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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1412 By: Johns
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to school reports; amending 70 O.S.
2021, Section 3-151.1, which relates to high school
graduation rates; modifying calculation of the four -
year and extended-year adjusted cohort graduation
rates; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.545, which
relates to annual school reports; excluding chronic
absenteeism data from measures and reports; adding
instructional time to grade measures; expanding items
to include in postsecondary opportunities; requiring
the State Board of Education to amend the current
State ESSA Plan; establishing submission date;
clarifying need of certain approval from the U.S.
Department of Education; requiring replacement of
certain student measures if amendment is approved;
providing start date for measure changes; clarifying
application of points on state report card; providing
measure's weighted subcomponents; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -151.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 3-151.1. A. For purposes of establishing a uniform and
accurate definition of high school graduation rate for school
districts and secondary schools in the state, the State Board of
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Education shall adopt and implement a four -year adjusted cohort
graduation rate and an extended -year adjusted cohort graduation
rate. The Board shall utilize and report the four -year adjusted
cohort graduation rate and the extended -year adjusted cohort
graduation rate at the secondary school site, the school district
and the state level, and the graduation rates shall be reported in
the aggregate as well as disaggregated by subgroups as required in
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (ESEA), P.L. No.
107-110, also known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
B. The Board shall use the four -year adjusted cohort graduation
rate for purposes of determining the high school graduation rate
indicator for the academic performance data calculation beginning
with state and district report cards providing results of
assessments administered in the 2011 -2012 school year. The Board
shall use the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate for
establishing the high school graduation rate for measuring alternate
year percentage growth targets as set forth in Section 3 -151.2 of
this title beginning with the 2012 -2013 school year.
C. The four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate shall be
defined as the number of students who graduate in four (4) years
with a standard high school diploma divided by the number of
students who entered high school four (4) years earlier , adjusted
for transfers. Students who transfer in and out of the school,
émigrés emigrate to another country, and deceased students shall not
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be included in the adjusted cohort graduation rate . Students who
graduate in four (4) years shall include students who earn a
standard high school diploma at the end of their fourth year, before
the end of their fourth year, and during a summer session
immediately following their fourth year. To remove a student from a
cohort, a school district shall confirm in writin g or by electronic
means that a student has transferred out of the school site or
school district, has emigrated to another country , or is deceased.
For a student who transfers out of a school site or school district,
the written or electronic confirmatio n shall be official and
document that the student has enrolled in another school site or
school district or in an educational program that culminates in a
high school diploma recognized by a state or private higher
educational institution accredited or rec ognized by the Oklahoma
State Regents for Higher Education for purposes of admission to the
institution. Students who are not enrolled in a program which
culminates in the award of a credential recognized by a state or
private higher educational instituti on for purposes of admissions
shall not be included in the graduation rate calculation as set
forth in this subsection as a student who graduated in four (4)
years with a standard high school diploma but shall be included in
the number of students who ente red high school four (4) years
earlier.
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D. The extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate shall be
defined as the number of students who graduate in four (4) years or
five (5) years with a high school diploma divided by the number of
students who form the adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation
rate as calculated as provided for in subsection C of this section ,
provided that the adjustments add to the cohort all students who
transfer into the cohort by the end of the year of graduation being
considered and subtract students who transfer out, emigrate to
another country or are deceased by the end of that year . The
extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate shall be reported
separately from the four -year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.545, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1210.545. A. Except as otherwise provided, as part of
the accountability system developed as provided for in Section
1210.541 of this title, the State Board of Education shall prepare
annual reports of the results of the Oklahoma School Testing Program
which describe student achievement in the state, and each school
site, pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA) as reauthorized by P.L. No. 114-95, also known as the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and any related federal regulations.
B. The annual report as required pursuant to subsection A of
this section shall identify school sites as having one of the
following grades for each indicator, separately, and by a single
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overview grade of all indicators, defined according to rules of the
State Board of Education:
1. "A" means schools making excellent progress;
2. "B" means schools making above average progress;
3. "C" means schools making satisfactory progress;
4. "D" means schools making less than satisfactory progress;
and
5. "F" means schools failing to make adequate progress.
C. Each school that has students who are tested and included in
the school grading syste m as provided for in this section shall
receive a school grade, except as follows:
1. A school shall not receive a school grade if the number of
students tested and included in the school grading system is less
than the minimum sample size necessary for s tatistical reliability
and prevention of the unlawful release of personally identifiable
student data. The State Board of Education is directed to establish
the lowest minimum sample size necessary to meet the requirements of
this paragraph; and
2. The academic performance of students who are enrolled full -
time in an online program that is offered by a school district or
charter school that is not the district of residence or is not
located in the district of residence of the student shall be
reported separately by the school district or charter school and
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shall not be included when determining the grade of the school site
or charter school.
D. The State Board of Education may adopt alternate systems of
accountability for statewide virtual charter schools , alternative
education programs as defined in Section 1210.568 of this title, and
schools serving only grades prekindergarten or kindergarten through
two.
E. The grade of a school shall be based on a multimeasures
approach to accountability in accordance with the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as reauthorized by P.L. No.
114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and any
federal regulations that include, but are not limited to, the
following indicators:
1. Statewide assessments, including the establishment of
student performance bands;
2. Graduation rates for high schools;
3. Statewide academic measures for elementary and middle
schools;
4. English language proficiency for English learners; and
5. At least one additional statewide measure of school quality
or student success, including, but not limited to, school climate,
school safety, student engagement, educator engagement, and/or
advanced coursework and postsecondary readiness. Chronic
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absenteeism shall not be included as any statewide measure of school
quality or student success.
F. Of the indicators included in subsection E of this section,
not less than seventy percent (70%) of the overview grade must be
given to indicators 1, 2, 3 and 4 and, in the aggre gate, with not
more than thirty percent (30%) of the grade given to indicator 5.
G. Further, the grade of an elementary or middle school site
shall include, but not be limited to, a measure of status for
English language arts (ELA), math and science, grow th in ELA and
math, English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) progress, and
chronic absenteeism instructional time as described in subsection M
of this section.
H. The grade of a high school site shall include, but not be
limited to, a measure of sta tus for English language arts (ELA),
math and science status, English Language Proficiency Assessment
(ELPA) progress, graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, and
postsecondary opportunities , and instructional time as described in
subsection M of this sectio n. For purposes of this section ,
postsecondary opportunities shall include Advanced Placement,
International Baccalaureate, dual and concurrent enrollment, scoring
Silver Level or above on American College Testing (ACT) WorkKeys,
internships, mentorships and apprenticeships, military readiness as
evidenced by being accepted for enlistment into any branch of the
military within the first year after high school graduation or
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earning a military readiness score on the Armed Services Vocational
Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), and industry certifications. The Board
shall adopt a time line for moving from completion of such
opportunities to crediting achievement of such opportunities.
I. The annual report shall identify the performance of each
school as having improve d, remained the same, or declined. This
school improvement rating shall be based on a comparison of the
student and school performance data of the current year to the
previous year data.
J. The State Department of Education shall annually develop a
school site report card to be delivered to parents throughout each
school district. The report card shall be in accordance with the
requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA), as reauthorized and amended by P.L. No. 114 -95, also known
as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and includes the grade for
the school, information regarding school improvement, an explanation
of school performance, and indicators of return on investment. The
report card for each school site shall be pub lished annually by the
Department on its website, and every school district shall provide
the school site report card to the parent or guardian of each
student enrolled in the school site. In order to provide
information regarding school performance for s chool report cards
issued during the 2016 -2017 and 2017-2018 school year, the
Department shall include an explanation of the changes to the
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statewide system of student assessments as required in Section
1210.508 of this title and how the transition in asse ssments may
impact school performance. The Department shall issue school report
cards using the 2016 -2017 school year assessment data that is
available.
K. The Legislature may factor in the performance of schools in
calculating any performance -based funding policy that is provided to
public school districts.
L. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
implement the provisions of this section.
M. The State Board of Education shall amend the State ESSA Plan
in accordance with the requirement s of the Every Student Succeeds
Act (ESSA) to replace the measure of chronic absenteeism with a
measure of instructional time as described in this subsection. The
Board shall submit the proposed amendment to the United States
Department of Education no la ter than August 1, 2025.
If the amended state plan is approved by the United States
Department of Education, beginning with the 2025 -2026 school year,
the grade for an elementary, middle, and high school site shall
include a measure of instructional time in lieu of chronic
absenteeism. This measure shall account for a total of ten (10)
possible points out of ninety (90) points on a school’s report card.
The measure of instructional time shall comprise the following
weighted subcomponents:
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1. Total in-person school days. A school’s total
instructional days shall be benchmarked against a one-hundred-
eighty-day school year with a weight of 0.50. A full school day
shall be at least five and one-half (5.5) hours. School days and
hours shall be calculated pu rsuant to Sections 1 -109 and 1-109.1 of
this title. The total number of school days may not include virtual
days;
2. Total school hours for the academic year. A school’s total
school hours shall be benchmarked against a one-thousand-two-
hundred-hour school year with a weight of 0.40. Total school hours
shall include all hours students are present, including lunch and
passing periods; and
3. Day length. A school’s day length shall be benchmarked
against a seven-hour school day for middle and high schoo ls and a
six-and-one-half-hour school day for elementary schools. This
subcomponent shall have a weight of 0.10.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the p reservation
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.
60-1-13210 SW 03/05/25
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