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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (202 4)
HOUSE BILL 3273 By: Baker
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; creating the Intensive
School Support Act; defining terms; directing the
Office of Educational Quality and Accountability to
identify a certain subset of schools for
comprehensive support a nd improvement; requiring
identified schools to receive additional intensive
support; establishing school improvement committee;
selecting independent school improvement expert;
developing and implementing a continuous improvement
plan with certain criteri a; directing Office to
identify independent school improvement experts;
providing contents of contract for independent school
improvement expert; specifying professional fee
amounts; subjecting certain schools to more rigorous
interventions; authorizing co ntract extension in
certain circumstances; prescribing annual budget;
providing for codification; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes a s Section 1210.651 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Intensive
School Support Act".
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SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codi fied
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.652 of Title 70, unless
there is created a du plication in numbering, r eads as follows:
As used in the Intensive School Support Act:
1. "Educator" means any person who is employed to serve as
district superintendent, principal, supervisor, a counselor,
librarian, school nurse , or classroom teacher or in any other
instructional, supervisory , or administrative capacity. The person
shall not be deemed qu alified unless he or she holds a valid
certificate issued by a nd in accordance with the rules of the State
Board of Education or the rules of the State Board of Career and
Technology Education to perform the particular services for which
the person is employed;
2. "Initial year" means the year in which a school is
identified for comprehensive support and improvement ;
3. "Office" means the Office of Educational Quality and
Accountability;
4. "School" means a public school under the control of a school
district board of education; and
5. "School receiving additional intensive support" means a
school that has been both identified for comprehensive support and
improvement and designated to receive additional intensive support
by the Office of Educational Quality and Accountabi lity.
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SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codif ied
in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 1210.653 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplicat ion in numbering, reads as follows:
On or before September 1 of the year after the initial year,
beginning with the cohort identified in the 20 23-2024 school year,
the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability shall designate
a subset of schools that have been identified for comprehensive
support and improvement to receive additional intensive support.
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new s ection of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.654 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. On or before September 1 of the year after the initial year,
a school district board of educ ation governing a school receiving
additional intensive su pport shall establish a schoo l improvement
committee composed of, at a minimum, the following members :
1. One member of the school district board of education
governing the school designated to receive additional intensive
support, selected by the board;
2. The school principal;
3. Three parents of students enrolled in the school , selected
by the board;
4. Four teachers at the school appointed by the pri ncipal; and
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5. Any additional stakeholders that the school district board
of education and the Office of Educational Quality and
Accountability deem appropriate.
B. Where applicable, membership on the school improvement
committee shall overlap with membership on any existi ng leadership
teams that are involved with school improvement.
C. 1. On or before October 1 after an initial year, a school
district board of education governing a school receiving additional
intensive support shall collaborate with the school improvement
committee to select an independent school improvement expert from
the experts identified by the Office pursuant to Section 5 of the
Intensive School Support Act .
2. An independent school improvement expert shall not be:
a. a member of the school district board of education
governing the school designated to receive additional
intensive support, or
b. an employee of the school d istrict board of education
governing the school designated to receive additiona l
intensive support.
D. The independent school improvement expert selected pursuant
to subsection C of this section shall collaborate with the Office to
assist in the development and implementation of a continuous
improvement plan as required by the Office.
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E. A school district board of e ducation governing a school in
need of intervention may:
1. Prioritize funding and resources to the school in need of
intervention; and
2. Grant the school streamlined authority over staff, sche dule,
policies, budget, and academic programs to implement the continuous
improvement plan.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sec tion 1210.655 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. On or before August 30, 2024, the Office of Educational
Quality and Accountability shall identify, through a request for
proposals process, one or more approved independent school
improvement experts to:
1. Collaborate with the Office to ensure that all professional
learning, coaching, and other school improvement efforts are aligned
with the support already being provided by the Office to all schools
identified for comprehensive support and improvement ;
2. If deemed necess ary by the school district board of
education and the Office, supplement previous needs assessments,
collect and analyze data on the school's student achievement,
personnel, culture, curriculum, assessments, instructional
practices, digital tools for teaching and learning, governance,
leadership, finances , and policies;
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3. Recommend changes to the school's culture, curriculum,
assessments, instructional practices, governance, finances,
policies, or other areas based on data collected in paragraph 2 of
this subsection;
4. Support the development and implementation of, in
partnership with the school improvement committee and the Office, a
continuous improvement plan that meets the criteria established by
the Office;
5. Monitor the effectiveness of a continuous improvement plan
through reliable means of evaluation, including on -site visits,
observations, surveys, analysis of student achievement data, and
interviews;
6. Provide ongoing imple mentation support and project
management for a continuous improvemen t plan;
7. Provide high-quality professional development and coaching
personalized for school staff that is designed to build the:
a. leadership capacity of the school principal,
b. instructional capacity of school staff, and
c. collaborative practi ces of teacher and leadership
teams;
8. Provide job-embedded professional learning and coachin g for
all instructional staff on a weekly basis, at a minimum;
9. Provide job-embedded professiona l learning and coaching for
the school principal at least twice monthly, focused on proven
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strategies to improve schools that are aligned with approved state
leadership frameworks; and
10. Leverage support from community partners to coordinate an
efficient delivery of supports to students both inside and outside
the classroom.
B. In identifying independent school improvement experts
pursuant to subsection A of this section, the Office shall identify
experts who meet evidence-based requirements as provided in the
Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95), and:
1. Have a credible track record of improving student a cademic
achievement in public schools w ith various demographic
characteristics, as measured by statewide assessments;
2. Have experience designing, implementing , and evaluating
data-driven instructional systems in publ ic schools;
3. Have experience coaching public school administrators and
teachers on designing and implementing data-driven school
improvement plans;
4. Have experience collab orating with the education entities
that govern public schools;
5. Have experience delivering high-quality professional
development and coaching i n instructional effectiveness to public
school administrators and teachers;
6. Are willing to be com pensated for professional services
based on performance; and
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7. Are willing to collabo rate with any school in need of
intervention in the state, regardles s of location.
C. 1. When awarding a contract to an independent school
improvement expert selected by a school district board of education
under subsection C of Section 4 of this act, th e Office shall ensure
that a contract between a school district board of education and the
independent school improvement expert specifies that the Office
shall:
a. pay an independent school improvement expert no more
than fifty percent (50%) of the expert 's professional
fees at the beginning of the independent sch ool
improvement expert's work for the school designated to
receive additional intensive support , and
b. pay the remainder of the independent school
improvement expert's professional fees upon the
independent school improvement expert successfully
helping a school receiving additional intensive
support improve so that it no longer qualif ies for
comprehensive support and i mprovement within three (3)
school years after a school is identified for
comprehensive support and improvement.
2. In negotiating a contract with an independen t school
improvement expert, the Office shall offer:
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a. an average of Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($650,000.00) per school for the entirety of the
project,
b. differentiated funds based on student enrollme nt, and
c. a higher amount of fund s for schools that are in the
lowest-performing one percent (1%) of schools
statewide.
SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.656 of Title 70, unless
there is created a dupl ication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A school receiving additional in tensive support that does
not meet exit criteria for comprehensive support and improvement
within three (3) years of identification for comprehensive support
and improvement shall be subject to more rigorous interventio ns as
determined by the Office of Educational Quality and Accountabi lity.
If the school qualifies for more rig orous interventions, the school
may petition the Office to extend the contract with an independent
school improvement expert of a school receiving additional intensive
support.
B. The annual budget for t he Intensive School Support Act shall
be Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,5 00,000.00) which
shall enable the Office to serve a cohort of t en (10) new schools
each year.
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SECTION 7. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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