1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) |
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3|SENATE BILL 301 By: Garvin |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 1210.545, which relates to annual |
8| accountability reports; updating statutory language; |
| replacing certain factor to be used in calculating |
9| certain school site grades; providing for measurement |
| of postsecondary opportunities for high school sites; |
10| providing an effective date; and declaring an |
| emergency. |
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13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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14| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.545, is |
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15|amended to read as follows: |
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16| Section 1210.545. A. Except as otherwise provided, as part of |
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17|the accountability system developed as provided for in Section |
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18|1210.541 of this title, the State Board of Education shall prepare |
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19|annual reports of the results of the Oklahoma School Testing Program |
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20|which describe student achievement in the state, and each school |
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21|site, pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 |
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22|(ESEA) as reauthorized by P.L. No. 114-95, also known as the Every |
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23|Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and any related federal regulations. |
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1| B. The annual report as required pursuant to subsection A of |
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2|this section shall identify school sites as having one of the |
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3|following grades for each indicator, separately, and by a single |
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4|overview grade of all indicators, defined according to rules of the |
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5|State Board of Education: |
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6| 1. "A" means schools making excellent progress; |
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7| 2. "B" means schools making above average progress; |
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8| 3. "C" means schools making satisfactory progress; |
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9| 4. "D" means schools making less than satisfactory progress; |
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10|and |
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11| 5. "F" means schools failing to make adequate progress. |
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12| C. Each school that has students who are tested and included in |
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13|the school grading system as provided for in this section shall |
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14|receive a school grade, except as follows: |
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15| 1. A school shall not receive a school grade if the number of |
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16|students tested and included in the school grading system is less |
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17|than the minimum sample size necessary for statistical reliability |
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18|and prevention of the unlawful release of personally identifiable |
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19|student data. The State Board of Education is directed to establish |
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20|the lowest minimum sample size necessary to meet the requirements of |
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21|this paragraph; and |
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22| 2. The academic performance of students who are enrolled |
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23|full-time in an online program that is offered by a school district |
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24|or charter school that is not the district of residence or is not |
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1|located in the district of residence of the student shall be |
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2|reported separately by the school district or charter school and |
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3|shall not be included when determining the grade of the school site |
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4|or charter school. |
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5| D. The State Board of Education may adopt alternate systems of |
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6|accountability for statewide virtual charter schools, alternative |
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7|education programs as defined in Section 1210.568 of this title, and |
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8|schools serving only grades prekindergarten or kindergarten through |
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9|two. |
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10| E. The grade of a school shall be based on a multimeasures |
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11|approach to accountability in accordance with the Elementary and |
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12|Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as reauthorized by P.L. No. |
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13|114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and any |
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14|federal regulations that include, but are not limited to, the |
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15|following indicators: |
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16| 1. Statewide assessments, including the establishment of |
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17|student performance bands; |
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18| 2. Graduation rates for high schools; |
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19| 3. Statewide academic measures for elementary and middle |
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20|schools; |
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21| 4. English language proficiency for English learners; and |
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22| 5. At least one additional statewide measure of school quality |
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23|or student success, including, but not limited to, school climate, |
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1|school safety, student engagement, educator engagement, and/or |
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2|advanced coursework and postsecondary readiness. |
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3| F. Of the indicators included in subsection E of this section, |
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4|not less than seventy percent (70%) of the overview grade must shall |
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5|be given to indicators 1, 2, 3, and 4 and, in the aggregate, with |
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6|not more than thirty percent (30%) of the grade given to indicator |
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8| G. Further, the grade of an elementary or middle school site |
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9|shall include, but not be limited to, a measure of status for |
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10|English language arts (ELA), math and science, growth in ELA and |
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11|math, English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) progress, and |
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12|chronic absenteeism student climate surveys. |
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13| H. The grade of a high school site shall include, but not be |
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14|limited to, a measure of status for English language arts (ELA) ELA, |
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15|math and science status, English Language Proficiency Assessment |
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16|(ELPA) ELPA progress, graduation rate, chronic absenteeism student |
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17|climate surveys, and postsecondary opportunities. For purposes of |
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18|this section postsecondary opportunities shall include Advanced |
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19|Placement, International Baccalaureate, dual and concurrent |
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20|enrollment, internships, mentorships and apprenticeships, and |
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21|industry certifications be based on the percentage of high school |
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22|students who meet at least one of the following criteria: |
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23| 1. Achieving a benchmark score on the ACT or SAT; |
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24| 2. Scoring a 3, 4, or 5 on an Advanced Placement examination; |
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1| 3. Scoring a 4, 5, 6, or 7 on an International Baccalaureate |
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2|examination; |
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3| 4. Scoring the silver level or above on the ACT WorkKeys |
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4|assessment; |
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5| 5. Earning transcripted college credit while still in high |
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6|school through concurrent or dual enrollment; |
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7| 6. Earning an industry credential; or |
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8| 7. Being accepted for enlistment into the United States Armed |
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9|Forces. |
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10| The Board shall adopt a time line for moving from completion of |
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11|such opportunities to crediting achievement of such opportunities. |
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12| I. The annual report shall identify the performance of each |
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13|school as having improved, remained the same, or declined. This |
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14|school improvement rating shall be based on a comparison of the |
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15|student and school performance data of the current year to the |
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16|previous year data. |
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17| J. The State Department of Education shall annually develop a |
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18|school site report card to be delivered to parents or legal |
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19|guardians throughout each school district. The report card shall be |
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20|in accordance with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary |
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21|Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as reauthorized and amended by P.L. |
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22|No. 114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and |
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23|includes include the grade for the school, information regarding |
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24|school improvement, an explanation of school performance, and |
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1|indicators of return on investment. The report card for each school |
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2|site shall be published annually by the Department on its website, |
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3|and every school district shall provide the school site report card |
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4|to the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the |
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5|school site. In order to provide information regarding school |
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6|performance for school report cards issued during the 2016-2017 and |
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7|2017-2018 school year years, the Department shall include an |
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8|explanation of the changes to the statewide system of student |
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9|assessments as required in Section 1210.508 of this title and how |
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10|the transition in assessments may impact school performance. The |
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11|Department shall issue school report cards using the 2016-2017 |
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12|school year assessment data that is available. |
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13| K. The Legislature may factor in the performance of schools in |
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14|calculating any performance-based funding policy that is provided to |
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15|public school districts. |
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16| L. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to |
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17|implement the provisions of this section. |
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18| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. |
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19| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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20|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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21|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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22|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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