1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) |
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3|SENATE BILL 867 By: Hicks |
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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 reports for |
8| the Oklahoma School Testing Program; updating |
| statutory language; requiring school site report |
9| cards to include certain minimum number of indicators |
| of enrichment and support opportunities and staffing |
10| experience and retention; 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 be |
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5|given to indicators 1, 2, 3, and 4 and, in the aggregate, with not |
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6|more than thirty percent (30%) of the grade given to indicator 5. |
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7| G. Further, the grade of an elementary or middle school site |
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8|shall include, but not be limited to, a measure of status for |
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9|English language arts (ELA), math, and science, growth in ELA and |
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10|math, English Language Proficiency Assessment language proficiency |
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11|assessment (ELPA) progress, and chronic absenteeism. |
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12| H. The grade of a high school site shall include, but not be |
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13|limited to, a measure of status for English language arts (ELA), |
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14|math, and science status, English Language Proficiency Assessment |
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15|language proficiency assessment (ELPA) progress, graduation rate, |
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16|chronic absenteeism, and postsecondary opportunities. For purposes |
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17|of this section, postsecondary opportunities shall include Advanced |
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18|Placement advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, dual and |
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19|concurrent enrollment, internships, mentorships and apprenticeships, |
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20|and industry certifications. The Board shall adopt a time line |
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21|timeline for moving from completion of such opportunities to |
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22|crediting achievement of such opportunities. |
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23| I. The annual report shall identify the performance of each |
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24|school as having improved, remained the same, or declined. This |
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1|school improvement rating shall be based on a comparison of the |
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2|student and school performance data of the current year to the |
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3|previous year data. |
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4| J. 1. The State Department of Education shall annually develop |
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5|a school site report card to be delivered to parents throughout each |
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6|school district. The report card shall be in accordance with the |
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7|requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 |
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8|(ESEA), as reauthorized and amended by P.L. No. 114-95, also known |
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9|as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and includes the grade for |
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10|the school, information regarding school improvement, an explanation |
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11|of school performance, and indicators of return on investment. The |
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12|report card for each school site shall be published annually by the |
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13|Department on its website, and every school district shall provide |
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14|the school site report card to the parent or guardian of each |
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15|student enrolled in the school site. In order to provide |
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16|information regarding school performance for school report cards |
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17|issued during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school year, the |
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18|Department shall include an explanation of the changes to the |
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19|statewide system of student assessments as required in Section |
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20|1210.508 of this title and how the transition in assessments may |
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21|impact school performance. The Department shall issue school report |
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22|cards using the 2016-2017 school year assessment data that is |
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23|available. |
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1| 2. The school site report card published on the Department's |
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2|website and provided to the parent or guardian of each student |
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3|enrolled in the school site pursuant to paragraph 1 of this |
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4|subsection shall include a minimum of five (5) indicators of |
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5|enrichment and support opportunities such as the following: |
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6| a. programs offered for gifted and talented students, |
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7| b. foreign language course offerings, |
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8| c. whether the school site has an active parent teacher |
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9| association or parent teacher organization, |
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10| d. science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) |
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11| course offerings, |
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12| e. intergenerational programming offerings, |
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13| f. apprenticeship, internship, and mentorship offerings, |
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15| g. before-school and after-school programming |
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16| availability, |
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17| h. extracurricular activities available, and |
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18| i. mental health support. |
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19| 3. The school site report card published on the Department's |
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20|website and provided to the parent or guardian of each student |
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21|enrolled in the school site pursuant to paragraph 1 of this |
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22|subsection shall include a minimum of three indicators of staffing |
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23|experience and retention such as the following: |
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1| a. the percentage of teachers with more than three (3) |
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2| years of teaching experience, |
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3| b. the percentage of teachers who have been employed by |
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4| the school site for more than three (3) years, |
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5| c. the percentage of teachers with National Board |
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6| certification or post-graduate degrees, |
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7| d. the percentage of teachers with an emergency or |
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8| provisional certificate, as provided for in Section |
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9| 6-187 of this title, |
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10| e. the percentage of teachers who are adjunct teachers, |
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11| as provided for in Section 6-122.3 of this title, and |
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12| f. the length of time the school site principal has been |
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13| in his or her position. |
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14| K. The Legislature may factor in the performance of schools in |
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15|calculating any performance-based funding policy that is provided to |
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16|public school districts. |
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17| L. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to |
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18|implement the provisions of this section. |
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19| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025. |
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20| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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21|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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22|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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23|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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