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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
SENATE BILL 867 By: Hicks
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 1210.545, which relates to annual reports for
the Oklahoma School Testing Progr am; updating
statutory language; requiring school site report
cards to include certain minimum number of indicators
of enrichment and support opportunities and staffing
experience and retention ; 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 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 reauthoriz ed by P.L. No. 114-95, also known as the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and any related federal regulations.
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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
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 system 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 sc hool grading system is less
than the minimum sample size necessary for statist ical 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
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located in the district of residence of the student shall be
reported separately by the school district or charter school and
shall not be included when determining the grade of the school site
or charter school.
D. The State Board of Education may adopt a lternate 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 sh all 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 additio nal statewide measure of school quality
or student success, including, but not limited to, school climate,
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school safety, student engagement, educator engagement, and/or
advanced coursework and postsecondary readiness.
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 aggregate, with not
more than thirty percent (30%) of the grade given to indicator 5.
G. Further, the grade of an e lementary or middle school site
shall include, but not be limited to, a measure of status for
English language arts (ELA), math , and science, growth in ELA and
math, English Language Proficiency Assessment language proficiency
assessment (ELPA) progress, and chronic absenteeism.
H. The grade of a high school site shall include, but not be
limited to, a measure of status for English language arts (ELA),
math, and science status, English Language Proficiency Assessment
language proficiency assessment (ELPA) progress, graduation rate,
chronic absenteeism, and postsecondary opportunities. For purposes
of this section, postsecondary opportunities shall include Advanced
Placement advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, dual and
concurrent enrollment, internships, mentorships and apprenticeships,
and industry certifications. The Board shall adopt a time line
timeline for moving from completion of such opportunities to
crediting achievement of such opportunities.
I. The annual report shall identify the p erformance of each
school as having improved, remained the same, or declined. This
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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. 1. 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 published 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 school report cards
issued during the 2016 -2017 and 2017-2018 school year, the
Department shall include an explanation of the change s to the
statewide system of student assessments as required in Section
1210.508 of this title and how the transition in assessments may
impact school performance. The Department shall issue school report
cards using the 2016 -2017 school year assessment d ata that is
available.
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2. The school site report card published on the Depart ment’s
website and provided to the parent or guardian of each student
enrolled in the school site pursuant to paragraph 1 of this
subsection shall include a minimum of five (5) i ndicators of
enrichment and support opportunities such as the following:
a. programs offered for gifted and talented students,
b. foreign language course offerings,
c. whether the school site has an active parent teacher
association or parent teacher organ ization,
d. science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)
course offerings,
e. intergenerational programming offerings,
f. apprenticeship, internship, and mentorship offerings,
g. before-school and after-school programming
availability,
h. extracurricular activities available , and
i. mental health support.
3. The school site report card published on the Department’s
website and provided to the parent or guardian of each student
enrolled in the school site pursuant to paragraph 1 of this
subsection shall include a minimum of three indicators of staffing
experience and retention s uch as the following:
a. the percentage of teachers with more than three (3)
years of teaching experience,
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b. the percentage of teachers who have been employed by
the school site for more than three (3) years,
c. the percentage of teachers with National Board
certification or post -graduate degrees,
d. the percentage of teachers with an emergency or
provisional certificate, as provided for in Section 6 -
187 of this title,
e. the percentage of teachers who are adjunct teachers,
as provided for in Section 6 -122.3 of this title, and
f. the length of time the school site principal has been
in his or her position.
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.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025 .
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservat ion
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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