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|BILL NO. 1041 By: Randleman of the House |
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| Stanley of the Senate |
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7| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 11-103.6, as amended by Section 51, Chapter |
8| 228, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section |
| 11-103.6), which relates to subject matter standards; |
9| authorizing school district to issue alternate |
| diploma to students in the Oklahoma Alternate |
10| Assessment Program; prescribing criteria for |
| alternate diploma; directing individualized education |
11| program team to determine subsequent courses and |
| services; prohibiting preclusion from completing |
12| standard diploma requirements; authorizing alternate |
| diploma to count in calculating and reporting |
13| graduation rate; requiring curriculum units for award |
| of alternate diploma; allowing substitution of core |
14| curriculum courses; updating statutory language; |
| providing an effective date; and declaring an |
15| emergency. |
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18|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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19| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.6, as |
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20|amended by Section 51, Chapter 228, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2022, |
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21|Section 11-103.6), is amended to read as follows: |
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22| Section 11-103.6 A. 1. The State Board of Education shall |
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23|adopt subject matter standards for instruction of students in the |
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24|public schools of this state that are necessary to ensure there is |
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1|attainment of desired levels of competencies in a variety of areas |
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2|to include language, mathematics, science, social studies, |
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3|communication, and health and physical education. |
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4| 2. School districts shall develop and implement curriculum, |
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5|courses and instruction in order to ensure that students meet the |
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6|skills and competencies as set forth in this section and in the |
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7|subject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education. |
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8| 3. All students shall gain literacy at the elementary and |
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9|secondary levels. Students shall develop skills in reading, |
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10|writing, speaking, computing and critical thinking. For purposes of |
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11|this section, critical thinking means a manner of analytical |
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12|thinking which is logical and uses linear factual analysis to reach |
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13|a conclusion. They shall learn about cultures and environments - |
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14|their own and those of others with whom they share the earth. All |
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15|students shall receive the instruction needed to lead healthy and |
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16|physically active lifestyles. Students, therefore, shall study |
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17|social studies, literature, languages, the arts, health, mathematics |
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18|and science. Such curricula shall provide for the teaching of a |
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19|hands-on career exploration program in cooperation with technology |
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20|center schools. |
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21| 4. The subject matter standards shall be designed to teach the |
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22|competencies for which students shall be tested as provided in |
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23|Section 1210.508 of this title, and shall be designed to prepare all |
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24|students for active citizenship, employment and/or successful |
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1|completion of postsecondary education without the need for remedial |
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2|coursework at the postsecondary level. |
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3| 5. The subject matter standards shall be designed with rigor as |
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4|defined in paragraph 3 of subsection G of this section. |
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5| 6. The subject matter standards for English Language Arts shall |
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6|give Classic Literature and nonfiction literature equal |
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7|consideration to other literature. In addition, emphasis shall be |
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8|given to the study of complete works of literature. |
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9| 7. At a minimum, the subject matter standards for mathematics |
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10|shall require mastery of the standard algorithms in mathematics, |
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11|which is the most logical, efficient way of solving a problem that |
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12|consistently works, and for students to attain fluency in Euclidian |
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13|geometry. |
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14| 8. The subject matter standards for history, social studies and |
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15|United States Government shall include study of important historical |
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16|documents, including the United States Constitution, Declaration of |
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17|Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, Federalist Papers and other |
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18|documents with significant history and heritage of the United |
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19|States, and the content of the United States naturalization test, |
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20|with an emphasis on the specific content of the test and the ideas |
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21|and concepts it references. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school |
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22|year, the United States naturalization test shall be administered in |
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23|accordance with subsection F of this section. |
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1| 9. The subject matter standards for United States Government |
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2|shall include an emphasis on civics, the structure and relationship |
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3|between the national, state, county and local governments and |
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4|simulations of the democratic process. For the purposes of this |
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5|section, "civics" means the study of the rights and duties of |
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6|Oklahoma and United States citizens and of how those governments |
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7|work. |
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8| 10. The subject matter standards for health and physical |
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9|education shall include but not be limited to the domains of |
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10|physical, emotional, social and intellectual health. Health |
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11|literacy shall include the ability to obtain, process and understand |
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12|basic health information and services needed to make appropriate |
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13|health decisions. Health shall also include the importance of |
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14|proper nutrition and exercise, mental health and wellness, substance |
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15|abuse, coping skills for understanding and managing trauma, |
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16|establishing and maintaining positive relationships and responsible |
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17|decision making. Physical literacy shall include the ability to |
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18|move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical |
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19|activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy |
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20|development of the whole person. |
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21| B. Subject to the provisions of subsection C of this section, |
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22|in order to graduate from a public high school accredited by the |
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23|State Board of Education with a standard diploma, students shall |
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1|complete the following college preparatory/work ready curriculum |
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2|units or sets of competencies at the secondary level: |
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3| 1. Four units or sets of competencies of English to include |
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4|Grammar, Composition, Literature, or any English course approved for |
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5|college admission requirements; |
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6| 2. Three units or sets of competencies of mathematics, limited |
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7|to Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Math Analysis, |
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8|Calculus, Advanced Placement Statistics, or any mathematics course |
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9|with content and/or rigor above Algebra I and approved for college |
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10|admission requirements; |
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11| 3. Three units or sets of competencies of laboratory science |
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12|approved for college admission requirements including one unit or |
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13|set of competencies of life science meeting the standards for |
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14|Biology I; one unit or set of competencies of physical science, |
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15|meeting the standards for Physical Science, Chemistry or Physics; |
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16|and one unit or set of competencies from the domains of physical |
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17|science, life science or earth and space science such that the |
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18|content and rigor is above Biology I or Physical Science; |
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19| 4. Three units or sets of competencies of history and |
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20|citizenship skills, including one unit of American History, one-half |
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21|unit of Oklahoma History, one-half unit of United States Government |
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22|and one unit from the subjects of History, Government, Geography, |
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23|Economics, Civics, or non-Western culture and approved for college |
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24|admission requirements; |
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1| 5. Two units or sets of competencies of the same world or |
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2|non-English language or two units of computer technology approved |
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3|for college admission requirements, whether taught at a high school |
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4|or a technology center school, including computer programming, |
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5|hardware, and business computer applications, such as word |
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6|processing, databases, spreadsheets, and graphics, excluding |
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7|keyboarding or typing courses; |
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8| 6. One additional unit or set of competencies selected from |
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9|paragraphs 1 through 5 of this subsection or career and technology |
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10|education courses, concurrently enrolled courses, Advanced Placement |
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11|courses or International Baccalaureate courses approved for college |
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12|admission requirements; and |
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13| 7. One unit or set of competencies of fine arts, such as music, |
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14|art, or drama, or one unit or set of competencies of speech. |
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15| C. In lieu of the requirements of subsection B of this section |
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16|which requires a college preparatory/work ready curriculum, a |
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17|student may enroll in the core curriculum as provided in subsection |
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18|D of this section upon written approval of the parent or legal |
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19|guardian of the student. For students under the age of eighteen |
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20|(18) school districts shall require a parent or legal guardian of |
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21|the student to meet with a designee of the school prior to |
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22|enrollment in the core curriculum. The State Department of |
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23|Education shall develop and distribute to school districts a form |
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24|suitable for this purpose, which shall include information on the |
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1|benefits to students of completing the college preparatory/work |
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2|ready curriculum as provided for in subsection B of this section. |
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3| D. For those students subject to the requirements of subsection |
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4|C of this section, in order to graduate from a public high school |
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5|accredited by the State Board of Education with a standard diploma, |
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6|students shall complete the following core curriculum units or sets |
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7|of competencies at the secondary level: |
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8| 1. Language Arts Four units or sets of competencies, to |
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9|consist of one unit or set of competencies of grammar and |
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10|composition, and three units or sets of competencies which may |
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11|include, but are not limited to, the following courses: |
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12| a. American Literature, |
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13| b. English Literature, |
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14| c. World Literature, |
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15| d. Advanced English Courses, or |
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16| e. other English courses with content and/or rigor equal |
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17| to or above grammar and composition; |
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18| 2. Mathematics Three units or sets of competencies to consist |
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19|of one unit or set of competencies of Algebra I or Algebra I taught |
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20|in a contextual methodology, and two units or sets of competencies |
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21|which may include, but are not limited to, the following courses: |
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22| a. Algebra II, |
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23| b. Geometry or Geometry taught in a contextual |
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24| methodology, |
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1| c. Trigonometry, |
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2| d. Math Analysis or Precalculus, |
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3| e. Calculus, |
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4| f. Statistics and/or Probability, |
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5| g. Computer Science or acceptance and successful |
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6| completion of one (1) year of a full-time, three-hour |
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7| career and technology program leading to an industry |
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8| credential/certificate or college credit. The State |
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9| Board of Career and Technology Education shall |
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10| promulgate rules to define the provisions of this |
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11| section related to the accepted industry-valued |
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12| credentials which are industry-endorsed or |
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13| industry-aligned. The list of accepted |
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14| industry-valued credentials shall be reviewed annually |
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15| and updated at least every three (3) years by the |
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16| Board, |
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17| h. (1) contextual mathematics courses which enhance |
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18| technology preparation, or |
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19| (2) a science, technology, engineering and math |
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20| (STEM) block course meeting the requirements for |
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21| course competencies listed in paragraph 2 of |
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22| subsection B of this section, whether taught at |
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23| a: |
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24| (a) comprehensive high school, or |
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1| (b) technology center school when taken in the |
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2| tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade, taught by |
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3| a certified teacher, and approved by the |
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4| State Board of Education and the independent |
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5| district board of education, |
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6| i. mathematics courses taught at a technology center |
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7| school by a teacher certified in the secondary subject |
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8| area when taken in the tenth, eleventh or twelfth |
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9| grade upon approval of the State Board of Education |
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10| and the independent district board of education, or |
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11| j. any other mathematics course with content and/or |
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12| rigor equal to or above Algebra I; |
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13| 3. Science Three units or sets of competencies to consist of |
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14|one unit or set of competencies of Biology I or Biology I taught in |
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15|a contextual methodology, and two units or sets of competencies in |
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16|the areas of life, physical, or earth science or technology which |
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17|may include, but are not limited to, the following courses: |
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18| a. Chemistry I, |
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19| b. Physics, |
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20| c. Biology II, |
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21| d. Chemistry II, |
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22| e. Physical Science, |
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23| f. Earth Science, |
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24| g. Botany, |
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1| h. Zoology, |
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2| i. Physiology, |
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3| j. Astronomy, |
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4| k. Applied Biology/Chemistry, |
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5| l. Applied Physics, |
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6| m. Principles of Technology, |
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7| n. qualified agricultural education courses, |
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8| o. (1) contextual science courses which enhance |
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9| technology preparation, or |
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10| (2) a science, technology, engineering and math |
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11| (STEM) block course meeting the requirements for |
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12| course competencies listed in paragraph 3 of |
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13| subsection B of this section, whether taught at |
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14| a: |
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15| (a) comprehensive high school, or |
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16| (b) technology center school when taken in the |
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17| tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade, taught by |
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18| a certified teacher, and approved by the |
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19| State Board of Education and the independent |
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20| district board of education, |
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21| p. science courses taught at a technology center school |
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22| by a teacher certified in the secondary subject area |
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23| when taken in the tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade |
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1| upon approval of the State Board of Education and the |
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2| independent district board of education, or |
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3| q. other science courses with content and/or rigor equal |
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4| to or above Biology I; |
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5| 4. Social Studies Three units or sets of competencies, to |
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6|consist of one unit or set of competencies of United States History, |
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7|one-half to one unit or set of competencies of United States |
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8|Government, one-half unit or set of competencies of Oklahoma |
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9|History, and one-half to one unit or set of competencies which may |
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10|include, but are not limited to, the following courses: |
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11| a. World History, |
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12| b. Geography, |
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13| c. Economics, |
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14| d. Anthropology, or |
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15| e. other social studies courses with content and/or |
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16| rigor equal to or above United States History, United |
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17| States Government, and Oklahoma History; |
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18| 5. Arts One unit or set of competencies which may include, but |
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19|is not limited to, courses in Visual Arts and General Music; and |
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20| 6. Computer Education or World Language - One unit or set of |
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21|competencies of computer technology, whether taught at a high school |
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22|or a technology center school, including computer programming, |
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23|hardware and business computer applications, such as word |
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24|processing, databases, spreadsheets and graphics, excluding |
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1|keyboarding or typing courses, or one unit or set of competencies of |
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2|world or non-English language. |
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3| E. A school district may issue an alternate diploma to a |
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4|student who meets the definition of a student with the most |
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5|significant cognitive disabilities and who participates in the |
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6|Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP) beginning in the |
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7|2023-2024 school year. An alternate diploma shall be |
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8|standards-based, aligned with requirements for a standard diploma, |
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9|and obtained by the school year in which a student turns twenty-two |
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10|(22) years of age. |
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11| F. An alternate diploma shall not terminate a Free and |
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12|Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for students with an |
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13|Individualized Education Program (IEP) unless they reach the maximum |
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14|age of FAPE. The IEP team shall determine subsequent courses and |
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15|services for students who receive an alternate diploma. |
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16| G. Students participating in the OAAP shall not be precluded |
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17|from attempting to meet the requirements of a standard diploma and |
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18|participation in the OAAP shall not determine a student's |
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19|educational setting under the Individuals with Disabilities |
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20|Education Act (IDEA). |
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21| H. Students who meet requirements for an alternate diploma may |
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22|count as having received a standard diploma for purposes of |
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23|calculating and reporting the adjusted cohort graduation rate |
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24|(ACGR). |
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1| I. A student may be awarded an alternate diploma upon |
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2|completion of the following curriculum units or sets of competencies |
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3|at the secondary level: |
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4| 1. Language Arts Four units or sets of competencies based on |
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5|alternate academic achievement standards to consist of reading |
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6|literature, reading informational text, writing, speaking and |
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7|listening, and language in the following courses: |
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8| a. English 1 Alternate, |
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9| b. English 2 Alternate, |
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10| c. English 3 Alternate, and |
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11| d. English 4 Alternate; |
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12| 2. Mathematics Three units or sets of competencies based on |
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13|alternate academic achievement standards to consist of number, |
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14|quantities, algebra, functions/statistics, probability, and geometry |
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15|in the following courses: |
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16| a. Math Alternate 1, |
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17| b. Math Alternate 2, and |
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18| c. Math Alternate 3; |
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19| 3. Science Three units or sets of competencies based on |
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20|alternate academic achievement standards to consist of life science, |
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21|physical science, and earth science in the following courses: |
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22| a. Life Science Alternate, |
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23| b. Physical Science Alternate, and |
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24| c. Earth Science Alternate; |
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1| 4. Social Studies Three units or sets of competencies based on |
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2|alternate academic achievement standards to consist of United States |
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3|History, United States Government, Oklahoma History, Geography, and |
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4|Social Studies in the following courses: |
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5| a. Social Studies Alternate 1, |
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6| b. Social Studies Alternate 2, and |
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7| c. Social Studies Alternate 3; |
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8| 5. Arts One unit or set of competencies which may include, but |
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9|is not limited to, courses in Visual Arts and General Music; |
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10| 6. Computer Education or World Language - One unit or set of |
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11|competencies of computer technology, whether taught at a high school |
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12|or a technology center school, including computer programming, |
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13|hardware, and business computer applications, such as word |
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14|processing, databases, spreadsheets, and graphics, excluding |
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15|keyboarding or typing courses, or one unit or set of competencies of |
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16|world or non-English language; |
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17| 7. Career Readiness at least two units of Career Readiness, |
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18|including Career Readiness I, Career Readiness II, Career Readiness |
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19|III, or Career Readiness IV. Each Career Readiness course may be |
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20|substituted for Careers/Exploration, Internship I, or Internship II; |
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21|and |
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22| 8. Life Skills at least two units of Life Skills, such as Life |
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23|Skills I, Life Skills II, Life Skills III, or Life Skills IV. Each |
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1|Life Skills course may be substituted for the Life Skills or Family |
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2|and Consumer Science courses. |
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3| J. Courses in the core curriculum may be used as a substitute |
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4|for corresponding courses required by the alternate diploma. Other |
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5|courses may be substituted as determined by the State Board of |
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6|Education. |
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7| K. 1. In addition to the curriculum requirements of either |
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8|subsection B or D of this section, in order to graduate from a |
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9|public high school accredited by the State Board of Education |
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10|students shall complete the requirements for a personal financial |
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11|literacy passport as set forth in the Passport to Financial Literacy |
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12|Act and any additional course requirements or recommended elective |
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13|courses as may be established by the State Board of Education and |
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14|the district school board. School districts shall strongly |
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15|encourage students to complete two units or sets of competencies of |
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16|world languages and two units or sets of competencies of physical |
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17|and health education. |
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18| 2. No student shall receive credit for high school graduation |
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19|more than once for completion of the same unit or set of |
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20|competencies to satisfy the curriculum requirements of this section. |
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21| 3. A school district shall not be required to offer every |
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22|course listed in subsections B and D of this section but shall offer |
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23|sufficient courses to allow a student to meet the graduation |
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24|requirements during the secondary grade years of the student. |
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1| F. L. 1. In addition to the curriculum requirements of either |
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2|subsection B or D of this section, beginning with ninth graders in |
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3|the 2021-22 school year, in order to graduate from a public high |
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4|school accredited by the State Board of Education, students shall |
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5|pass the United States naturalization test pursuant to the |
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6|provisions of this subsection. |
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7| 2. School districts shall offer the United States |
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8|naturalization test to students at least once per school year, |
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9|beginning as early as eighth grade at the discretion of the school |
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10|district; provided, any student may retake the exam upon request, |
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11|and as often as desired, until earning a passing score. For |
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12|purposes of this subsection, a passing score shall be 60 out of 100 |
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13|questions. |
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14| 3. School districts shall exempt students with disabilities |
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15|whose individualized education program (IEP), consistent with state |
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16|law, indicates that the student is to be assessed with alternate |
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17|achievement standards through the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment |
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18|Program (OAAP) OAAP. |
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19| G. M. For purposes of this section: |
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20| 1. "Contextual methodology" means academic content and skills |
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21|taught by utilizing real-world problems and projects in a way that |
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22|helps students understand the application of that knowledge; |
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23| 2. "Qualified agricultural education courses" means courses |
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24|that have been determined by the State Board of Education to offer |
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1|the sets of competencies for one or more science content areas and |
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2|which correspond to academic science courses. Qualified |
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3|agricultural education courses shall include, but are not limited |
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4|to, Horticulture, Plant and Soil Science, Natural Resources and |
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5|Environmental Science, and Animal Science. The courses shall be |
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6|taught by teachers certified in agricultural education and comply |
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7|with all rules of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology |
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8|Education; |
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9| 3. "Rigor" means a level of difficulty that is thorough, |
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10|exhaustive and accurate and is appropriate for the grade level; |
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11| 4. "Sets of competencies" means instruction in those skills and |
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12|competencies that are specified in the subject matter standards |
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13|adopted by the State Board of Education and other skills and |
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14|competencies adopted by the Board, without regard to specified |
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15|instructional time; and |
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16| 5. "Unit" means a Carnegie Unit as defined by the North Central |
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17|Association's Commission on Schools. |
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18| H. N. 1. The State Board of Education shall adopt a plan to |
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19|ensure that rigor is maintained in the content, teaching |
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20|methodology, level of expectations for student achievement, and |
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21|application of learning in all the courses taught to meet the |
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22|graduation requirements as specified in this section. |
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23| 2. The State Board of Education shall allow as much flexibility |
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24|at the district level as is possible without diminishing the rigor |
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1|or undermining the intent of providing these courses. To accomplish |
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2|this purpose, the State Department of Education shall work with |
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3|school districts in reviewing and approving courses taught by |
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4|districts that are not specifically listed in subsections B and D of |
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5|this section. Options may include, but shall not be limited to, |
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6|courses taken by concurrent enrollment, advanced placement, or |
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7|correspondence, or courses bearing different titles. |
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8| 3. The State Board of Education shall approve an advanced |
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9|placement computer science course to meet the requirements of course |
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10|competencies listed in paragraph 2 of subsection B of this section |
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11|if the course is taken in a student's senior year and the student is |
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12|concurrently enrolled in or has successfully completed Algebra II. |
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13| 4. Technology center school districts may offer programs |
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14|designed in cooperation with institutions of higher education which |
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15|have an emphasis on a focused field of career study upon approval of |
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16|the State Board of Education and the independent district board of |
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17|education. Students in the tenth grade may be allowed to attend |
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18|these programs for up to one-half (1/2) of a school day and credit |
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19|for the units or sets of competencies required in paragraphs 2, 3 |
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20|and 6 of subsection B or D of this section shall be given if the |
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21|courses are taught by a teacher certified in the secondary subject |
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22|area; provided, credit for units or sets of competencies pursuant to |
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23|subsection B of this section shall be approved for college admission |
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24|requirements. |
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1| 5. If a student enrolls in a concurrent course, the school |
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2|district shall not be responsible for any costs incurred for that |
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3|course, unless the school district does not offer enough course |
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4|selection during the student's secondary grade years to allow the |
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5|student to receive the courses needed to meet the graduation |
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6|requirements of this section. If the school district does not offer |
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7|the necessary course selection during the student's secondary grade |
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8|years, it shall be responsible for the cost of resident tuition at |
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9|an institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, |
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10|fees, and books for the concurrent enrollment course, and providing |
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11|for transportation to and from the institution to the school site. |
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12| It is the intent of the Legislature that for students enrolled |
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13|in a concurrent enrollment course which is paid for by the school |
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14|district pursuant to this paragraph, the institution charge only the |
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15|supplementary and special service fees that are directly related to |
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16|the concurrent enrollment course and enrollment procedures for that |
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17|student. It is further the intent of the Legislature that fees for |
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18|student activities and student service facilities, including the |
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19|student health care and cultural and recreational service fees, not |
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20|be charged to such students. |
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21| 6. Credit for the units or sets of competencies required in |
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22|subsection B or D of this section shall be given when such units or |
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23|sets of competencies are taken prior to ninth grade if the teachers |
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1|are certified or authorized to teach the subjects for high school |
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2|credit and the required rigor is maintained. |
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3| 7. The three units or sets of competencies in mathematics |
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4|required in subsection B or D of this section shall be completed in |
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5|the ninth through twelfth grades. If a student completes any |
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6|required courses or sets of competencies in mathematics prior to |
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7|ninth grade, the student may take any other mathematics courses or |
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8|sets of competencies to fulfill the requirement to complete three |
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9|units or sets of competencies in grades nine through twelve after |
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10|the student has satisfied the requirements of subsection B or D of |
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11|this section. |
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12| 8. All units or sets of competencies required for graduation |
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13|may be taken in any sequence recommended by the school district. |
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14| I. O. As a condition of receiving accreditation from the State |
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15|Board of Education, all students in grades nine through twelve shall |
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16|enroll in a minimum of six periods, or the equivalent in block |
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17|scheduling or other scheduling structure that allows for instruction |
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18|in sets of competencies, of rigorous academic and/or rigorous |
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19|vocational courses each day, which may include arts, vocal and |
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20|instrumental music, speech classes, and physical education classes. |
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21| J. P. 1. Academic and vocational-technical courses designed to |
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22|offer sets of competencies integrated or embedded within the courses |
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23|that provide for the teaching and learning of the appropriate skills |
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24|and knowledge in the subject matter standards, as adopted by the |
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1|State Board of Education, may, upon approval of the Board, in |
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2|consultation with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology |
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3|Education if the courses are offered at a technology center school |
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4|district, be counted for academic credit and toward meeting the |
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5|graduation requirements of this section. |
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6| 2. Internet-based courses offered by a technology center school |
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7|that are taught by a certified teacher and provide for the teaching |
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8|and learning of the appropriate skills and knowledge in the subject |
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9|matter standards may, upon approval of the State Board of Education |
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10|and the independent district board of education, be counted for |
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11|academic credit and toward meeting the graduation requirements of |
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12|this section. |
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13| 3. Internet-based courses or vocational-technical courses |
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14|utilizing integrated or embedded skills for which no subject matter |
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15|standards have been adopted by the State Board of Education may be |
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16|approved by the Board, in consultation with the Oklahoma Department |
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17|of Career and Technology Education if the courses are offered at a |
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18|technology center school district, if such courses incorporate |
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19|standards of nationally recognized professional organizations and |
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20|are taught by certified teachers. |
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21| 4. Courses offered by a supplemental education organization |
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22|that is accredited by a national accrediting body and that are |
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23|taught by a certified teacher and provide for the teaching and |
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24|learning of the appropriate skills and knowledge in the subject |
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1|matter standards may, upon approval of the State Board of Education |
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2|and the school district board of education, be counted for academic |
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3|credit and toward meeting the graduation requirements of this |
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4|section. |
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5| K. Q. The State Board of Education shall provide an option for |
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6|high school graduation based upon attainment of the desired levels |
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7|of competencies as required in tests pursuant to the provisions of |
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8|Section 1210.508 of this title. Such option shall be in lieu of the |
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9|amount of course credits earned. |
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10| L. R. The State Board of Education shall prescribe, adopt and |
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11|approve a promotion system based on the attainment by students of |
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12|specified levels of competencies in each area of the core |
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13|curriculum. |
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14| M. S. Children who have individualized education programs an |
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15|IEP pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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16|(IDEA) IDEA, and who satisfy the graduation requirements through the |
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17|individualized education program for that student shall be awarded a |
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18|standard diploma. |
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19| N. T. Students who enter the ninth grade in or prior to the |
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20|2007-08 school year who are enrolled in an alternative education |
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21|program and meet the requirements of their plans leading to high |
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22|school graduation developed pursuant to Section 1210.568 of this |
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23|title shall be awarded a standard diploma. |
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1| O. U. Any student who completes the curriculum requirements of |
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2|the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program shall be awarded a |
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3|standard diploma. |
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4| P. V. Any student who successfully completes an advanced |
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5|mathematics or science course offered pursuant to Section 1210.404 |
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6|of this title shall be granted academic credit toward meeting the |
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7|graduation requirements pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3, as |
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8|appropriate, of subsection B or D of this section. |
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9| Q. W. For purposes of this section, the courses approved for |
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10|college admission requirements shall be courses which are approved |
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11|by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for admission to |
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12|an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. |
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13| R. X. Students who have been denied a standard diploma by the |
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14|school district in which the student is or was enrolled for failing |
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15|to meet the requirements of this section may re-enroll in the school |
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16|district that denied the student a standard diploma following the |
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17|denial of a standard diploma. The student shall be provided |
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18|remediation or intervention and the opportunity to complete the |
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19|curriculum units or sets of competencies required by this section to |
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20|obtain a standard diploma. Students who re-enroll in the school |
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21|district to meet the graduation requirements of this section shall |
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22|be exempt from the hourly instructional requirements of Section |
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23|1-111 of this title and the six-period enrollment requirements of |
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24|this section. |
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1| S. Y. The State Department of Education shall collect and |
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2|report data by school site and district on the number of students |
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3|who enroll in the core curriculum as provided in subsection D of |
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4|this section. |
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5| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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6| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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7|of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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8|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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9|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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10| Passed the House of Representatives the 8th day of March, 2023. |
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