselor
437-was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a
438-teacher in Oklahoma;
439-4. Certified teacher which were completed while employed by the
440-Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher
441-was certified as a teache r in Oklahoma; and
442-5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were
443-completed while employed as a doctoral intern, psychological
444-assistant, or psychologist with any agency of the State of Oklahoma
445-if the experience primarily involved work with persons of school- or
446-preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was
397+C. Any student enrolled in first, second or third grade who is
398+assessed and who is not meeting grade -level targets in reading shall
399+be provided a program of readi ng instruction designed to enable the
400+student to acquire the appropriate grade level reading skills. The
401+program of reading instruction shall include provisions of the READ
402+Initiative adopted by the scho ol district as provided for in
403+subsection P of this section. Throughout the year progress
404+monitoring shall continue, and diagnostic assessment, if dete rmined
405+appropriate, shall be provided. Year -end reading skills shall be
406+measured to determine reading s uccess.
407+D. The State Board of Education shall appro ve screening
408+instruments for use at the beginning and end of the school year, for
409+monitoring of progress, and for measurement of reading skills at the
410+end of the school year as required in subsections A a nd B of this
411+section; provided, at least one of the screening instruments shall
412+meet the following criteria:
413+1. Assess for phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency,
414+vocabulary and comprehension;
415+2. Document the validity and reliability of each assess ment;
416+3. Can be used for identifying students who a re at risk for
417+reading deficiency and progress monitoring throughout the school
418+year;
419+4. Can be used to assess students with disabilities and English
420+language learners; and
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473-acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as, a school
474-psychologist or psychometrist.
475-F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to teachers
476-who have entered into postretirement employ ment with a public school
477-in Oklahoma and are still receiving a monthly retirement benef it.
478-G. If a person employed a s certified personnel, as defined in
479-Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, by a scho ol
480-district during the 2022 -2023 school year was receiving a salary
481-above the step level indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule
482-for the 2022-2023 school year, the person shall receive a salary
483-increase amount equal to the amount indicated in subsec tion A for
484-the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain
485-employed by the same district, unless the hours or the duties of the
486-certified personnel are reduced proportionately. The salary
487-increase provided for in subsection A of this section shall be in
488-addition to, and not as a replacement for, the step increase
489-indicated for the certified personnel pursuant to the State Minimum
490-Salary Schedule, as provided for in this act.
491-H. If a school district does not receive Foundation or Salary
492-Incentive Aid pursuant to Section 18 -200.1 of Title 70 of the
493-Oklahoma Statutes, funds shall be allocated by the State Board of
494-Education to implement the salary increases indicated in subsection
495-A of this section.
448+5. Accompanied by a data mana gement system that provides
449+profiles for students, c lass, grade level and school building. The
450+profiles shall identify each student 's instructional point of need
451+and reading achievement level. The State Board shall also determine
452+other comparable reading assessments for diagnostic purposes to be
453+used for students at risk of reading failure. The State Board shall
454+ensure that any assessments approved are in alignment with the
455+subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
456+E. 1. The program of reading instruction required in
457+subsections A and B of this section shall align with the subject
458+matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education and shall
459+include provisions of the READ Initiative adopted by the school
460+district as provided for in subsection P of this section. A program
461+of reading instruction may include, but is not limited to:
462+a. sufficient additional in -school instructional time for
463+the acquisition of phonemic awareness, phonics,
464+reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehen sion,
465+b. if necessary, tutorial instruction after re gular
466+school hours, on Saturdays and during summer; however,
467+such instruction may not be counted tow ard the one-
468+hundred-eighty-day or one-thousand-eighty-hour school
469+year required in Section 1 -109 of this title, and
470+c. assessments identified for diagnostic purposes and
471+periodic monitoring to measure the acquisition of
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522-I. Persons employed as classroom instructional employees of
523-technology center school districts supervised by the State Board of
524-Career and Technology Education shall receive a salary increase
525-amount equal to the amount in dicated in subsection A of this section
526-for the step level indicated for the person, provided they remain
527-employed by the same technology center school district, unless the
528-hours or the duties of the classroom instructional employees are
529-reduced proportionately.
530-J. Persons employed as correctional teachers or vocational
531-instructors by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Section
532-510.6a of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes or persons employed as
533-teachers by the Office of Juvenile Affairs shall receive a salary
534-increase amount equa l to the amount indicated in subsection A of
535-this section for the step level indicated for the person, provided
536-they remain employed by the same Department of Corrections or Office
537-of Juvenile Affairs facility, unless the hours or the duties of the
538-correctional teachers, vocational instructors, or teachers are
539-reduced proportionately.
540-SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new se ction of law not to be
541-codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
542-A. During the 2023-2024 school year, all certified personnel ,
543-as defined in Section 26 -103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
544-who were employed full time by a school district during the 2022-
545-2023 school year shall receive a one -time stipend of Three Thousand
499+reading skills including, but not li mited to, phonemic
500+awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and
501+comprehension, as identified in the student's program
502+of reading instruction.
503+2. A student enrolled in first or second grades who has been
504+assessed as provided for in subsection B of this section and found
505+not to be meeting grade -level targets in reading, shall be entitled
506+to supplemental instructional services and supports in reading un til
507+the student is determined by the results of a screening instrument
508+to be meeting grade-level targets in reading. The program of
509+reading instruction for each student shall be developed by a Student
510+Reading Proficiency Team and shall include supplementa l
511+instructional services and supports. Each team shall be composed
512+of:
513+a. the parent or guardian of the student,
514+b. the teacher assigned to the student who had
515+responsibility for reading instruction in t hat
516+academic year,
517+c. a teacher who is responsible f or reading instruction
518+and is assigned to teach in the next grade level of
519+the student, and
520+d. a certified reading specialist, if one is available.
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572-Dollars ($3,000.00), provided they remain employed full time by the
573-school district.
574-B. During the 2023-2024 school year, all support personnel, as
575-defined in Section 26-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
576-shall receive a one-time stipend of Three Thousand Dollars
577-($3,000.00). This amount shall be prorated for part -time support
578-personnel.
579-C. During the 2023-2024 school year, persons employed as
580-classroom instructional employees of technology center school
581-districts supervised by the State Board of Career and Technology
582-Education who were employed full time by a technology center school
583-district during the 2022 -2023 school year shall receive a one-time
584-stipend of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), provided they remain
585-employed full time by the techn ology center school district.
586-D. During the 2023-2024 school year, persons employed as
587-correctional teachers or vocational instructors by the Department of
588-Corrections pursuant to Section 510.6a of Title 57 of the Oklahoma
589-Statutes or persons employed as teachers by the Office of Juvenile
590-Affairs who were employed full time by the Department of Corrections
591-or the Office of Juvenile Affairs during t he 2022-2023 school year
592-shall receive a one-time stipend of Three Thousand Dollars
593-($3,000.00), provided they remain employed full time by the
594-Department of Corrections or the Office of Juveni le Affairs.
548+F. The program of reading instruction shall continue un til the
549+student is determined by the results of appr oved reading assessments
550+to be meeting grade-level targets.
551+G. 1. Every school district shall adop t, and implement a
552+district reading sufficiency plan which has had input from school
553+administrators, teachers, and parents and if possible a reading
554+specialist, and which shall be submitted electronically to and
555+approved by the State Board of Education. T he plan shall be updated
556+annually. School districts shall not be required to electronically
557+submit the annual updates to the Board if the last plan submitt ed to
558+the Board was approved and expenditures for the program include only
559+expenses relating to indi vidual and small group tutoring, purchase
560+of and training in the use of screening and assessment measure s,
561+summer school programs and Saturday school progra ms. If any
562+expenditure for the program is deleted or changed or any other type
563+of expenditure for t he program is implemented, the school district
564+shall be required to submit the latest annual update to t he Board
565+for approval. The district reading suffici ency plan shall include a
566+plan for each site which includes an analysis of the data provided
567+by the Oklahoma School Testing Program and other reading assessments
568+utilized as required in this section, and which outlines how each
569+school site will comply with the provisions of the Reading
570+Sufficiency Act. Each year, on or before October 1, a school
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621-SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-190, as
622-amended by Section 3, Chapter 359, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022,
623-Section 6-190), is amended to r ead as follows:
624-Section 6-190. A. The board of education of each school
625-district shall employ and contract in writing, as required in
626-Section 6-101 of this title, only with persons certified to teach by
627-the State Board of Education in accordance with the Oklahoma Teacher
628-Preparation Act, except as otherwise provided for by Section 6-101
629-of this title and by other law.
630-B. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to any person
631-who:
632-1. Has successfully completed the teacher education program
633-required by the Commission for Educational Quality and
634-Accountability;
635-2. Has graduated from an accredited institution of higher
636-education that has a pproval or accreditation for teacher education;
637-3. Has met all other requirements as may be established by the
638-Board;
639-4. Has made the necessary application and paid the competency
640-examination fee in an amount and as prescribed by the Commission;
641-5. Has successfully completed the competency examination
642-required in Section 6-187 of this title; and
643-6. Beginning November 1, 2001, has on file with the Board a
644-current Oklahoma criminal history record from the Oklahoma State
598+district shall report to the Board for students enrolled in
599+prekindergarten, kindergarten, first, second, and third grades:
600+a. the number of retained students,
601+b. the number of times a student has been retained, an d
602+c. the number of students in transitional class rooms.
603+2. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the
604+implementation and evaluation of the provisions of the Reading
605+Sufficiency Act. The evaluation s hall include, but not be limited
606+to, an analysis of the data required in subsection S of this
607+section.
608+H. For any third-grade student found not to be meeting grade -
609+level targets as determined by reading assessments administered
610+pursuant to this section, a new program of reading instruction,
611+including provisions of the READ Initiative adopted by t he school
612+district as provided for in subsection P of this section, shall be
613+developed by a Student Reading Proficiency Team and implemented as
614+specified in subsection E of this section. In addition to othe r
615+requirements of the Reading Sufficiency Act, th e plan may include
616+specialized tutoring.
617+I. 1. Any first-grade, second-grade or third-grade student who
618+demonstrates end of year proficiency in reading at the th ird-grade
619+level through a screening instrume nt which meets the acquisition of
620+reading skills criteria pursuant to subsection B of this section
621+shall not be subject to retention pursuant to this section. After a
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671-Bureau of Investigation as well as a national criminal history
672-record check as defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma
673-Statutes. Upon receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record, the
674-Board may issue a temporary certificate which shall be effective
675-until receipt of the nati onal fingerprint-based criminal history
676-record. The person applying for a certificate shall be responsible
677-for the cost of the criminal history records.
678-C. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to any person
679-who:
680-1. Holds an out-of-state certificate and meets the requirements
681-set forth in subsection G of this section;
682-2. Holds certification from the National Board for Professional
683-Teaching Standards;
684-3. Holds an out-of-country certificate and meets the
685-requirements set forth in subsection F of t his section; or
686-4. Has successfully completed a competency examination used in
687-the majority of other states or comparable customized exam and meets
688-the requirements set forth in subsection H of this section.
689-D. Beginning July 1, 2004, any person applying for initial
690-Oklahoma certification shall have on file with the Board a current
691-Oklahoma criminal history record from the Oklahoma State Bureau of
692-Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as
693-defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon
694-receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record, the Board may issue
649+student has demonstrated proficiency through a screening instrument,
650+the district shall provide notification to the parent or guardian of
651+the student that they have satisfied the requirements of the Reading
652+Sufficiency Act and will not be subject to retention pursuant to
653+this section.
654+2. If a third-grade student is identified at any point of the
655+academic year as having a significant readin g deficiency, which
656+shall be defined as not meeting grade -level targets on a screening
657+instrument which meets the acquisition of reading skills criteria
658+pursuant to subsection B of this section, the district shall
659+immediately begin a student reading portfo lio as provided by
660+subsection L of this section and shall provide notice to the parent
661+of the deficiency pursuant to subsection J of this section.
662+3. If a student has not yet satisfied the proficiency
663+requirements of this section prior to the completion o f third grade
664+and still has a significant reading deficiency, as identified based
665+on assessments administered as provided for in subsection B of this
666+section, has not accumulated evidence of third-grade proficiency
667+through a student portfolio as provided i n subsection L of this
668+section, or is not subject to a good -cause exemption as provided in
669+subsection L of this section, then the student shall not be eligible
670+for automatic promotion to fourth grade.
671+4. The minimum criteria for grade-level performance of third-
672+grade students pursuant to the Reading Sufficiency Act shall be that
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721-a temporary certificate which shall be effective until receipt of
722-the national fingerprint-based criminal history record. The person
723-applying for a certifica te shall be responsible for the cost of the
724-criminal history records.
725-E. Any person holding a valid certificate, issued prior to
726-January 1, 1997, shall be a certified teacher for purposes of the
727-Oklahoma Teacher Preparation Act, subject to any professiona l
728-development requirements prescribed by the Oklahoma Teacher
729-Preparation Act or by the State Board of Education.
730-F. 1. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to a person
731-who holds a valid out-of-country certificate and meets any
732-requirements established by the Board. The certificate to teach
733-shall only be for those subject areas and grade levels most closely
734-aligned to the subject areas and grade levels recognized on the out-
735-of-country certificate.
736-2. A person who meets the requirements of paragr aph 1 of this
737-subsection shall not be required to take any competency examinations
738-in those subject areas and grade levels most closely aligned to the
739-subject areas and grade levels recognized on the out-of-country
740-certificate.
741-3. A person who meets the r equirements of paragraph 1 of this
742-subsection shall have on file with the Board a current Oklahoma
743-criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of
744-Investigation as well as a national criminal history record check as
700+students are able to read and comprehend grade -level text. To
701+determine the promotion and retention of third-grade students
702+pursuant to the Reading Sufficiency Act, the State Boar d of
703+Education shall use only the scores for the standards for reading
704+foundations/processes and vocabulary portions of the statewide
705+third-grade assessment admini stered pursuant to Section 1210.508 of
706+this title and shall not use the scores from the other language arts
707+portions of the assessment. The performance levels established by
708+the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability pursuant
709+to Section 1210.508 of this title shall ensure that studen ts meeting
710+the performance-level criteria are per forming at grade level on the
711+reading foundations and vocabulary portions of the statewide third -
712+grade assessment.
713+5. a. A student not eligible for automatic promo tion as
714+provided for under paragraph 3 of th is subsection and
715+who does not meet the criteria established by the
716+Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability
717+on the reading portion of the statewide third -grade
718+assessment administered pursuant to Se ction 1210.508
719+of this title may be evaluate d for probationary
720+promotion by the Student Readi ng Proficiency Team
721+which was created for the student pursuant to
722+subsection E of this section.
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771-defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon
772-receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record check, the Board may
773-issue a temporary certificate which shall be effective until receipt
774-of the national fingerprint-based criminal history record check .
775-The person applying for a certificate shall be responsible for the
776-cost of the criminal history record checks.
777-4. The Board shall promulgate rules establishing a process by
778-which out-of-country certificates will be reviewed and evaluated for
779-purposes of awarding a certificate to teach pursuant to this
780-subsection.
781-G. 1. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to a person
782-who holds a valid out-of-state certificate. The certificate to
783-teach shall only be for those subject areas and grade levels most
784-closely aligned to the subject areas and grade levels recognized on
785-the out-of-state certificate.
786-2. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
787-subsection shall not be required to take any competency examinations
788-in those subject areas and grade l evels most closely aligned to the
789-subject areas and grade levels recognized on the out-of-state
790-certificate.
791-3. A person who meets the requirements of this subsection shall
792-have on file with the Board a current Oklahoma criminal history
793-record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation as well
794-as a national criminal history record check as defined in Section
750+b. The student shall be promoted to the fourth grade if
751+the team members unanimously recommend probationary
752+promotion to the school principal and the school
753+district superintendent and the principal and
754+superintendent approve the recommendation that
755+promotion is the best option for the student. If a
756+student is allowed a probationary promotion, the team
757+shall continue to review the reading performance of
758+the student and repeat the requirements of this
759+paragraph each academic year until the student
760+demonstrates grade-level reading proficiency, as
761+identified through a screen ing instrument which meets
762+the acquisition of reading skills criteria pursuant to
763+subsection B of this section, for the corresponding
764+grade level in which the student is enrolled or
765+transitions to a locally designed remediation plan
766+after the fifth grade w hich shall have the goal of
767+ensuring that the student is on track to be college
768+and career ready.
769+6. Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, students who do
770+not meet the performance criteria established by the Commission for
771+Educational Quality and Acco untability on the reading portion of the
772+statewide third-grade assessment administered pursua nt to Section
773+1210.508 of this title, who are not subject to a good cause
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821-150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon receipt of the
822-Oklahoma criminal history record check, the Board may issue a
823-temporary certificate which shall be effective until receipt of the
824-national fingerprint-based criminal history record check. The
825-person applying for a certificate shall be responsible for the cost
826-of the criminal history record checks.
827-H. 1. The Board shall issue a certificate to teach to a person
828-who has successfully completed a competency exam used in a majority
829-of the other states. The certificate to teach shall only be for
830-those subject areas and grade levels that correspond with a
831-certification area used in O klahoma.
832-2. A person who meets the requirements of paragraph 1 of this
833-subsection shall have on file with the Board a current Oklahoma
834-criminal history record check from the Oklahoma State Bureau of
835-Investigation as well as a national criminal history rec ord check as
836-defined in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Upon
837-receipt of the Oklahoma criminal history record check, the Board may
838-issue a temporary certificate which shall be effective until receipt
839-of the national fingerprint -based criminal history record check.
840-The person applying for a certificate shall be responsible for the
841-cost of the criminal history record checks.
842-I. 1. The Board may establish new levels of teacher
843-certificates: advanced, lead, and master. Each level shall have a
844-minimum salary increase requirement paid by the school district and
801+exemption as provided in subsection L of this section, and who do
802+not qualify for promoti on or probationary promotion as provided in
803+this subsection, shall be retained in the third g rade and provided
804+intensive instructional services and supports as provided for in
805+subsection O of this section.
806+7. Each school district shall annually report to the State
807+Department of Education the number of students promoted to the
808+fourth grade pursuan t to this subsection and the number of students
809+promoted to a subsequent grade pursuant to the provisions in
810+paragraph 5 of this subsection. The State Department of Education
811+shall publicly report the aggre gate and district-specific number of
812+students promoted on their website and shall provide electronic
813+copies of the report to the Governor, Secretary of Education,
814+President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of t he House of
815+Representatives, and to the resp ective chairs of the committees with
816+responsibility for common education policy in each legislative
817+chamber.
818+J. The parent of any student who is found to have a reading
819+deficiency and is not meeting grade -level reading targets and has
820+been provided a prog ram of reading instruction as provided for in
821+subsection B of this section shall be notified in writing of the
822+following:
823+1. That the student has been identified as having a substantial
824+deficiency in reading;
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871-matched with state dollars from the lottery funds as provided in
872-Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes. The advanced
873-certificate shall include a minimum salary increase of Three
874-Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00), the lead certificate shall include a
875-minimum salary increase of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and
876-the master certificate shall include a minimum salary increase of
877-Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and maximum salary increase of
878-Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00).
879-2. A teacher who works in a school with an enrollment of forty
880-percent (40%) or more of students who are economically disadvantaged
881-as defined in Section 18-109.5 of this title or a school district
882-with an enrollment of fewer than one thousand students shall be paid
883-a one-time award in addition to the salary increases provided in
884-paragraph 1 of this subsection:
885-a. One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for an
886-advanced certificate,
887-b. Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for a
888-lead certificate, and
889-c. Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a master
890-certificate.
891-3. School districts may identify and designate the highest
892-quality teachers for advanced, lead, and master certificates.
893-Participating districts shall submit designation plans to the State
894-Department of Education for evaluation and approval. Districts
852+2. A description of the current services that are provided to
853+the student pursuant to a conjoi nt measurement model such that a
854+reader and a text are placed on the same scale;
855+3. A description of the proposed supplemental instructional
856+services and supports that will be provided to the student that a re
857+designed to remediate the identified area of r eading deficiency;
858+4. That the student will not be promoted to the fourth grade if
859+the reading deficiency is not remediated by the end of the third
860+grade, unless the student is otherwise promoted as provide d for in
861+subsection I of this section or is exemp t for good cause as set
862+forth in subsection L of this section;
863+5. Strategies for parents to use in helping their child succeed
864+in reading proficiency;
865+6. The grade-level performance scores of the student;
866+7. That while the results of the statewide asses sments
867+administered pursuant to Section 1210.508 of this title are the
868+initial determinant, they are not the sole determiner of promotion
869+and that portfolio review s and assessments are available; and
870+8. The specific criteria and policies of the school dis trict
871+for midyear promotion implemented as provided for in paragraph 4 of
872+subsection O of this section.
873+K. No student may be assigned to a grade level based solel y on
874+age or other factors that constitute so cial promotion.
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921-shall have local control and flexibility in determining how to
922-evaluate teachers and assign designations, but, at a minimum, the
923-designation system shall include a teacher observation, out-of-
924-classroom time, and a student performance component.
925-a. Teacher observation shall be based on the district’s
926-selected Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation
927-System (TLE) evaluation tool or an alternate method of
928-evaluation; provided, the method is evidenced-based.
929-Alternate methods of evaluation shall not replace the
930-requirements of Section 6-101.16 of this title.
931-b. Each school district that elects to participate in
932-assigning advanced, lead, and master teacher
933-certificates shall include an out-of-classroom
934-component for its assigned teachers to allow for
935-professional growth opportunities while staying in the
936-classroom. How out-of-classroom time is allotted and
937-managed shall be determined by the school district and
938-submitted as part of its designation plan to the Stat e
939-Department of Education for review an d approval.
940-c. Student performance measures may be determined by the
941-district and may include, but shall not be limited to,
942-pre- and post-tests, summative or formative, and
943-portfolios. The school district application shall
902+L. For those students who do not meet the academic requirements
903+for promotion and who are not otherwise promoted as provided for in
904+subsection I of this section, a school district may promote the
905+student for good cause only. Good-cause exemptions for promotion
906+shall be limited to the fo llowing:
907+1. English language learners who have had less than two (2)
908+years of instruction in an English language learner program;
909+2. Students with disabilities w hose individualized education
910+program (IEP), consistent with state law, indicates that the st udent
911+is to be assessed with alternate achievement standards through the
912+Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP);
913+3. Students who demonstrate an acceptable l evel of performance
914+on an alternative standa rdized reading assessment approved by the
915+State Board of Education;
916+4. Students who demonstrate, through a student portfolio, that
917+the student is reading on grade level as evidenced by demonstration
918+of mastery of the state standards beyond the retention l evel;
919+5. Students with disabilities who particip ate in the statewide
920+assessments administered pursuant to Section 1210.508 of this title
921+and who have an individualized education program that reflects that
922+the student has received intensive remediation in reading and has
923+made adequate progress in reading pursuant to the student's
924+individualized education program;
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971-measures.
972-Districts may use additional factors in determining which
973-teachers are eligible to receive a designation, such as student
974-surveys, teacher leadership responsibilities, teacher mentorship
975-responsibilities, family surveys, demonstration of district core
976-values, teacher peer surveys, and contributions to the broader
977-school community. No more than ten percent (10%) of each school
978-district’s teachers may be designated as an advanced, lead, or
979-master teacher in any given school year.
980-4. If a school district chooses to participate in this program,
981-the state shall match the amount the district pays above base pay,
982-up to Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) per teacher.
983-5. School districts that designate teachers for advanced, lead,
984-and master certificates do not have to participate in annual TLE
985-evaluations for the designated teachers.
986-6. School districts may designate teachers for advanced, lead,
987-or master certificates two times per year, once prior to the
988-beginning of the school year, and once prior to the beginning of the
989-second semester. Teachers statewide who receive these designations
990-shall be placed in professional development cohorts and provided
991-additional training opportunities from the St ate Department of
992-Education.
952+6. Students who have received intensive remediation in reading
953+through a program of reading instructi on for two (2) or more years
954+but still demonstrate a deficiency in reading and who were
955+previously retained in prekindergarten for academic reasons,
956+kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or third grade; and
957+7. Students who have been granted an exemptio n for medical
958+emergencies by the State Depar tment of Education.
959+M. A student who is otherwis e promoted as provided for in
960+subsection I of this section or is promoted for good cause as
961+provided for in subsection L of this section shall be provided
962+intensive reading instruction that includes speciali zed diagnostic
963+information and specific reading s trategies for each student until
964+the student meets grade -level targets in reading. The school
965+district shall assist schools and teachers to implement reading
966+strategies for the promoted students that resear ch has shown to be
967+successful in improving readin g among low-performing readers.
968+N. Requests to exempt students from the retention requirements
969+based on one of the good -cause exemptions as described in subsectio n
970+L of this section shall be made using the following process:
971+1. Documentation submitted fr om the teacher of the student to
972+the school principal that indicates the student meets one of the
973+good-cause exemptions and promotion of the student is appropriate .
974+In order to minimize paperwork requiremen ts, the documentation shall
975+consist only of the a lternative assessment results or student
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1019-7. After initial approval by the State Department of Education,
1020-the Department shall review and validate each participating school
1021-district’s teacher evaluation system biennially.
1022-8. The State Department of Education shall an nually report the
1023-school districts part icipating in the program, the number of
1024-advanced, lead, and master certificates awarded, and the total
1025-amount in state match funding that was distributed to teachers.
1026-J. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement
1027-a renewal schedule and as sociated fees for advanced, lead, and
1028-master teaching certificates. The rules shall allow a teacher that
1029-no longer meets the requi rements of an advanced, lead, or master
1030-teaching certificate to make application for the standard teaching
1031-certificate.
1032-K. The terms of the contracts issued to those holding advanced,
1033-lead, and master teaching certificates shall include the following:
1034-1. Advanced: an additional five (5) days to be used to
1035-strengthen instructional lea dership. A person with an advanced
1036-teaching certificate shall receive an annual salary increase of at
1037-least Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) or the district’s daily
1038-rate of pay, whichever is higher, in addition to the salary for
1039-which the teacher qualif ies pursuant to Section 18-114.14 of this
1040-title. This increase shall be matched by state dollars from the
1041-lottery funds as provided in Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma
1003+portfolio work and the individual education plan (IEP), as
1004+applicable;
1005+2. The principal of the school shall review and di scuss the
1006+documentation with the teacher and , if applicable, the other members
1007+of the Student Reading Proficiency Team as described in subsection E
1008+of this section. If the principal determines that the student meets
1009+one of the good-cause exemptions and sh ould be promoted based on the
1010+documentation provided, the principal shall make a recommendati on in
1011+writing to the school district superintendent; and
1012+3. After review, the school district superintendent shall
1013+accept or reject the recommendation of the prin cipal in writing.
1014+O. Each school district s hall:
1015+1. Conduct a review of the program of read ing instruction for
1016+all students who do not meet the performance criteria established by
1017+the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability on the
1018+reading portion of the statewide assessment administe red pursuant to
1019+Section 1210.508 of this title an d did not meet the criteria for one
1020+of the good-cause exemptions as set forth in subsection L of this
1021+section. The review shall address additional supports and se rvices,
1022+as described in this subsection, nee ded to remediate the identified
1023+areas of reading deficiency. The school district shall require a
1024+student portfolio to be completed for each retained student;
1025+2. Provide to students who have been retained as set forth in
1026+subsection I of this section with intensive interventions in
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1069-to teachers through school districts;
1070-2. Lead: an additional ten (10) days to be used to strengthen
1071-instructional leadership. A person with a lead teaching certificate
1072-shall receive an annual s alary increase of at least Five Thousand
1073-Dollars ($5,000.00) or the district’s daily rate of pay, whichever
1074-is higher, in addition to the salary for which the teacher qualifies
1075-pursuant to Section 18-114.14 of this title. This increase shall be
1076-matched by state dollars from the lottery funds as provided in
1077-Section 713 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall be paid
1078-as regular annual compensation directly to teachers through school
1079-districts; and
1080-3. Master: an additional fifteen (15) days to be use d to
1081-strengthen leadership. A person with a master teaching certificate
1082-shall receive an annual salary increase of at least Ten Thousand
1083-Dollars ($10,000.00) or the district’s daily rate of pay, whichever
1084-is higher, in addition to the salary for which the teacher qualifies
1085-pursuant to Section 18-114.14 of this title. This increase, up to
1086-Forty Thousand Dollars ($ 40,000.00), shall be matched by state
1087-dollars from the lottery funds as provided in Section 713 of Title
1088-3A of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall be paid as regular annual
1089-compensation directly to teachers through school districts.
1090-If a person with an advanced, lead, or master teaching
1091-certificate changes school districts during the life of the
1054+reading, intensive ins tructional services and supports to remediate
1055+the identified areas of reading deficiency, including a minimum of
1056+ninety (90) minutes of daily, uninterrupted, scien tific-research-
1057+based reading instruction. R etained students shall be provided
1058+other strategies prescribed by the school district, which may
1059+include, but are not limited to:
1060+a. small group instruction,
1061+b. reduced teacher-student ratios,
1062+c. more frequent progress monitoring,
1063+d. tutoring or mentoring,
1064+e. transition classes containing third - and fourth-grade
1065+students,
1066+f. extended school day, week, or year, and
1067+g. summer reading academies as provided for in Section
1068+1210.508E of this title, if available;
1069+3. Provide written notification to the parent or g uardian of
1070+any student who is to be retained as s et forth in subsection I of
1071+this section that the student has not met the performance criteria
1072+required for promotion and was not otherwise promoted and the
1073+reasons the student is not eligible for a good-cause exemption. The
1074+notification shall include a d escription of proposed interventions
1075+and intensive instructional supports that will be provided to the
1076+student to remediate the identified areas of reading deficie ncy;
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1118-certificate, the terms of the c ontracts required in this subsection
1119-shall be subject to approval by the new employing school district.
1120-L. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, the Department shall
1121-make the teaching certificates provided for in this section
1122-available for any person who has received a recommendation from his
1123-or her school district and who meets the eligibility criter ia as
1124-outlined in each school district’s teacher evaluation system
1125-provided for in subsection I of this section.
1126-M. The funding necessary for the administration of this se ction
1127-shall be provided from the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund
1128-created in Section 2 of this act. If funding for the administration
1129-of the teaching certificates listed in subsection I is not
1130-available, the Department shall not be required to fulfill th e
1131-requirements listed in subsections I, K, and L of this section.
1132-N. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
1133-implement the provisions of Section 6-180 et seq. of this title.
1134-SECTION 5. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 359, O.S .L.
1135-2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 6-190.2), is amended to read as
1136-follows:
1137-Section 6-190.2. A. There is hereby created in the State
1138-Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Education
1139-State Board of Education to be designated the “Teacher Empowerment
1140-Revolving Fund”. The revolving fund shall be a continuing fund,
1141-without legislative appropriation, not subject to fiscal year
1104+4. Implement a policy for the midyear promotion of a retained
1105+student who can demonstra te that the student is a successful and
1106+independent reader, is reading at or above grade -level targets, and
1107+is ready to be promoted to the fourth grade. Tools tha t school
1108+districts may use in reevaluating a ny retained student may include
1109+screening assessments, alternative assessments, and portfolio
1110+reviews, in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education.
1111+Retained students may only be promoted midyear pri or to November 1
1112+and only upon demonstrating that the student has met the performance
1113+criteria established by the Commission for Educational Quality and
1114+Accountability on the reading portion of the statewide third -grade
1115+assessment administered pursuant to Section 1210.508 of this title,
1116+or upon demonstrating proficiency in reading at the third -grade
1117+level through a screening instrument administered pursuant to
1118+subsection B of this section, and upon showing progress sufficient
1119+to master appropriate fourth -grade-level skills, as determined by
1120+the school. A midyear promotion shall be made only upon a greement
1121+of the parent or guardian of the student and the school principal;
1122+5. Provide students who are retained with a high -performing
1123+teacher who can address th e needs of the student, based on student
1124+performance data and above-satisfactory performance appraisals; and
1125+6. In addition to required reading enhancement and acceleration
1126+strategies, provide students who are retained with at least one of
1127+the following instructional options:
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1168-limitations, and shall be under the control and management of the
1169-State Department of Education consist of all monie s received
1170-pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection D of Section 713 of Title 3 A
1171-of the Oklahoma Statutes. Expenditures from the Teacher Empowerment
1172-Revolving Fund shall All monies accruing to the credit of the fund
1173-may be budgeted and expended as provided for in subsection B of this
1174-section by the State Board of Education for the purpose of
1175-implementing the provisions of Section 6 of this act. Expenditures
1176-from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State
1177-Treasurer against claims filed as prescr ibed by law with the
1178-Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for
1179-approval and payment .
1180-B. The State Department of Education shall utilize the funds
1181-for the program outlined in Section 6-190 of Title 70 of the
1182-Oklahoma Statutes. Funding shall go toward advanced, lead, and
1183-master certificate holders on a first-come, first-served basis until
1184-the cash is exhausted for the school year. Funds from the Teacher
1185-Empowerment Revolving Fund shall serve as a state match to local
1186-dollars each school district contributes to its advanced, lead, and
1187-master teachers as provided in Section 713 of Title 3A of the
1188-Oklahoma Statutes.
1189-SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
1190-in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 18-126.1 of Title 70, unless
1191-there is created a duplication in numbering, rea ds as follows:
1155+a. supplemental tutoring in scientific-research-based
1156+reading services in addition to the regular reading
1157+block, including tutoring before or after school,
1158+b. a parent-guided "Read at Home" assistance plan, as
1159+developed by the State D epartment of Education, the
1160+purpose of which is to encourage regular parent-guided
1161+home reading, or
1162+c. a mentor or tutor with specialized reading training.
1163+P. Beginning with the 2011 -2012 school year, each school
1164+district shall establish a Reading Enhance ment and Acceleration
1165+Development (READ) Ini tiative. The focus of the READ Initiative
1166+shall be to prevent the retention of third-grade students by
1167+offering intensive accelerated reading instruction to third -grade
1168+students who failed to meet standards for promotion to fourth grade
1169+and to kindergarten through third-grade students who are exhibiting
1170+a reading deficiency. The READ Initiative shall:
1171+1. Be provided to all kindergarten through third -grade students
1172+at risk of retention as identified by the asses sments administered
1173+pursuant to the Reading Sufficiency Act. The assessment used shall
1174+measure phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary,
1175+and comprehension;
1176+2. Be provided during regular school hours in addition to the
1177+regular reading inst ruction;
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1218-A. For the purposes of this act:
1219-1. “Eligible teacher” means a certified person employe d on a
1220-full-time basis by a school district to serve as a teacher,
1221-supervisor, counselor, librarian, or certified or registered nurse;
1222-and
1223-2. “Eligible support employee” means a full-time employee of a
1224-school district as determined by the standard period of labor which
1225-is customarily understood to constitute full-time employment for th e
1226-type of services performed by the employee who is employed a minimum
1227-of one hundred seventy -two (172) days and who provides those
1228-services, not performed by professional ed ucators or certified
1229-teachers, which are ne cessary for the efficient and satisfact ory
1230-functioning of a school district and shall not include adult
1231-education instructors or adult coordinators employed by technology
1232-center school districts.
1233-B. The State Department of Education shall create the Rewarding
1234-Excellent Educators Grant Program for the purpose of providing grant
1235-funds to school districts to implement annual qualitative bonus pay
1236-plans for eligible teachers and eligible support employees.
1237-C. To receive grant funds, a school district board of educat ion
1238-shall approve and submit to the State Department of Education a
1239-qualitative bonus pay plan to reward high -performing eligible
1240-teachers and eligible support employ ees with annual bonuses. The
1241-plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following components:
1205+3. Provide a reading curriculum th at, at a minimum, meets the
1206+following specificati ons:
1207+a. assists students assessed as exhibiting a reading
1208+deficiency in developing the ability to read at grade
1209+level,
1210+b. provides skill development in phonemic aw areness,
1211+phonics, reading fluency, vocabular y, and
1212+comprehension,
1213+c. provides a scientific -research-based and reliable
1214+assessment,
1215+d. provides initial and ongoing analysis of the reading
1216+progress of each student, and
1217+e. is implemented during regular school hours,;
1218+4. Establish at each school, where applicable, an Intensive
1219+Acceleration Class for retained third-grade students who
1220+subsequently do not meet the performance criteria established by the
1221+Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability on the reading
1222+portion of the statewide assessment administered pursuant to Section
1223+1210.508 of this title. The focus of the Intensive Acceleration
1224+Class shall be to increase the reading level of a child at least two
1225+grade levels in one (1) school year. The In tensive Acceleration
1226+Class shall:
1227+a. be provided to any student in the third grade who does
1228+not meet the performance criteria established by the
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1268-1. Student growth, as defined by the school district board of
1269-education;
1270-2. Peer evaluations;
1271-3. Administrator evaluat ions;
1272-4. Mentorship participation; and
1273-5. Participation in extra responsib ilities or duties.
1274-D. The State Department of Education shall award g rant funds to
1275-school districts from the Teacher Empowerment Revolving Fund created
1276-in Section 6-190.2 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes on a first-
1277-come, first-served basis.
1278-E. Grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be used to
1279-provide annual bonuses to eligible teachers and eligible support
1280-employees. No more than ten percent (10%) of a school district ’s
1281-eligible teachers and eligible sup port employees may be provided
1282-annual bonuses during each school year. No bonus shall exceed Fiv e
1283-Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
1284-SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-200.1, as
1285-last amended by Sect ion 2, Chapter 488, O.S.L. 2021, is amen ded to
1286-read as follows:
1287-Section 18-200.1. A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year,
1288-and each school year thereafter, each school district shall have its
1289-initial allocation of State Aid calculated based on the st ate
1290-dedicated revenues actually collecte d during the preceding fiscal
1291-year, the adjusted assessed valuation of the preceding year , and the
1256+Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability
1257+on the reading portion of the statewide assessments
1258+and who was retained in the third grade the prior year
1259+because of not meeting the performance crit eria on the
1260+reading portion of the statewide assessments,
1261+b. have a reduced teacher -student ratio,
1262+c. provide uninterrupted reading instruction for the
1263+majority of student contact time each day and
1264+incorporate opportunities to master the fourth -grade
1265+state standards in other core subject areas,
1266+d. use a reading program that is scientific -research-
1267+based and has proven results in accelerating student
1268+reading achievement within the same school year,
1269+e. provide intensive language and vocabulary instruction
1270+using a scientific-research-based program, including
1271+use of a speech-language therapist, and
1272+f. include weekly progress monitoring measures to ensure
1273+progress is being made;
1274+5. Provide reports to the State Boar d of Education, upon
1275+request, on the specific int ensive reading interventions and
1276+supports implemented by the school district. The State
1277+Superintendent of Public Instruction shall annually prescribe the
1278+required components of the reports; and
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1319-preceding school year. Each school district shall s ubmit the
1320-following data based on the fi rst nine (9) weeks, to be used in the
1321-calculation of the average daily membership of the school district:
1322-1. Student enrollment by grade level;
1323-2. Pupil category counts; and
1324-3. Transportation supplement data.
1325-On or before December 30, the State Departme nt of Education
1326-shall determine each school district’s current year allocation
1327-pursuant to subsection D of this section. The State Department of
1328-Education shall complete an audit , using procedures established by
1329-the Department, of the student enrollment b y grade level data, pupil
1330-category counts, and transportation supplement data to be used in
1331-the State Aid Formula pursuan t to subsection D of this section by
1332-December 1 and by Jan uary 15 shall notify each school dist rict of
1333-the district’s final State Aid allocation for the current school
1334-year. The January payment of State Aid and each subsequent payment
1335-for the remainder of the school year shall be based on the final
1336-State Aid allocation as calculated in subsection D of this section.
1337-Except for reductions made due to the assessment of penalties by the
1338-State Department of Education according to law, the January payment
1339-of State Aid and each subsequent payment for the remainder of t he
1340-school year shall not decrease by an amount more than the amount
1341-that the current chargeable revenue increases for that district.
1306+6. Provide to a student who has been retained in the third
1307+grade and has received intensive instructional services but is still
1308+not ready for grade promotion, as determined by the school district,
1309+the option of being placed in a transitional instructional setting.
1310+A transitional setting shall specifically be desig ned to produce
1311+learning gains sufficient to meet fourth -grade performance standards
1312+while continuing to remediate the areas of reading deficiency.
1313+Q. 1. Each school district board of education shall annual ly
1314+publish on the school website, and report in w riting to the State
1315+Board of Education by September 1 of each year, the following
1316+information on the prior school year:
1317+a. the provisions of this section relating to public
1318+school student progression and the policies and
1319+procedures of the school district o n student retention
1320+and promotion,
1321+b. the number and percentage of all students in grade
1322+three that did not meet the performance criteria
1323+established by the Commis sion for Educational Quality
1324+and Accountability on the reading portion of the
1325+statewide assessment administered pursuant to Section
1326+1210.508 of this title,
1327+c. by grade, the number and percentage of all students
1328+retained in grades three through ten,
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1369-one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of the total funds appro priated
1370-for financial support of scho ols, to be used to make midyear
1371-adjustments in State Aid and which shall be reflected in the final
1372-allocations. If the amount of appropriated funds, including t he one
1373-and one-half percent (1 1/2%) retained, remaining a fter January 1 of
1374-each year is not sufficient to fully fund the final allocat ions, the
1375-Department shall recalculate each school district’s remaining
1376-allocation pursuant to subsection D of this secti on using the
1377-reduced amount of appropriated funds.
1378-C. On and after July 1, 1997, the amount of State Aid each
1379-district shall receive s hall be the sum of the Foundation Aid, the
1380-Salary Incentive Aid, and the Transportation Supplement, as adjusted
1381-pursuant to the provisions of subsection G of this section and
1382-Section 18-112.2 of this title; provided, no district having per
1383-pupil revenue in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the
1384-average per pupil revenue of all districts shall receive any State
1385-Aid or Supplement in State Aid.
1386-The July calculation of per pupil revenue shall be determined by
1387-dividing the district’s second preceding year ’s total weighted
1388-average daily membership (ADM) into the district’s preceding year’s
1389-total revenues excluding federal re venue, insurance loss payments,
1390-reimbursements, recovery o f overpayments and refunds, unused
1356+d. information on the total number and percentage o f
1357+students who were promoted for good cause, by e ach
1358+category of good cause as specified above, and
1359+e. any revisions to the policies of the school district
1360+on student retention and promotion from the prior
1361+year.
1362+2. The State Department of Education shall establish a uniform
1363+format for school districts t o report the information required in
1364+this subsection. The format shall be developed with input from
1365+school districts and shall be provided not later than ninety ( 90)
1366+days prior to the annual due date. The Department shall annually
1367+compile the information required, along with state-level summary
1368+information, and report the information to the public, the Governor,
1369+the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Spe aker of the
1370+House of Representatives.
1371+R. The State Department of Education shall provide tec hnical
1372+assistance as needed to aid school districts in administering the
1373+provision of the Reading Sufficiency Act.
1374+S. On or before January 31 of each year, the St ate Department
1375+of Education shall issue to t he Governor, the President Pro Tempore
1376+of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
1377+members of the Senate and House of Representatives Education
1378+Committees a Reading Sufficiency Report which sha ll include, but is
1379+not limited to, trend dat a detailing three (3) years of data,
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1418-less the amount of any transfer fees paid in that year.
1419-The December calculation of per pupil rev enue shall be
1420-determined by dividing the district ’s preceding year’s total
1421-weighted average dai ly membership (ADM) into the district ’s
1422-preceding year’s total revenues excluding federal revenue, insurance
1423-loss payments, reimbursements, recovery of overpayme nts and refunds,
1424-unused reserves, prior expenditures recov ered, prior year surpluses,
1425-and less the amount of any transfer fees paid in that year.
1426-D. For the 1997-98 school year, and each school year
1427-thereafter, Foundation Aid, the Transportation Supplemen t, and
1428-Salary Incentive Aid shall be calculated as follows :
1429-1. Foundation Aid shall be determi ned by subtracting the amount
1430-of the Foundation Program Income from the cost of the Foundation
1431-Program and adding to this difference the Transportation Supplemen t.
1432-a. The Foundation Program shall be a district’s higher
1433-weighted average daily membership bas ed on the first
1434-nine (9) weeks of the cu rrent school year or the
1435-preceding school year of a school district, as
1436-determined by the provisions of subsection A of
1437-Section 18-201.1 of this title and paragraphs 1, 2, 3 ,
1438-and 4 of subsection B of Section 18 -201.1 of this
1439-title, multiplied by the Base F oundation Support
1440-Level. However, for the portion of weighted
1407+disaggregated by student subgroups to include economically
1408+disadvantaged, major racial or ethnic groups, students with
1409+disabilities, and English language learners, as appropri ate for the
1410+following:
1411+1. The number and pe rcentage of students in kindergarten
1412+through third grade determined to be at risk for reading
1413+difficulties compared to the total number of students enrolled in
1414+each grade;
1415+2. The number and percentage of student s in kindergarten who
1416+continue to be at risk for reading difficulties as determined by the
1417+year-end measurement of reading progress;
1418+3. The number and percentage of students in kindergarten
1419+through third grade who have successfully completed their program of
1420+reading instruction and are reading on g rade level as determined by
1421+the results of approv ed reading assessments;
1422+4. The number and percentage of students that meet or do not
1423+meet the performance criteria established by the Commission for
1424+Educational Quality and Accountability on the reading por tion of the
1425+statewide third-grade assessment admi nistered pursuant to Section
1426+1210.508 of this title;
1427+5. The number of students tested, the number of students
1428+promoted through meeting proficiency on a screening instrument as
1429+provided for in subsection I o f this section, the number of students
1430+promoted through each of the good-cause exemptions as provided for
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1467-membership derived from nonresident, transferred
1468-pupils enrolled in online courses, the Foundation
1469-Program shall be a district’s weighted average daily
1470-membership of the preceding school year o r the first
1471-nine (9) weeks of the current school year, whichever
1472-is greater, as determined by the provisions of
1473-subsection A of Section 18-201.1 of this title and
1474-paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of subsection B of Section
1475-18-201.1 of this title, multiplied by th e Base
1476-Foundation Support Level.
1477-b. The Foundation Program Income shall be the sum of the
1478-following:
1479-(1) The adjusted assessed valuation of the current
1480-school year of the school d istrict, minus the
1481-previous year protested ad valorem tax revenues
1482-held as prescribed in Section 2884 of Title 68 of
1483-the Oklahoma Statutes, multiplied by the mills
1484-levied pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 9 of
1485-Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, if
1486-applicable, as adjusted in subsectio n (c) of
1487-Section 8A of Article X of the Oklahoma
1488-Constitution. For purposes of this subsection,
1489-the “adjusted assessed valuation of the current
1490-school year” shall be the adjusted assessed
1458+in subsection L of this section and the number of students retained
1459+and the number of students promoted th rough probationary promotion
1460+as provided for in subsection I of this section for each element ary
1461+site;
1462+6. Data tracking the progression of students promoted through
1463+each of the good-cause exemptions as provided for in subsection L of
1464+this section and stud ents promoted through probationary promotion or
1465+students who are retained in third grade as p rovided for in
1466+subsection I of this section. The data shall include but not be
1467+limited to information regarding whether students graduate on time;
1468+7. The amount of funds for reading remediation received by each
1469+district;
1470+8. An evaluation and narrative i nterpretation of the report
1471+data analyzing the impact of the Reading Sufficiency Act on
1472+students' ability to read at grade level;
1473+9. The type of reading instructi on practices and methods
1474+currently being used by school districts in the state;
1475+10. Socioeconomic information, access to reading resources
1476+outside of school and screening for and identification of learning
1477+disabilities for students not reading at the appr opriate grade level
1478+by third grade;
1479+11. The types of intensive remediation efforts being con ducted
1480+by school districts to identify best practices for students that are
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1518-during the current sc hool year, and
1519-(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount received
1520-by the school district from the proceeds of the
1521-county levy during the preceding fiscal year , as
1522-levied pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 9 of
1523-Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, and
1524-(3) Motor Vehicle Collections motor vehicle
1525-collections, and
1526-(4) Gross Production Tax gross production tax, and
1527-(5) State Apportionment state apportionment, and
1528-(6) R.E.A. Tax tax.
1529-The items listed in divisions (3), (4), (5), and (6)
1530-of this subparagraph shall consist of the amounts
1531-actually collected from such sources during the
1532-preceding fiscal year calculated on a per capita basis
1533-on the unit provided for b y law for the distribution
1534-of each such revenue.
1535-2. The Transportation Supplement shall be equ al to the average
1536-daily haul times the p er capita allowance times the appropriate
1537-transportation factor.
1538-a. The average daily haul shall be the number of childre n
1539-in a district who are legally transported and who live
1540-one and one-half (1 1/2) miles or more from school.
1508+not reading at the appropriate grade level and are not retained
1509+under the provisions of this section; and
1510+12. Any recommendations for improvements or amendments to the
1511+Reading Sufficiency Act.
1512+The State Department of Education may contract with an
1513+independent entity for the reporting and analysis requirements of
1514+this subsection.
1515+T. Copies of the results of the assessments administer ed shall
1516+be made a part of the permanent record o f each student.
1517+SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508D,
1518+is amended to read as follows:
1519+Section 1210.508D A. Contingent on the provision of
1520+appropriated funds design ated for the Reading Sufficiency Act,
1521+school districts may be allocated monies for each enrolled
1522+kindergarten student or first -, second- and third-grade student
1523+based on the average daily attendance of those students from the
1524+current previous school year, including any student who has been
1525+retained in the third grade pursuant to Section 1210.508C of this
1526+title, who is found to be in need of remediation or intervention in
1527+reading. The allocation shall be distribute d to each school
1528+district upon approval of the reading sufficiency plan for the
1529+school district by the State Department of Education and the
1530+submittal of a child -count report to the Department that details the
1531+number of students identified as needing remed iation or intervention
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1568-following chart:
1569-PER CAPITA PER CAPITA
1570-DENSITY FIGURE ALLOWANCE DENSITY FIGURE ALLOWANCE
1571-.3000 - .3083 $167.00 .9334 - .9599 $99.00
1572-.3084 - .3249 $165.00 .9600 - .9866 $97.00
1573-.3250 - .3416 $163.00 .9867 - 1.1071 $95.00
1574-.3417 - .3583 $161.00 1.1072 - 1.3214 $92.00
1575-.3584 - .3749 $158.00 1.3215 - 1.5357 $90.00
1576-.3750 - .3916 $156.00 1.5358 - 1.7499 $88.00
1577-.3917 - .4083 $154.00 1.7500 - 1.9642 $86.00
1578-.4084 - .4249 $152.00 1.9643 - 2.1785 $84.00
1579-.4250 - .4416 $150.00 2.1786 - 2.3928 $81.00
1580-.4417 - .4583 $147.00 2.3929 - 2.6249 $79.00
1581-.4584 - .4749 $145.00 2.6250 - 2.8749 $77.00
1582-.4750 - .4916 $143.00 2.8750 - 3.1249 $75.00
1583-.4917 - .5083 $141.00 3.1250 - 3.3749 $73.00
1584-.5084 - .5249 $139.00 3.3750 - 3.6666 $70.00
1585-.5250 - .5416 $136.00 3.6667 - 3.9999 $68.00
1586-.5417 - .5583 $134.00 4.0000 - 4.3333 $66.00
1587-.5584 - .5749 $132.00 4.3334 - 4.6666 $64.00
1588-.5750 - .5916 $130.00 4.6667 - 4.9999 $62.00
1589-.5917 - .6133 $128.00 5.0000 - 5.5000 $59.00
1590-.6134 - .6399 $125.00 5.5001 - 6.0000 $57.00
1559+in reading average daily attendance numbers . To determine a per-
1560+student allocation amount, the total amount of funds availa ble for
1561+allocation each year shall be divided by the total number of
1562+students in the state identified as in n eed of remediation or
1563+intervention in readi ng as provided for in Section 1210.508C of this
1564+title based on the average daily attendance from the previous school
1565+year. Each school district shall be allocated an amoun t equal to
1566+the per-student allocation amo unt multiplied by the number average
1567+daily attendance of identified students enrolled from the previous
1568+school year in the school district.
1569+1. School districts shall use monies generated by the Reading
1570+Sufficiency Act only for instructional purposes and professional
1571+development based on the plan submitted to the Department intended
1572+to improve reading proficiency for students in kindergarten and
1573+first, second, and third grades with particular emphasis on students
1574+in kindergarten and first and second grade.
1575+2. Each school district that has more than twenty percent (20%)
1576+of its students in third grade who do not demonstrate sufficient
1577+reading skills as established by the State Board of Education
1578+according to the reading portion of the statewide assessment sha ll
1579+receive monies generated by the Reading Sufficiency Act established
1580+in this section only after the kindergarten and first, second, and
1581+third grade reading program plan of the school district has been
1582+submitted, reviewed, and approved by the Department. Additional
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1618-.6667 - .6933 $121.00 6.5001 - 7.0000 $53.00
1619-.6934 - .7199 $119.00 7.0001 - 7.3333 $51.00
1620-.7200 - .7466 $117.00 7.3334 - 7.6667 $48.00
1621-.7467 - .7733 $114.00 7.6668 - 8.0000 $46.00
1622-.7734 - .7999 $112.00 8.0001 - 8.3333 $44.00
1623-.8000 - .8266 $110.00 8.3334 - 8.6667 $42.00
1624-.8267 - .8533 $108.00 8.6668 - 9.0000 $40.00
1625-.8534 - .8799 $106.00 9.0001 - 9.3333 $37.00
1626-.8800 - .9066 $103.00 9.3334 - 9.6667 $35.00
1627-.9067 - .9333 $101.00 9.6668 or more $33.00
1628-c. The formula transportation factor shall be 1.39 2.0.
1629-3. Salary Incentive Aid shall be determined as follows:
1630-a. Multiply the Incentive Aid guarantee by the district’s
1631-higher weighted average daily membership based on the
1632-first nine (9) weeks of the current school year or t he
1633-preceding school year of a school district, as
1634-determined by the provisions of subsection A of
1635-Section 18-201.1 of this title and paragraphs 1, 2, 3,
1636-and 4 of subsection B of S ection 18-201.1 of this
1637-title.
1638-b. Divide the district’s adjusted assessed val uation of
1639-the current school year minus the previous year’s
1640-protested ad valorem tax revenues held as prescribed
1610+support for schools shall be de fined in rules promulgated by the
1611+Department. The Department shall give approval to a school district
1612+before any portion of the monies generated by the Reading
1613+Sufficiency Act may be distributed to the school dis trict pursuant
1614+to this subsection.
1615+B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, districts
1616+receiving more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)
1617+pursuant to subsection A of this section shall spend no less than
1618+ten percent (10%) to provide prof essional development for teachers
1619+teaching prekindergarten through grade fi ve. The professional
1620+development shall include training in the science of how students
1621+learn to read as well as instructional materials required for
1622+implementation.
1623+C. By June 30, 2022, the Department shall approve and publish a
1624+list of professional deve lopment programs that are evidence-based
1625+and directly address the cognitive science of how students learn to
1626+read for which districts are permitted to use the funds received
1627+under this section.
1628+D. If a teacher attends and completes a professional
1629+development institute in elementary reading approved by the Oklahoma
1630+Commission for Teacher Preparation during the summer or when school
1631+is not in session, the teacher may receive a stipend equal to the
1632+amount of the cost for a substitute teacher, based on the amo unt of
1633+funds allocated.
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1667-in Section 2884 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
1668-by one thousand (1,000) and subtract the quotient from
1669-the product of subparagraph a of t his paragraph. The
1670-remainder shall not be less than zero (0).
1671-c. Multiply the number of mills levied for general fund
1672-purposes above the fifteen (15) mills required to
1673-support Foundation Aid pursuant to division (1) of
1674-subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of thi s subsection, not
1675-including the county four-mill levy, by the remainder
1676-of subparagraph b of this paragraph. The product
1677-shall be the Salary Incentive Aid of the district.
1678-E. By June 30, 1998, the State Department of Education shall
1679-develop and the Depar tment and all school districts shall have
1680-implemented a student identification system which is consistent with
1681-the provisions of subsections C and D of Section 3111 of Title 74 of
1682-the Oklahoma Statutes. The student identification system shall be
1683-used specifically for the purpose of reporting enrollment data by
1684-school sites and by school districts, the administration of the
1685-Oklahoma School Testing Program Act, the collection of app ropriate
1686-and necessary data pursuant to the Oklahoma Educational Indicators
1687-Program, determining student enrollment, establishing a student
1688-mobility rate, allocation of the State Aid Formula , and midyear
1689-adjustments in funding for student growth. This enr ollment data
1690-shall be submitted to th e State Department of Education in
1661+SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
1662+in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.508H of Title 70, unless
1663+there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as f ollows:
1664+A. Beginning with the 202 3-2024 school year, the State
1665+Department of Education shall retain no less than ten percent (10%)
1666+of funds appropriated for the Reading Su fficiency Act to employ a
1667+literacy instructional team to support school districts in
1668+implementation of the requirements of Sectio n 1210.508C of Title 70
1669+of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department shall provide technical
1670+assistance for literacy instruction, dyslexi a and related disorders,
1671+and serve as a primary source of information and sup port for schools
1672+in addressing the needs of s tudents struggling with literacy,
1673+dyslexia and related disorders. The Department shall develop
1674+program implementation guidance for sc hool districts to assist
1675+schools in administering an effective kindergarten through third
1676+grade evidence-based reading program plan. The guidance shall
1677+include identifying and recommending appropriate program
1678+expenditures, providing technical oversight an d assistance for
1679+annually updating reading program plans, selecting and adopt ing
1680+evidence-based reading curricula , and providing and promoting
1681+teacher professional development that is based on evidence -based
1682+reading research.
1683+B. The Department shall empl oy a literacy instructional team
1684+with team members who are placed regionally across the state. The
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1718-Funding for the development, implementation, personnel tra ining, and
1719-maintenance of the student identification syste m shall be set out in
1720-a separate line item in the allocation section of the a ppropriation
1721-bill for the State Board of Education for each year.
1722-F. 1. In the event that ad valorem taxes of a school district
1723-are determined to be uncollectible because of ban kruptcy, clerical
1724-error, or a successful tax protest, and the amount of such taxes
1725-deemed uncollectible exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or
1726-an amount greater than twenty -five percent (25%) of ad valorem taxes
1727-per tax year, or the valuation of a district is lowered by order of
1728-the State Board of Equalization, the school d istrict’s State Aid,
1729-for the school year that such ad valorem taxes are calculated in the
1730-State Aid Formula, shall be det ermined by subtracting the net
1731-assessed valuation of the p roperty upon which taxes were deemed
1732-uncollectible from the assessed valuatio n of the school district and
1733-the state. Upon request of the local board of education, it shall
1734-be the duty of the county assessor to certify to the Director of
1735-Finance of the State Department of Education the net as sessed
1736-valuation of the property upon wh ich taxes were determined
1737-uncollectible.
1738-2. In the event that the amount of funds a school district
1739-receives for reimbur sement from the Ad Valorem Reimbursement Fund is
1740-less than the amount of funds claimed for reim bursement by the
1712+literacy instructional teams shall assist general education and
1713+special education teachers in recognizing educational needs to
1714+improve literacy outcomes for all students including tho se with
1715+dyslexia or identified with the risk charac teristics associated with
1716+dyslexia. The role of the literacy instructional team shall also
1717+include increasing professional awareness and instructional
1718+competencies to meet the e ducational needs of all students including
1719+those with dyslexia or identified w ith risk characteristics
1720+associated with dysl exia. The Department shall prioritize supports
1721+and interventions, including enrollment in reading trainings and
1722+professional develop ment, for schools which have the highest
1723+percentage of students who do not demonstrate sufficient reading
1724+skills as established by the State Board of Education.
1725+C. Literacy instructional team members employed by the
1726+Department shall have training in:
1727+1. The science of how students learn to read including
1728+phonological awareness, ph onics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension,
1729+writing, and language;
1730+2. Foundation of multisensory, explicit, systematic, and
1731+structured reading instruction;
1732+3. Identification of and the appropriate interventions,
1733+accommodations, and teaching techniques for struggling students;
1734+4. The requirements of the Reading Sufficiency Act;
1735+5. Special education laws and procedures; and
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1768-193 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, then the school district ’s
1769-assessed valuation for the school year that such ad valorem
1770-reimbursement is calculated in the State Aid Formula shall be
1771-adjusted accordingly.
1772-G. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 18-112.2 of
1773-this title, a school district shall have its State Aid r educed by an
1774-amount equal to the amount of carryover in th e general fund of the
1775-district as of June 30 of the preceding fiscal year, th at is in
1776-excess of the following standards for two (2) consecutive years:
1777-Total Amount of Amount of
1778-General Fund Collecti ons, General Fund
1779-Excluding Previous Year Balance
1780-Cash Surplus as of June 30 Allowable
1781- Less than $1,000,000 48%
1782- $1,000,000 - $2,999,999 42%
1783- $3,000,000 - $3,999,999 36%
1784- $4,000,000 - $4,999,999 30%
1785- $5,000,000 - $5,999,999 24%
1786- $6,000,000 - $7,999,999 22%
1787- $8,000,000 - $9,999,999 19%
1788- $10,000,000 or more 17%
1789-2. By February 1 the State De partment of Education shall send
1790-by certified mail, with return receipt requested, to each School
1763+6. Appropriate interve ntions, accommodations, and assistive
1764+technology supports for studen ts with dyslexia or a related
1765+disorder.
1766+D. The literacy instructional team members employed by the
1767+Department shall report to the Director of Reading Sufficiency and
1768+have:
1769+1. A minimum of five regional literacy leads, at least one who
1770+shall be designated by the Department as a dyslexia specialist to
1771+provide school districts with support and resources that are
1772+necessary to assist students with dyslexia . The Department shall
1773+give preference to educators applying for regional literacy lead
1774+who:
1775+a. have an endorsement or certification as a certified
1776+structured literacy dyslexia specialist or ce rtified
1777+academic language therapist,
1778+b. are knowledgeable of multitiered systems of support;
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1780+c. have been trained in the identification of and
1781+intervention for dysl exia and related disorders,
1782+including best practice interventions and treatment
1783+models for dyslexia; and
1784+2. A minimum of ten literacy specialists. The Department shall
1785+give preference to e ducators applying for literacy specialist who:
1786+a. have training in the science of reading,
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1817-District Superintendent school district superintendent , Auditor
1818-auditor, and Regional Accreditation Officer regional accreditation
1819-officer a notice of and calculation sheet reflecting the general
1820-fund balance penalty to be assessed against that school district.
1821-Calculation of the general fund balance penalty shall no t include
1822-federal revenue. Within thirty (30) days of rec eipt of this written
1823-notice the school district shall submit to the Departmen t a written
1824-reply either accepting or protesting the penalty to be assessed
1825-against the district. If protesting, the sch ool district shall
1826-submit with its reply the reasons for r ejecting the calculations and
1827-documentation supporting those reasons. The De partment shall review
1828-all school district penalty protest documentation and notify each
1829-district by March 15 of its findi ng and the final penalty to be
1830-assessed to each district. General fund balance penalties shall be
1831-assessed to all school districts by April 1.
1832-3. Any school district which receives proceeds from a tax
1833-settlement or a Federal Emergency Management Agency s ettlement
1834-during the last two (2) months of the preceding fiscal year shall be
1835-exempt from the penalties assessed in this subsection, i f the
1836-penalty would occur solely as a result of receiving funds from the
1837-tax settlement.
1838-4. Any school district which re ceives an increase in State Aid
1839-because of a change in Fou ndation and/or Salary Incentive Aid
1840-factors during the last two (2) months of the preceding fiscal year
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1869-the increase in State Aid.
1870-5. If a school district doe s not receive Foundation and/or
1871-Salary Incentive Aid during the preceding fiscal year, the State
1872-Board of Education may waive the penalty assessed in this subsec tion
1873-if the penalty would result in a loss of more than fo rty percent
1874-(40%) of the remaining St ate Aid to be allocated to the school
1875-district between April 1 and the remainder of the school year and if
1876-the Board determines the penalty will cause the school district not
1877-to meet remaining financial obligations.
1878-6. Any school district which receives g ross production revenue
1879-apportionment during the 2002-2003 school year or in any subsequent
1880-school year that is greater than the gross production revenue
1881-apportionment of the preceding school year shall be exempt from t he
1882-penalty assessed in this subsectio n, if the penalty would occur
1883-solely as a result of the gross production revenue apportionment, as
1884-determined by the State Board of Education.
1885-7. Beginning July 1, 2003, school districts that participate in
1886-consolidation or annexation pursuant to the prov isions of the
1887-Oklahoma School Voluntary Consolidation and Annexation Act shall be
1888-exempt from the penalty assessed in this subsection for the s chool
1889-year in which the consolidation or annexation occurs and for the
1890-next three (3) fiscal years.
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1919-the Oklahoma Statutes or proceeds from a sales tax levied by a
1920-county pursuant to Section 1370 of Ti tle 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes
1921-during the 2003-2004 school year or the 2004 -2005 school year shall
1922-be exempt from the penalties assessed in this subsection, if the
1923-penalty would occur solely as a result of receiving funds from the
1924-sales tax levy.
1925-9. Any school district which has an amount o f carryover in the
1926-general fund of the d istrict in excess of the limits established in
1927-paragraph 1 of this subsection during the fiscal years b eginning
1928-July 1, 2020, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, shall
1929-not be assessed a general fund balance penalty as provided for in
1930-this subsection.
1931-10. For purposes of calculating the general fund balance
1932-penalty, the terms “carryover” and “general fund balance” shall not
1933-include federal revenue.
1934-H. In order to provide startup funds for the implementation of
1935-early childhood programs, State Aid may be advanced to school
1936-districts that initially start early childhood instruction at a
1937-school site. School districts that desire such advanced funding
1938-shall make application t o the State Department of Education n o later
1939-than September 15 of each year a nd advanced funding shall be awarded
1940-to the approved districts no later than October 30. The advanced
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1969-Start eligible student. Th e total amount of advanced funding shall
1970-be proportionately reduced from the monthly payments of the
1971-district’s State Aid payments during the last six (6) months of the
1972-same fiscal year.
1973-I. 1. Beginning July 1, 199 6, the Oklahoma Tax Commission,
1974-notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, shall report
1975-monthly to the State Department of Education the monthly
1976-apportionment of the following information:
1977-a. the assessed valuation of property,
1978-b. motor vehicle collections,
1979-c. R.E.A. tax collected, an d
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1981-2. Beginning July 1, 1997, the State Auditor and Inspector ’s
1982-Office, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, shall
1983-report monthly to the State Department of Educat ion the monthly
1984-apportionment of the pro ceeds of the county levy.
1985-3. Beginning July 1, 1996, the Commissioners of the Land
1986-Office, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, shall
1987-report monthly to the State Department of Education the monthly
1988-apportionment of state apportionment.
1989-4. Beginning July 1, 1997, the county treasurers’ offices,
1990-notwithstanding any provision of law to the c ontrary, shall report
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2018-protest amounts for each co unty.
2019-5. The information reported by th e Tax Commission, the State
2020-Auditor and Inspector’s Office, the county treasurers ’ offices, and
2021-the Commissioners of the Land Office, pursuant to this subsection
2022-shall be reported by school district on forms develope d by the State
2023-Department of Education.
2024-SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-201.1, is
2025-amended to read as f ollows:
2026-Section 18-201.1. A. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year,
2027-and each school year thereafter, the weighted member ship of a school
2028-district for calculation of Foundation Aid purposes pursuant to
2029-paragraph 1 of subsection D of Section 18 -200.1 of this title shall
2030-be the sum of the weighted pupil grade level calculation, th e
2031-weighted pupil category calculation, the weig hted district
2032-calculation, and the weighted teacher experience and degree
2033-calculation. The weighted membership of a school district for
2034-calculation of Salary Incentive Aid purposes pursuant to paragraph 3
2035-of subsection D of Section 18 -200.1 of this title shall be the sum
2036-of the weighted pupil grade level calculation, the weighted pupil
2037-category calculation, the weighted district calcul ation, and the
2038-weighted teacher experience and degree calculation.
2039-B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the weight ed
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2068-nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the preceding school
2069-year of a school district, unless otherwise specified . The higher
2070-of the two (2) weighted average daily memberships shall be used
2071-consistently in all of the calculations; however, the w eighted
2072-calculation for a statewide virtual charter school experiencing a
2073-significant decline in membership shall be based on the first nine
2074-(9) weeks of the current school year for the statewide virtual
2075-charter school. For purposes of this subsection, “significant
2076-decline in membership” means equal to or greater than a fifteen
2077-percent (15%) decrease in average daily membersh ip from the
2078-preceding school year to the average daily membership of the first
2079-nine (9) weeks of the current school year. The averag e daily
2080-membership data used for all calculations in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 , and
2081-4 of this subsection shall be the same as used in the calculation of
2082-the State Aid Formula. The weighted calculations provided for in
2083-subsection A of this section shall be determ ined as follows:
2084-1. The weighted pupil grade level calculation shall be
2085-determined by taking the highest average daily mem bership and
2086-assigning weights to the pupils according to grade attended as
2087-follows:
2088-GRADE LEVEL WEIGHT
2089-a. Half-day early childhood programs .7
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2121-g. Fourth through sixth grade 1.0
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2124-Multiply the membership of each subparagraph of this paragraph
2125-by the weight assigned to such subparagraph of this paragraph and
2126-add the totals together to determine the weighted pupil grade level
2127-calculation for a school district. De termination of the pupils
2128-eligible for the early childhood program weight shall be pursu ant to
2129-the provisions of Section 1 -114 of this title. The pupils eligible
2130-for the out-of-home placement pupil weight shall be students who are
2131-not residents of the sch ool district in which they are r eceiving
2132-education pursuant to the provisions of subsect ion D of Section 1-
2133-113 of this title. Such wei ght may be claimed by the district
2134-providing educational services to such student for the days that
2135-student is enrolled i n that district. If claimed, th e out-of-home
2136-placement weight shall be in lieu of the p upil grade level and any
2137-pupil category weights for that student. Provided, if a student
2138-resides in a juvenile detention center that is restricted to less
2139-than twelve (12) beds, the out-of-home placement pupil weight for
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2170-by assigning a weight to the pupil category as follows:
2171-CATEGORY WEIGHT
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2180-i. Orthopedic Impairment 1.2
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2183-l. Special Education Summer Program 1.2
2184-m. Economically Disadvantaged .25 .3
2185-n. Optional Extended School Year
2186-Program As determined by
2187- the State Board
2188- of Education
2189-o. Autism 2.4
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2219-approved in the school year with the highest average daily
2220-membership in each category by the weight assigned to such category
2221-and add the totals together to determine the we ighted pupil category
2222-calculation for a school district. For the 1997-98 school year and
2223-subsequent school years, the number to be multiplied by the weight
2224-assigned to the gifted category in subparagraph g of this paragraph
2225-shall be the lesser of (1) the sum of the number of stude nts who
2226-scored in the top three percent (3%) on any national standardized
2227-test of intellectual ability plus the number of students identified
2228-as gifted pursuant to subparagraphs a through d of paragraph 1 of
2229-Section 1210.301 of th is title, or (2) the sum o f the number of
2230-students who scored in the top three percent (3%) on any national
2231-standardized test of intellectual ability plus eight percent (8%) of
2232-the total average daily membership of the school district for the
2233-first nine (9) weeks of the school year .
2234-3. The weighted district calculation shall be determined by
2235-determining the calculations for each school district for both the
2236-small school district formula and the district sparsity - isolation
2237-formula, applying whichever is t he greater of the calculat ions of
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2267-daily membership divided by 529 times .2 times total
2268-average daily membership.
2269-The small school district formula calculation shall appl y
2270-only to school districts whose highest average daily
2271-membership is less than 529 pupils. School districts which
2272-are consolidated or annexed after July 1, 2003, pursuant t o
2273-the Oklahoma School Voluntary Consolidation and Annexation
2274-Act shall have the wei ghted district size calculation for
2275-the three (3) school years following the fiscal year in
2276-which such consolidation occurred calculated to be the sum
2277-of the individual cons olidated districts comp uted as if the
2278-consolidation had not taken place. Thereafte r, any such
2279-district which is consolidated pursuant to the Oklahoma
2280-School Voluntary Consolidation and Annexation Act shall not
2281-qualify for the weighted district calculation unless the
2282-district can satisfy the specifications herein. Subject to
2283-the provisions of subparagraph c of this paragraph, the
2284-resulting number shall be counted as additional students
2285-for the purpose of calculating State Aid.
2286-b. District sparsity - isolation formula:
2287-The district sparsity - isolation formula calculation shall
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2317-districts in this state; and
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2319-of the state average areal density. Areal
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2323-The district sparsity - isolation formula calculation shall
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2325-The school district student cost fa ctor multiplied by
2326-the school district area factor. The resulting
2327-product shall be multiplied by the school district’s
2328-average daily membership. Subject to the provisions
2329-of subparagraph c of th is paragraph, the resulting
2330-number shall be counted as addit ional students for the
2331-purpose of calculating State Aid.
2332-The school district student cost factor shal l be calculated
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2334-The school district’s average daily membersh ip shall
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2380-The sum of the grade level group’s average daily
2381-membership shall be divided by the school district ’s
2382-average daily membership. The number one (1. 0) shall
2383-be subtracted from the resulting quotien t.
2384-The school district area cost factor shall be calc ulated as
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2418-whose location in a school distr ict would inhibit the district from
2419-consolidation or annexation. The Board shall make available an
2420-application process, review applications, and for districts the
2421-Board deems necessary allow additional square miles to be used for
2422-the purposes of calculati ons used for the weighted district sparsity
2423-- isolation formula. Provided, that the additional squar e miles
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2426-c. State Aid funds which a district is calcu lated to
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2429-If, after the weighted district calculation is
2430-applied, the district ’s projected per pupil
2431-revenue exceeds one hundred fifty percent (150%)
2432-of the projected state average per pupil revenue,
2433-then the district’s State Aid shall be reduced by
2434-an amount that will restrict the district’s
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2436-percent (150%) of the projec ted state average per
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2469-The July calculation of the projected per pupil
2470-revenue shall be determined by dividing the district ’s
2471-preceding year’s average daily membership (ADM) as
2472-weighted by the pupil grade level, the pupil category,
2473-the district and the teacher experience deg ree index
2474-calculations for projected State Aid into t he
2475-district’s projected total revenues including
2476-projected funds for the State Aid Formula for the
2477-preceding year, net assessed valuation for the
2478-preceding calendar year tim es thirty-nine (39) mills,
2479-county revenues excluding the county four-mills
2480-revenues for the second preceding year, other state
2481-appropriations for the preceding year , and the
2482-collections for the preceding year of state
2483-apportionment, motor vehicle revenue, gross production
2484-tax, and R.E.A. tax.
2485-The December calculation of the projected per pupil
2486-revenue shall be determined by dividing the higher of
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2520-calculation of the current year State Aid Formu la, net
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2528-The district’s projected total revenues for each
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2530-for the second preceding year: fede ral revenue,
2531-insurance loss payments, reimbursements, recovery of
2532-overpayments and refunds, unused reserves, prior
2533-expenditures recovered, prior year surpluses, and
2534-other local miscellaneous revenues.
2535-4. The weighted teacher experience and degree calculat ion shall
2536-be determined in acc ordance with the teacher experience and degree
2537-index. The State Department of Education shall determine an index
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2577-be determined by subtractin g the weighted average state teacher from
2578-the weighted average district teacher. Multiply the school district
2579-teacher index if greater than zero by .7 and then multiply tha t
2580-product by the sum of the di strict’s weighted pupil grade level
2581-calculation provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection and the
2582-weighted pupil category calculation provided in subpara graph m of
2583-paragraph 2 of this subsection to determine the weighted teac her
2584-experience and degree calc ulation.
2585-SECTION 9. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
2586-SECTION 10. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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2657-BILL NO. 2672 By: Baker and West (Tammy) of
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2668-An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
2669-Section 6-194, as amended by Section 1 , Chapter 211,
2670-O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, S ection 6-194),
2671-which relates to professional development programs;
2672-requiring dyslexia and dysgraphia program be approved
2673-by the State Department of Ed ucation; amending 70
2674-O.S. 2021, Sections 1210.508C and 1210.508D, which
2675-relate to the Reading Sufficiency Act; deleting
2676-exception for avoiding annual submission of reading
2677-sufficiency plan updates; requiring annual report of
2678-certain student data by specified date; modifying
2679-funding allocation for Reading Sufficiency Act funds;
2680-providing funding for students enrolled in
2681-kindergarten and first, second, and third grades;
2682-directing funds be used only for certain purposes;
2683-mandating certain school districts receive Department
2684-approval prior to fund distribution; requiring
2685-retention of certain funds to employ a liter acy
2686-instructional team; providing for technical
2687-assistance and program implementation guidance to
2688-team members and schools; directing team members to
2689-be placed regionally statewide; providing du ties for
2690-team; listing training required for team members;
2691-providing Department oversight of team; establishing
2692-minimum criteria for team employees; listing hiring
2693-preferences for team members with certain knowle dge
2694-and training; providing for codification; provi ding
2695-an effective date; and declaring an emergency .
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2698-BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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2725-SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-194, as
2726-amended by Section 1, Chapter 21 1, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Su pp. 2022,
2727-Section 6-194), is amended to read as follows:
2728-Section 6-194. A. The district boards of education of this
2729-state shall establish professional development programs for the
2730-certified teachers and administrators of the di strict. Programs
2731-shall be adopted by each board based upon recommendations of a
2732-professional development committee appointed by the board of
2733-education for the district . For the fiscal years ending J une 30,
2734-2011, and June 30, 2012, a school district board of education may
2735-elect not to adopt and offer a professional development program f or
2736-certified teachers and administrators of the district . If a school
2737-district elects not to adopt and offer a profe ssional development
2738-program, the district may expend any monies allocated for
2739-professional development for any purpose related to the suppo rt and
2740-maintenance of the school district as determined by the b oard of
2741-education of the school district.
2742-B. Each professional development committee shall include
2743-classroom teachers, administrators, school counselors or licensed
2744-mental health providers, a nd parents, guardians or custodians of
2745-children in the school di strict and shall consult with a higher
2746-education faculty. A majority of the members of the professional
2747-development committee shall be composed of classroom teachers. The
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2776-in the school district. The members selected shall be sub ject to
2777-the approval of a majority vote of the teachers in the district.
2778-C. In developing program recommendations, each professional
2779-development committee shall annually utilize a data -driven approach
2780-to analyze student data and determine district and sch ool
2781-professional development needs. The professional development
2782-programs adopted shall be directed toward development of
2783-competencies and instruc tional strategies in the core curriculum
2784-areas for the following goals:
2785-1. Increasing the academic performan ce data scores for the
2786-district and each school site;
2787-2. Closing achievement gaps among student subgroups;
2788-3. Increasing student achievement as d emonstrated on state -
2789-mandated tests and the ACT;
2790-4. Increasing high school graduation rates; and
2791-5. Decreasing college remediation rates.
2792-Each program may also include components on classroo m management
2793-and student discipline strategies, outreach to pare nts, guardians or
2794-custodians of students, specia l education, and racial and ethnic
2795-education, which all perso nnel defined as teachers in Section 1-116
2796-of this title shall be required to comple te on a periodic basis.
2797-The State Board of Education shall prov ide guidelines to assist
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2826-D. At a minimum of once an academic yea r a program shall be
2827-offered which includes the following:
2828-1. Training on recognition of child abuse and negl ect;
2829-2. Recognition of child sexual abuse;
2830-3. Proper reporting of suspected abuse; and
2831-4. Available resources.
2832-E. One time per year, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year,
2833-training in the area of autism sh all be offered and all resident
2834-teachers of students in early childhood programs through grade three
2835-shall be required to complete the autism training during the
2836-resident year and at least one time every three (3) years
2837-thereafter. All other teachers and education support professionals
2838-of students in early childhood programs through grade three shall be
2839-required to complete the autism training at least one time every
2840-three (3) years. The autism training shall include a minimum
2841-awareness of the characteris tics of autistic children, resources
2842-available and an introduction to positive behavior supports to
2843-challenging behavior. Each adopted program shall allow school
2844-counselors to receive at leas t one-third (1/3) of the hours or
2845-credit required each year thro ugh programs or courses specifically
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2874-development that is not prohibited by law including, but not limited
2875-to, professional development provided by the district, any state
2876-agency, institution of higher e ducation, or any private entity.
2877-F. One time per year, beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, a
2878-dyslexia awareness program shall be offered. Beginning in the 2023-
2879-2024 school year, the program shall include information and training
2880-in dysgraphia. At a minimum, the program shall be approved by the
2881-State Department of Education and include:
2882-1. Training in awareness of dyslexia characteristics in
2883-students;
2884-2. Training in effective classroom instruction to meet the
2885-needs of students with dyslexia; and
2886-3. Available dyslexia resources for teacher s, students and
2887-parents.
2888-G. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, each
2889-certified teacher in this state shall be required by the district
2890-board of education to meet the professi onal development requirements
2891-established by the board, or estab lished through the negotiati on
2892-process. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, t he
2893-professional development requirements established by each board of
2894-education shall require eve ry teacher to annually complete a minimum
2895-number of the total nu mber of points required to m aintain
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2924-nonrenewal of such teacher 's contract by the board. Such failure
2925-may also be grounds for n onconsideration of salary in crements
2926-affecting the teacher. For the fiscal years ending June 3 0, 2011,
2927-and June 30, 2012, a certified teacher shall not be required to
2928-complete any points of t he total number of professional development
2929-points required. Provided, a teacher may elect to complete some or
2930-all of the minimum number of points required fo r the two (2) fiscal
2931-years and any points completed shall be counted toward the total
2932-number of points required to maintain employment. If a teacher does
2933-not complete some or all of the mi nimum number of points required
2934-for one (1) or both fiscal years, t he total number of points
2935-required to maintain employment shall be adjusted and reduced by the
2936-number of points not completed.
2937-H. Each district shall annually s ubmit a report to the State
2938-Department of Education on the district level professional
2939-development needs, activities completed, expenditures, and results
2940-achieved for each school year by each goal as provided in subsection
2941-C of this section. If a school district elects not to adopt and
2942-offer a professional development program as provided for in
2943-subsection A of this section, the district shall not be required to
2944-submit an annual report as requi red pursuant to this subsection but
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2973-completed by teachers and administrators of the school district.
2974-I. Subject to the availa bility of funds, the Department shall
2975-develop an online system f or reporting as required in subsection H
2976-of this section. The Department shall also make suc h information
2977-available on its website.
2978-SECTION 12. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508C,
2979-is amended to read as follows:
2980-Section 1210.508C A. 1. Each student enrolled in kindergarten
2981-in a public school in this state shall be screened at th e beginning,
2982-middle and end of each school year for reading skills including, but
2983-not limited to, phonem ic awareness, letter recognition, and oral
2984-language skills as identified in the subject matter st andards
2985-adopted by the State Board of Education. A scr eening instrument
2986-approved by the State Board shall be utilized for the purposes of
2987-this section.
2988-2. For those kindergarten children at risk for reading
2989-difficulties at the beginning of the year, teac hers shall emphasize
2990-reading skills as identified in th e subject matter standards adopted
2991-by the State Board of Education, monitor progress throughout the
2992-year and measure mid-year and year-end reading progress.
2993-3. Kindergarten students who are not meetin g grade-level
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3023-4. Classroom assistants, whi ch may include parents,
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3025-classes to assist with the screening of students if a teacher aide
3026-is not already employed to assist in a kinde rgarten classroom.
3027-B. Each student enrolled in firs t, second and third grade of
3028-the public schools of this state shall be assessed at the beginning,
3029-middle and end of each school year using a screening instrument
3030-approved by the State Board of Education f or the acquisition of
3031-reading skills including, but not limited to, phonemic awareness,
3032-phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
3033-C. Any student enrolled in first, second or third grade who is
3034-assessed and who is not meeting grade -level targets in reading shall
3035-be provided a program of readi ng instruction designed to enable the
3036-student to acquire the appropriate grade level reading skills. The
3037-program of reading instruction shall include provisions of the READ
3038-Initiative adopted by the scho ol district as provided for in
3039-subsection P of this section. Throughout the year progress
3040-monitoring shall continue, and diagnostic assessment, if dete rmined
3041-appropriate, shall be provided. Year -end reading skills shall be
3042-measured to determine reading s uccess.
3043-D. The State Board of Education shall appro ve screening
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3072-end of the school year as required in subsections A a nd B of this
3073-section; provided, at least one of the screening instruments shall
3074-meet the following criteria:
3075-1. Assess for phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency,
3076-vocabulary and comprehension;
3077-2. Document the validity and reliability of each assess ment;
3078-3. Can be used for identifying students who a re at risk for
3079-reading deficiency and progres s monitoring throughout the school
3080-year;
3081-4. Can be used to assess students with disabilities and English
3082-language learners; and
3083-5. Accompanied by a data mana gement system that provides
3084-profiles for students, c lass, grade level and school building. The
3085-profiles shall identify each student 's instructional point of need
3086-and reading achievement level. The State Board shall also determine
3087-other comparable reading assessments for diagnostic purposes to be
3088-used for students at risk of reading failure. The Sta te Board shall
3089-ensure that any assessments approved are in alignment with the
3090-subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
3091-E. 1. The program of reading instruction required in
3092-subsections A and B of this section shall align with the subject
3093-matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education and shall
3094-include provisions of the READ Initiative adopted by the school
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3122-of reading instruction may include, but is not l imited to:
3123-a. sufficient additional in -school instructional time for
3124-the acquisition of phonemic awareness, phonics,
3125-reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehen sion,
3126-b. if necessary, tutorial instruction after re gular
3127-school hours, on Saturdays and during s ummer; however,
3128-such instruction may not be counted tow ard the one-
3129-hundred-eighty-day or one-thousand-eighty-hour school
3130-year required in Section 1 -109 of this title, and
3131-c. assessments identified for diagnostic purposes and
3132-periodic monitoring to measure the acquisition of
3133-reading skills including, but not li mited to, phonemic
3134-awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and
3135-comprehension, as identified in the student's program
3136-of reading instruction.
3137-2. A student enrolled in first or second grades wh o has been
3138-assessed as provided for in subsection B of this section and found
3139-not to be meeting grade -level targets in reading, shall be entitled
3140-to supplemental instructional services and supports in reading un til
3141-the student is determined by the results of a screening instrument
3142-to be meeting grade-level targets in reading. The program of
3143-reading instruction for each student shall be developed by a Student
3144-Reading Proficiency Team and shall include supplementa l
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3173-a. the parent or guardian of the student,
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3177-c. a teacher who is responsible f or reading instruction
3178-and is assigned to tea ch in the next grade level of
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3180-d. a certified reading specialist, if one is available.
3181-F. The program of reading instruction shall continue un til the
3182-student is determined by the results of appr oved reading assessments
3183-to be meeting grade-level targets.
3184-G. 1. Every school district shall adop t, and implement a
3185-district reading sufficiency plan which has had input from school
3186-administrators, teachers, and parents and if possible a reading
3187-specialist, and which shall be submitted electronica lly to and
3188-approved by the State Board of Education. T he plan shall be updated
3189-annually. School districts shall not be required to electronically
3190-submit the annual updates to the Board if the last plan submitt ed to
3191-the Board was approved and expenditures for the program include only
3192-expenses relating to indi vidual and small group tutoring, purchase
3193-of and training in the use of screening and assessment measure s,
3194-summer school programs and Saturday school progra ms. If any
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3222-of expenditure for t he program is implemented, the school district
3223-shall be required to submit the latest annual update to t he Board
3224-for approval. The district reading suffici ency plan shall include a
3225-plan for each site which includes an analysis of the data provided
3226-by the Oklahoma School Testing Program and other reading assessments
3227-utilized as required in this section, and which outlines how each
3228-school site will comply with the provisions of the Reading
3229-Sufficiency Act. Each year, on or before October 1, a school
3230-district shall report to the Board for students enrolled in
3231-prekindergarten, kindergarten, first, second, and third grades:
3232-a. the number of retained students,
3233-b. the number of times a student has been retained, an d
3234-c. the number of students in transitional class rooms.
3235-2. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the
3236-implementation and evaluation of the provisions of the Reading
3237-Sufficiency Act. The evaluation s hall include, but not be limited
3238-to, an analysis of the data required in subsection S of this
3239-section.
3240-H. For any third-grade student found not to be meeting grade -
3241-level targets as determined by reading assess ments administered
3242-pursuant to this section, a new program of reading instruction,
3243-including provisions of the READ Initiative adopted by t he school
3244-district as provided for in subsection P of this section, shall be
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3272-specified in subsection E of this section. In addition to othe r
3273-requirements of the Reading Sufficiency Act, th e plan may include
3274-specialized tutoring.
3275-I. 1. Any first-grade, second-grade or third-grade student who
3276-demonstrates end of year proficiency in reading at the th ird-grade
3277-level through a screening instrume nt which meets the acquisition of
3278-reading skills criteria pursuant to subsection B of this section
3279-shall not be subject to retention pursuant to this section. After a
3280-student has demonstrated proficiency through a screening instrument,
3281-the district shall provide notification to the parent or guardian of
3282-the student that they have satisfied the requirements of the Reading
3283-Sufficiency Act and will not be subject to rete ntion pursuant to
3284-this section.
3285-2. If a third-grade student is identified at any point of the
3286-academic year as having a significant readin g deficiency, which
3287-shall be defined as not meeting grade -level targets on a screening
3288-instrument which meets the acq uisition of reading skills criteria
3289-pursuant to subsection B of this section, the district shall
3290-immediately begin a student reading portfo lio as provided by
3291-subsection L of this section and shall provide notice to the parent
3292-of the deficiency pursuant to subsection J of this section.
3293-3. If a student has not yet satisfied the proficiency
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3322-on assessments administered as prov ided for in subsection B of this
3323-section, has not accumulated evidence of third -grade proficiency
3324-through a student portfolio as provided i n subsection L of this
3325-section, or is not subject to a good -cause exemption as provided in
3326-subsection L of this secti on, then the student shall not be eligible
3327-for automatic promotion to fourth grade.
3328-4. The minimum criteria for grade-level performance of third-
3329-grade students pursuant to the Reading Sufficiency Act shall be that
3330-students are able to read and comprehend grade-level text. To
3331-determine the promotion and retention of third-grade students
3332-pursuant to the Reading Sufficiency Act, the State Boar d of
3333-Education shall use only the scores for the standards for reading
3334-foundations/processes and vocabulary portions of the statewide
3335-third-grade assessment admini stered pursuant to Section 1210.508 of
3336-this title and shall not use the scores from the other language arts
3337-portions of the assessment. The performance levels established by
3338-the Commission for Educational Qual ity and Accountability pursuant
3339-to Section 1210.508 of this title shall ensure that studen ts meeting
3340-the performance-level criteria are per forming at grade level on the
3341-reading foundations and vocabulary portions of the statewide third -
3342-grade assessment.
3343-5. a. A student not eligible for automatic promo tion as
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3373-on the reading portion of the statewide thir d-grade
3374-assessment administered pursuant to Se ction 1210.508
3375-of this title may be evaluate d for probationary
3376-promotion by the Student Readi ng Proficiency Team
3377-which was created for the student pursuant to
3378-subsection E of this section.
3379-b. The student shall be promoted to the fourth grade if
3380-the team members unanimously recommend probationary
3381-promotion to the school principal and the school
3382-district superintendent and the principal and
3383-superintendent approve the recommendation that
3384-promotion is the best optio n for the student. If a
3385-student is allowed a probationary promotion, the team
3386-shall continue to review the reading performance of
3387-the student and repeat the requirements of this
3388-paragraph each academic year until the student
3389-demonstrates grade-level reading proficiency, as
3390-identified through a screen ing instrument which meets
3391-the acquisition of reading skills criteria pursuant to
3392-subsection B of this section, for the corresponding
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3424-6. Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, students who do
3425-not meet the performance criteria established by t he Commission for
3426-Educational Quality and Acco untability on the reading portion of the
3427-statewide third-grade assessment administered pursua nt to Section
3428-1210.508 of this title, who are not subject to a good cause
3429-exemption as provided in subsection L of th is section, and who do
3430-not qualify for promoti on or probationary promotion as provided in
3431-this subsection, shall be retained in the third g rade and provided
3432-intensive instructional services and supports as provided for in
3433-subsection O of this section.
3434-7. Each school district shall annually report to the State
3435-Department of Education the number of students promoted to the
3436-fourth grade pursuan t to this subsection and the number of students
3437-promoted to a subsequent grade pursuant to the provisions in
3438-paragraph 5 of this subsection. The State Department of Education
3439-shall publicly report the aggre gate and district-specific number of
3440-students promoted on their website and shall provide electronic
3441-copies of the report to the Governor, Secretary of Education,
3442-President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of t he House of
3443-Representatives, and to the resp ective chairs of the committees with
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3471-chamber.
3472-J. The parent of any student who is found to have a read ing
3473-deficiency and is not meeting grade -level reading targets and has
3474-been provided a prog ram of reading instruction as provided for in
3475-subsection B of this section shall be notified in writing of the
3476-following:
3477-1. That the student has been identified as having a substantial
3478-deficiency in reading;
3479-2. A description of the current services that are provided to
3480-the student pursuant to a conjoi nt measurement model such that a
3481-reader and a text are placed on the same scale;
3482-3. A description of the proposed su pplemental instructional
3483-services and supports that will be provided to the student that a re
3484-designed to remediate the identified area of r eading deficiency;
3485-4. That the student will not be promoted to the fourth grade if
3486-the reading deficiency is not rem ediated by the end of the third
3487-grade, unless the student is otherwise promoted as provide d for in
3488-subsection I of this section or is exemp t for good cause as set
3489-forth in subsection L of this section;
3490-5. Strategies for parents to use in helping their chi ld succeed
3491-in reading proficiency;
3492-6. The grade-level performance scores of the student;
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3520-administered pursuant to Section 1210.508 of this title are the
3521-initial determinant, they are not the sole det erminer of promotion
3522-and that portfolio review s and assessments are available; and
3523-8. The specific criteria and policies of the school dis trict
3524-for midyear promotion implemented as provided for in paragraph 4 of
3525-subsection O of this section.
3526-K. No student may be assigned to a grade level based solel y on
3527-age or other factors that constitute so cial promotion.
3528-L. For those students who do not meet the academic requirements
3529-for promotion and who are not otherwise promoted as provided for in
3530-subsection I of this section, a school district may promote the
3531-student for good cause only. Good -cause exemptions for promotion
3532-shall be limited to the fo llowing:
3533-1. English language learners who have had less than two (2)
3534-years of instruction in an English language lea rner program;
3535-2. Students with disabilities w hose individualized education
3536-program (IEP), consistent with state law, indicates that the st udent
3537-is to be assessed with alternate achievement standards through the
3538-Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP) ;
3539-3. Students who demonstrate an acceptable l evel of performance
3540-on an alternative standa rdized reading assessment approved by the
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3569-the student is reading on grade le vel as evidenced by demonstration
3570-of mastery of the state standards beyond the retention l evel;
3571-5. Students with disabilities who particip ate in the statewide
3572-assessments administered pursuant to Section 1210.508 of this title
3573-and who have an individualiz ed education program that reflects that
3574-the student has received intensive remediation in reading and has
3575-made adequate progress in reading pursuant to the student's
3576-individualized education program;
3577-6. Students who have received intensive remediation in reading
3578-through a program of reading instructi on for two (2) or more years
3579-but still demonstrate a deficiency in reading and who were
3580-previously retained in prekindergarten for academic reasons,
3581-kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or third grade; and
3582-7. Students who have been granted an exemptio n for medical
3583-emergencies by the State Depar tment of Education.
3584-M. A student who is otherwis e promoted as provided for in
3585-subsection I of this section or is promoted for good cause as
3586-provided for in subsectio n L of this section shall be provided
3587-intensive reading instruction that includes speciali zed diagnostic
3588-information and specific reading s trategies for each student until
3589-the student meets grade -level targets in reading. The school
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3618-successful in improving readin g among low-performing readers.
3619-N. Requests to exempt students from the retention requirements
3620-based on one of the g ood-cause exemptions as described in subsectio n
3621-L of this section shall be made using the following process:
3622-1. Documentation submitted fr om the teacher of the student to
3623-the school principal that indicates the student meets one of the
3624-good-cause exemptions and promotion of the student is appropriate .
3625-In order to minimize paperwork requiremen ts, the documentation shall
3626-consist only of the a lternative assessment results or student
3627-portfolio work and the individual education plan (IEP), as
3628-applicable;
3629-2. The principal of the school shall review and di scuss the
3630-documentation with the teacher and , if applicable, the other members
3631-of the Student Reading Proficiency Team as described in subsection E
3632-of this section. If the principal determines that the student meets
3633-one of the good-cause exemptions and sh ould be promoted based on the
3634-documentation provided, the principal shall make a recommendati on in
3635-writing to the school district superintendent; and
3636-3. After review, the school district superintendent shall
3637-accept or reject the recommendation of the prin cipal in writing.
3638-O. Each school district s hall:
3639-1. Conduct a review of the program of read ing instruction for
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3668-reading portion of the statewide assessment administe red pursuant to
3669-Section 1210.508 of this title an d did not meet the criteria for one
3670-of the good-cause exemptions as set forth in subsection L of this
3671-section. The review shall address additional supports and se rvices,
3672-as described in this subsection, nee ded to remediate the identified
3673-areas of reading deficiency. The school district shall require a
3674-student portfolio to be completed for each retained student;
3675-2. Provide to students who have been retained as set forth in
3676-subsection I of this section with intensive interventions in
3677-reading, intensive ins tructional services and supports to remediate
3678-the identified areas of reading deficiency, including a minimum of
3679-ninety (90) minutes of daily, uninterrupted, scien tific-research-
3680-based reading instruction. R etained students shall be provided
3681-other strategies prescribed by the school district, which may
3682-include, but are not limited to:
3683-a. small group instruction,
3684-b. reduced teacher-student ratios,
3685-c. more frequent progress monitoring,
3686-d. tutoring or mentoring,
3687-e. transition classes containing third - and fourth-grade
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3718-3. Provide written notification to the parent or g uardian of
3719-any student who is to be retained as s et forth in subsection I of
3720-this section that the student has not met the performance criteria
3721-required for promotion and was not otherwise promoted and the
3722-reasons the student is not eligible for a good -cause exemption. The
3723-notification shall include a d escription of proposed interventions
3724-and intensive instructional supports that will be provided to the
3725-student to remediate the identified areas of reading deficie ncy;
3726-4. Implement a policy for the midyear promotion of a retained
3727-student who can demonstra te that the student is a successful and
3728-independent reader, is reading at or above grade -level targets, and
3729-is ready to be promoted to the fourth grade. Tools tha t school
3730-districts may use in reevaluating a ny retained student may include
3731-screening assessments, alternative assessments, and portfolio
3732-reviews, in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education.
3733-Retained students may only be promoted midyear pri or to November 1
3734-and only upon demonstrating that the student has met the performance
3735-criteria established by the Commission for Educational Quality and
3736-Accountability on the reading portion of the statewide th ird-grade
3737-assessment administered pursuant to Section 1210.508 of this title,
3738-or upon demonstrating proficiency in reading at the third -grade
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3767-to master appropriate fourth -grade-level skills, as determined by
3768-the school. A midyear promotion shall be made only upon a greement
3769-of the parent or guardian of the student and the school principal;
3770-5. Provide students who are retained wit h a high-performing
3771-teacher who can address th e needs of the student, based on student
3772-performance data and above-satisfactory performance appraisals; and
3773-6. In addition to required reading enhancement and acceleration
3774-strategies, provide students who are retained with at least one of
3775-the following instructional options:
3776-a. supplemental tutoring in scientific-research-based
3777-reading services in addition to the regular reading
3778-block, including tutoring before or after school,
3779-b. a parent-guided "Read at Home" assistance plan, as
3780-developed by the State D epartment of Education, the
3781-purpose of which is to encourage regular parent-guided
3782-home reading, or
3783-c. a mentor or tutor with specialized reading training.
3784-P. Beginning with the 2011 -2012 school year, each sch ool
3785-district shall establish a Reading Enhance ment and Acceleration
3786-Development (READ) Ini tiative. The focus of the READ Initiative
3787-shall be to prevent the retention of third-grade students by
3788-offering intensive accelerated reading instruction to third -grade
3789-students who failed to meet standards for promotion to fourth grade
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3817-a reading deficiency. The READ Initiative shall:
3818-1. Be provided to all kindergarten through third -grade students
3819-at risk of retention as identified by the asses sments administered
3820-pursuant to the Reading Sufficiency Act. The assessment used shall
3821-measure phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary,
3822-and comprehension;
3823-2. Be provided during regular school hours in addition to the
3824-regular reading inst ruction;
3825-3. Provide a reading curriculum th at, at a minimum, meets the
3826-following specificati ons:
3827-a. assists students assessed as exhibiting a reading
3828-deficiency in developing the ability to read at grade
3829-level,
3830-b. provides skill development in phonemic aw areness,
3831-phonics, reading fluency, vocabular y, and
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3834-assessment,
3835-d. provides initial and ongoing analysis of the reading
3836-progress of each studen t, and
3837-e. is implemented during regular school hours,;
3838-4. Establish at each school, where applicable, an Intensive
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3867-Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability on the reading
3868-portion of the statewide assessment administered pursuant to Section
3869-1210.508 of this title. The focus of the Intensive Acceleration
3870-Class shall be to increase the reading level of a child at least tw o
3871-grade levels in one (1) school year. The In tensive Acceleration
3872-Class shall:
3873-a. be provided to any student in the third grade who does
3874-not meet the performance criteria established by the
3875-Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability
3876-on the reading portion of the statewide assessments
3877-and who was retained in the third grade the prior year
3878-because of not meeting the performance crit eria on the
3879-reading portion of the statewide assessments,
3880-b. have a reduced teacher -student ratio,
3881-c. provide uninterrupted reading instruction for the
3882-majority of student contact time each day and
3883-incorporate opportunities to master the fourth -grade
3884-state standards in other core subject areas,
3885-d. use a reading program that is scientific -research-
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3917-f. include weekly progress m onitoring measures to ensure
3918-progress is being made;
3919-5. Provide reports to the State Boar d of Education, upon
3920-request, on the specific int ensive reading interventions and
3921-supports implemented by the school district. The State
3922-Superintendent of Public Ins truction shall annually prescribe the
3923-required components of the reports; and
3924-6. Provide to a student who has been retained in the third
3925-grade and has received intensive instructional services but is still
3926-not ready for grade promotion, as determined by t he school district,
3927-the option of being placed in a transitional instructional setting.
3928-A transitional setting shall specifically be desig ned to produce
3929-learning gains sufficient to meet fourth -grade performance standards
3930-while continuing to remediate the areas of reading deficiency.
3931-Q. 1. Each school district board of education shall annual ly
3932-publish on the school website, and report in w riting to the State
3933-Board of Education by September 1 of each year, the following
3934-information on the prior school yea r:
3935-a. the provisions of this section relating to public
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3966-three that did not meet the performance criteria
3967-established by the Commis sion for Educational Quality
3968-and Accountability on the reading portion of the
3969-statewide assessment administered pursuant to Section
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3971-c. by grade, the number and percentage of all students
3972-retained in grades three through ten,
3973-d. information on the total number and percentage o f
3974-students who were promoted for good cause, by e ach
3975-category of good cause as specified above, and
3976-e. any revisions to the policies of the school district
3977-on student retention and promotion from the prior
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3979-2. The State Department of Education shall establish a uniform
3980-format for school districts t o report the information required in
3981-this subsection. The format shall be developed with input from
3982-school districts and shall be provided not later than ninety ( 90)
3983-days prior to the annual due date. The Department shall annually
3984-compile the information required, along with state-level summary
3985-information, and report the information to the public, the Governor,
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4012-the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Spe aker of the
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4014-R. The State Department of Education shall provide tec hnical
4015-assistance as needed to aid school districts in administering the
4016-provision of the Reading Sufficiency Act.
4017-S. On or before January 31 of each year, the St ate Department
4018-of Education shall issue to t he Governor, the President Pro Tempore
4019-of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
4020-members of the Senate and House of Representatives Education
4021-Committees a Reading Sufficiency Report which sha ll include, but is
4022-not limited to, trend dat a detailing three (3) years of data,
4023-disaggregated by student subgroups to include economically
4024-disadvantaged, major racial or ethnic groups, students with
4025-disabilities, and English language learners, as appropri ate for the
4026-following:
4027-1. The number and pe rcentage of students in kindergarten
4028-through third grade determined to be at risk for reading
4029-difficulties compared to the total number of students enrolled in
4030-each grade;
4031-2. The number and percentage of student s in kindergarten who
4032-continue to be at risk for reading difficulties as determined by the
4033-year-end measurement of reading progress;
4034-3. The number and percentage of students in kindergarten
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4063-the results of approv ed reading assessments;
4064-4. The number and percentage of students that meet or do not
4065-meet the performance criteria e stablished by the Commission for
4066-Educational Quality and Accountability on the reading por tion of the
4067-statewide third-grade assessment admi nistered pursuant to Section
4068-1210.508 of this title;
4069-5. The number of students tested, the number of students
4070-promoted through meeting proficiency on a screening instrument as
4071-provided for in subsection I o f this section, the number of students
4072-promoted through each of the good-cause exemptions as provided for
4073-in subsection L of this section and the number of students r etained
4074-and the number of students promoted th rough probationary promotion
4075-as provided for in subsection I of this section for each element ary
4076-site;
4077-6. Data tracking the progression of students promoted through
4078-each of the good-cause exemptions as provide d for in subsection L of
4079-this section and stud ents promoted through probationary promotion or
4080-students who are retained in third grade as p rovided for in
4081-subsection I of this section. The data shall include but not be
4082-limited to information regarding whet her students graduate on time;
4083-7. The amount of funds for reading remediation received by each
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4112-data analyzing the impact of the Reading Sufficiency Act on
4113-students' ability to read at grade level;
4114-9. The type of reading instructi on practices and methods
4115-currently being used by school districts in the state;
4116-10. Socioeconomic information, access to reading resources
4117-outside of school and screening for and identification of learning
4118-disabilities for students not reading at the appr opriate grade level
4119-by third grade;
4120-11. The types of intensive remediation efforts being con ducted
4121-by school districts to identify best practices for students that are
4122-not reading at the appropriate grade leve l and are not retained
4123-under the provisions of this section; and
4124-12. Any recommendations for improvements or amendments to the
4125-Reading Sufficiency Act.
4126-The State Department of Education may contract with an
4127-independent entity for the reporting and analysi s requirements of
4128-this subsection.
4129-T. Copies of the results of the assessments administer ed shall
4130-be made a part of the permanent record o f each student.
4131-SECTION 13. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.508D,
4132-is amended to read a s follows:
4133-Section 1210.508D A. Contingent on the provision of
4134-appropriated funds design ated for the Reading Sufficiency Act,
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4162-kindergarten student or first -, second- and third-grade student
4163-based on the average daily attendance of those students from the
4164-current previous school year, including any student who has been
4165-retained in the third grade pursuant to Section 1210.508C of this
4166-title, who is found to be in need of remediation or intervention in
4167-reading. The allocation shall be distributed to each school
4168-district upon approval of the reading sufficiency plan for the
4169-school district by the State Department of Education and the
4170-submittal of a child -count report to the Department that details the
4171-number of students identified as needing remediation or intervention
4172-in reading average daily attendance numbers . To determine a per-
4173-student allocation amount, the total amount of funds availa ble for
4174-allocation each year shall be divided by the total num ber of
4175-students in the state identified as in need of rem ediation or
4176-intervention in readi ng as provided for in Section 1210.508C of this
4177-title based on the average daily attendance from the previous school
4178-year. Each school district shall be allocated an amount equal to
4179-the per-student allocation amount multip lied by the number average
4180-daily attendance of identified students enrolled from the previous
4181-school year in the school district.
4182-1. School districts shall use monies generated by the Reading
4183-Sufficiency Act only for instructional purposes and professional
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4211-to improve reading proficiency for students in kindergarten and
4212-first, second, and third grades with particular emphasis on students
4213-in kindergarten and first and second grade.
4214-2. Each school district that has more than twenty percent (20%)
4215-of its students in third grade who do not demonstrate sufficient
4216-reading skills as established by the State Board of Education
4217-according to the reading portion of the statewide assessment shall
4218-receive monies generated by the Reading Sufficiency Act established
4219-in this section only after the kindergarten and first, second, and
4220-third grade reading program plan of the school district has been
4221-submitted, reviewed, and approved by the Department. Additional
4222-support for schools shall be de fined in rules promulgated by the
4223-Department. The Department shall give approval to a school district
4224-before any portion of the monies generated by the Reading
4225-Sufficiency Act may be distributed to the school district purs uant
4226-to this subsection.
4227-B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, districts
4228-receiving more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)
4229-pursuant to subsection A of this section shall spend no less than
4230-ten percent (10%) to provide professional d evelopment for teachers
4231-teaching prekindergarten through grade fi ve. The professional
4232-development shall include training in the science of how students
4233-learn to read as well as instructional materia ls required for
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4261-C. By June 30, 2022, the Department shall approv e and publish a
4262-list of professional deve lopment programs that are evidence-based
4263-and directly address the cognitive science of how students learn to
4264-read for which districts are permitted to use the funds received
4265-under this section.
4266-D. If a teacher attends and completes a professional
4267-development institute in elementary reading approved by the Oklahoma
4268-Commission for Teacher Preparation during the summer or when school
4269-is not in session, the teacher may receive a stipend equal to the
4270-amount of the cost f or a substitute teacher, based on the amo unt of
4271-funds allocated.
4272-SECTION 14. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
4273-in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sec tion 1210.508H of Title 70, unless
4274-there is created a dup lication in numbering, reads as f ollows:
4275-A. Beginning with the 202 3-2024 school year, the State
4276-Department of Education shall retain no less than ten percent (10%)
4277-of funds appropriated for the Read ing Sufficiency Act to employ a
4278-literacy instructional team to support school districts in
4279-implementation of the requirements of Sectio n 1210.508C of Title 70
4280-of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department shall provide technical
4281-assistance for literacy instruc tion, dyslexia and related disorders,
4282-and serve as a primary source of information and sup port for schools
4283-in addressing the needs of s tudents struggling with literacy,
4284-dyslexia and related disorders. The Department shall develop
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4311-program implementation gu idance for school districts to assist
4312-schools in administering an effective kindergarten through third
4313-grade evidence-based reading program plan. The guidance shall
4314-include identifying and recommending appropriate program
4315-expenditures, providing technical oversight and assistance for
4316-annually updating reading p rogram plans, selecting and adopt ing
4317-evidence-based reading curricula , and providing and promoting
4318-teacher professional development that is based on evidence -based
4319-reading research.
4320-B. The Department shall employ a literacy instructional team
4321-with team members who are placed regionally across the state. The
4322-literacy instructional teams shall assist general education and
4323-special education teachers in recognizing educational needs to
4324-improve literacy outcomes for all students including tho se with
4325-dyslexia or identified with the risk charac teristics associated with
4326-dyslexia. The role of the literacy instructional team shall also
4327-include increasing professional awareness and instructional
4328-competencies to meet the educational needs of all students including
4329-those with dyslexia or identified w ith risk characteristics
4330-associated with dysl exia. The Department shall prioritize supports
4331-and interventions, including enrollment in reading trainings and
4332-professional development, for schools which have the highest
4333-percentage of students who do not demonstrate sufficient reading
4334-skills as established by the State Board of Education.
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4362-Department shall have training in:
4363-1. The science of how students learn to read inc luding
4364-phonological awareness, ph onics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension,
4365-writing, and language;
4366-2. Foundation of multisensory, explicit, systematic, and
4367-structured reading instruction;
4368-3. Identification of and the appropriate interventions,
4369-accommodations, and teaching techniques for struggling students;
4370-4. The requirements of the Reading Sufficiency Act;
4371-5. Special education laws and procedures; and
4372-6. Appropriate interve ntions, accommodations, and assistive
4373-technology supports for students with dy slexia or a related
4374-disorder.
4375-D. The literacy instructional team members employed by the
4376-Department shall report to the Director of Reading Sufficiency and
4377-have:
4378-1. A minimum of five regional literacy leads, at least one who
4379-shall be designated by the De partment as a dyslexia specialist to
4380-provide school districts with support and resources that are
4381-necessary to assist students with dyslexia . The Department shall
4382-give preference to educators applying for regional literacy lead
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4411-structured literacy dyslexia specialist or ce rtified
4412-academic language therapist,
4413-b. are knowledgeable of multitiered systems of support;
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4416-intervention for dyslexia and r elated disorders,
4417-including best practice interventions and treatment
4418-models for dyslexia; and
4419-2. A minimum of ten literacy specialists. The Department shall
4420-give preference to e ducators applying for literacy specialist who:
4421-a. have training in the scien ce of reading,
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4428-SECTION 15. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
4429-SECTION 16. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
1820+SECTION 5. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
1821+SECTION 6. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
44301822 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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44581824 be in full force from and after i ts passage and approval.
4459-Passed the House of Representatives the 20th day of March, 2023.
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