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31	28		STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	30		2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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35	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
36	33		FOR
37		-	HOUSE BILL NO. 3273 By: Baker and McBride of the
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42		-	Thompson (Kristen) of the
43		-	Senate
	34	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 3273 By: Baker
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51	42		An Act relating to schools; creating the Intensive
52	43		School Support Act; defining terms; directing the
53	44		Office of Educational Quality and Accountability to
54	45		identify a certain subset of schools for
55	46		comprehensive support a nd improvement subject to the
56	47		availability of funds; requiring identified schools
57	48		to receive additional intensive supp ort; establishing
58	49		school improvement committee; selecting independent
59	50		school improvement expert; developing and
60	51		implementing a continuous improvement plan with
61	52		certain criteria; directing Office to identify
62	53		independent school improvement experts; providing
63	54		contents of contract for independent school
64	55		improvement expert; specifying professional fee
65	56		amounts; subjecting certain schools to more rigorous
66	57		interventions; authorizing contract extension in
67	58		certain circumstances ; providing for codification;
68	59		and declaring an emergency.
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73	64		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
	65	+	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	66	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes a s Section 1210.651 of Title 70, unless
	67	+	there is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
	68	+	This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Intensive
	69	+	School Support Act".
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101		-	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
102		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes a s Section 1210.651 of Title 70, unless
103		-	there is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
104		-	This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Intensive
105		-	School Support Act".
106	96		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codi fied
107	97		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.652 of Title 70, unless
108	98		there is created a duplication in numbering, r eads as follows:
109	99		As used in the Intensive School Support Act:
110	100		1. "Educator" means any person who is employed to serve as
111	101		district superintendent, principal, supervisor, a counselor,
112	102		librarian, school nurse , or classroom teacher or in any other
113	103		instructional, supervisory , or administrative capacity. The person
114	104		shall not be deemed qu alified unless he or she holds a valid
115	105		certificate issued by a nd in accordance with the rules of the State
116	106		Board of Education or the rules of the State Board of Career and
117	107		Technology Education to perform the particular services for which
118	108		the person is employed;
119	109		2. "Initial year" means the year in which a school is
120	110		identified for comprehensive support and improvement ;
121	111		3. "Office" means the Office of Educational Quality and
122	112		Accountability;
123	113		4. "School" means a public school under the control of a school
124	114		district board of education; and
	115	+	5. "School receiving additional intensive support" means a
	116	+	school that has been both identified for comprehensive support and
	117	+	improvement and designated to receive additional intensive support
	118	+	by the Office of Educational Quality and Accountabi lity.
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152		-	5. "School receiving additional intensive support" means a
153		-	school that has been both identified for comprehensive support and
154		-	improvement and designated to receive additional intensive support
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156	145		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codif ied
157	146		in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 1210.653 of Title 70, unless
158	147		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
159	148		Subject to the availability of funds, on or before September 1
160	149		of the year after the initial year, beginning with the cohort
161	150		identified in the 20 23-2024 school year, the Office of Educational
162	151		Quality and Accountability shall designate a subset of schools that
163	152		have been identified for comprehensive support a nd improvement to
164	153		receive additional intensive support.
165	154		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
166	155		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.654 of Title 70, unless
167	156		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as fo llows:
168	157		A. Subject to the availability of funds, on or before September
169	158		1 of the year after the initial year, a school district board of
170	159		education governing a school receiving additional intensive su pport
171	160		shall establish a schoo l improvement committee composed of, at a
172	161		minimum, the following members :
173	162		1. One member of the school district board of education
174	163		governing the school designated to receive additional intensive
175	164		support, selected by the board;
	165	+	2. The school principal;
	166	+	3. Three parents of students enrolled in the school, selected
	167	+	by the board;
	168	+	4. Four teachers at the school appointed by the pri ncipal; and
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203		-	2. The school principal;
204		-	3. Three parents of students enrolled in the school, selected
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206		-	4. Four teachers at the school appointed by the pri ncipal; and
207	195		5. Any additional stakeholders that the school district board
208	196		of education and the Office of Educational Quality and
209	197		Accountability deem appropriate.
210	198		B. Where applicable, membership on the school improvement
211	199		committee shall overlap with membersh ip on any existing leadership
212	200		teams that are involved with school improvement.
213	201		C. 1. On or before October 1 after an initial year, a school
214	202		district board of education governing a school receiving additional
215	203		intensive support shall collaborate with the school improvement
216	204		committee to select an independent school improvement expert from
217	205		the experts identified by the Office pursuant to Section 5 of the
218	206		Intensive School Support Act .
219	207		2. An independent school improvement expert shall not be:
220	208		a. a member of the school district board of education
221	209		governing the school designated to receive additional
222	210		intensive support, or
223	211		b. an employee of the school district boar d of education
224	212		governing the school designated to receive additiona l
225	213		intensive support.
	214	+	D. The independent school improvement expert selected pursuant
	215	+	to subsection C of this section shall collaborate with the Office to
	216	+	assist in the development and implementation of a continuous
	217	+	improvement plan as required by the Office.
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253		-	D. The independent school improvement expert selected pursuant
254		-	to subsection C of this section shall collaborate with the Office to
255		-	assist in the development and implementation of a continuous
256		-	improvement plan as required by the Office.
257	244		E. A school district board of education governing a school in
258	245		need of intervention may:
259	246		1. Prioritize funding and resources to the school in need of
260	247		intervention; and
261	248		2. Grant the school streamlined authority over staff, sche dule,
262	249		policies, budget, and academic programs to implement the continuous
263	250		improvement plan.
264	251		SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
265	252		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.655 of Title 70, unless
266	253		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
267	254		A. Subject to the availability of funds, on or before August
268	255		30, 2024, the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability shall
269	256		identify, through a request for proposal s process, one or more
270	257		approved independent school improvement experts to:
271	258		1. Collaborate with the Office to ensure that all professional
272	259		learning, coaching, and other school improvement efforts are aligned
273	260		with the support already being provided by the Office to all schools
274	261		identified for comprehensive support and improvement ;
275	262		2. If deemed necess ary by the school district board of
276	263		education and the Office, supplement previous needs assessments,
	264	+	collect and analyze data on the school's student achievement ,
	265	+	personnel, culture, curriculum, assessments, instructional
	266	+	practices, digital tools for teaching and learning, governance,
	267	+	leadership, finances , and policies;
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304		-	collect and analyze data on the school's student achievement ,
305		-	personnel, culture, curriculum, assessments, instructional
306		-	practices, digital tools for teaching and learning, governance,
307		-	leadership, finances , and policies;
308	294		3. Recommend changes to the school's culture, curriculum,
309	295		assessments, instructional practices , governance, finances,
310	296		policies, or other areas based on data collected in paragraph 2 of
311	297		this subsection;
312	298		4. Support the development and implementation of, in
313	299		partnership with the school improvement committee and the Office, a
314	300		continuous improvement plan that meets the criteria established by
315	301		the Office;
316	302		5. Monitor the effectiveness of a continuous improvement plan
317	303		through reliable means of evaluation, including on -site visits,
318	304		observations, surveys, analysis of student achievement data, and
319	305		interviews;
320	306		6. Provide ongoing implementation su pport and project
321	307		management for a continuous improvemen t plan;
322	308		7. Provide high-quality professional development and coaching
323	309		personalized for school staff that is designed to build the:
324	310		a. leadership capacity of the school principal,
325	311		b. instructional capacity of school staff, and
326	312		c. collaborative practi ces of teacher and leadership
327	313		teams;
	314	+	8. Provide job-embedded professional learning and coachin g for
	315	+	all instructional staff on a weekly basis, at a minimum;
	316	+	9. Provide job-embedded professional learning and coaching for
	317	+	the school principal at least twice monthly, focused on proven
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355		-	8. Provide job-embedded professional learning and coachin g for
356		-	all instructional staff on a weekly basis, at a minimum;
357		-	9. Provide job-embedded professional learning and coaching for
358		-	the school principal at least twice monthly, focused on proven
359	344		strategies to improve schools that are aligned with approved state
360	345		leadership frameworks; and
361	346		10. Leverage support from community partners to coordinate an
362	347		efficient delivery of supports to students both inside and outside
363	348		the classroom.
364	349		B. In identifying independent school improvement experts
365	350		pursuant to subsection A of this section, the Office shall identify
366	351		experts who meet evidence-based requirements as provided in the
367	352		Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95), and:
368	353		1. Have a credible track record of improving student academic
369	354		achievement in public schools w ith various demographic
370	355		characteristics, as measured by statewide assessmen ts;
371	356		2. Have experience designing, implementing , and evaluating
372	357		data-driven instructional systems in public schools;
373	358		3. Have experience coaching public school administrators and
374	359		teachers on designing and implementing data-driven school
375	360		improvement plans;
376	361		4. Have experience collaborating with the education entities
377	362		that govern public schools;
	363	+	5. Have experience delivering high-quality professional
	364	+	development and coaching i n instructional effectiveness to public
	365	+	school administrators and teachers;
	366	+	6. Are willing to be compensated for professional services
	367	+	based on performance; and
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405		-	5. Have experience delivering high-quality professional
406		-	development and coaching i n instructional effectiveness to public
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408		-	6. Are willing to be compensated for professional services
409		-	based on performance; and
410	394		7. Are willing to collaborate with any school in need of
411	395		intervention in the state, regardles s of location.
412	396		C. 1. When awarding a contract to an independent school
413	397		improvement expert selected by a school district board of education
414	398		under subsection C of Section 4 of this act , the Office shall ensure
415	399		that a contract between a school district board of education and the
416	400		independent school improvement expert specifies that the Office
417	401		shall:
418	402		a. pay an independent school improvement expert no more
419	403		than fifty percent (50%) of the ex pert's professional
420	404		fees at the beginning of the independent sch ool
421	405		improvement expert's work for the school designated to
422	406		receive additional intensive sup port, and
423	407		b. pay the remainder of the indepe ndent school
424	408		improvement expert's professional fees upon the
425	409		independent school improvement expert successfully
426	410		helping a school receiving additional intensive
427	411		support improve so that it no longer qualif ies for
428	412		comprehensive support and improvement within three (3)
	413	+	school years after a school is identified for
	414	+	comprehensive support and improvement.
	415	+	2. In negotiating a contract with an independen t school
	416	+	improvement expert, the Office may offer:
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458		-	2. In negotiating a contract with an independen t school
459		-	improvement expert, the Office may offer:
460	443		a. an average of Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
461	444		($650,000.00) per school for the entirety of the
462	445		project,
463	446		b. differentiated funds based on student enrollment, and
464	447		c. a higher amount of fund s for schools that are in the
465	448		lowest-performing one percent (1%) of schools
466	449		statewide.
467	450		SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
468	451		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.656 of Title 70, unless
469	452		there is created a dupl ication in numbering, reads as follows:
470	453		A school receiving additional in tensive support that does not
471	454		meet exit criteria for comprehensive support and improvement within
472	455		three (3) years of identification for comprehensive support and
473	456		improvement shall be subject to more rigorous interventio ns as
474	457		determined by the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability .
475	458		If the school qualifies for more rig orous interventions, the school
476	459		may petition the Office to extend the contract with an independent
477	460		school improvement expert of a school receiving additional intensive
478	461		support.
	462	+	SECTION 7. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
	463	+	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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506		-	SECTION 7. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
507		-	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
508	490		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
509	491		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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511		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET , dated
512		-	02/29/2024 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.
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