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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,
7 Section 1210.545, which relates to annual reports for
8 the Oklahoma School Testing Program; updating
8 statutory language; requiring school site report
9 cards to include certain minimum number of indicators
9 of enrichment and support opportunities and staffing
10 experience and retention; providing an effective
10 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 full-
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23 time in an online program that is offered by a school district or
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24 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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14 g. before-school and after-school programming
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15 availability,
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16 h. extracurricular activities available, and
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17 i. mental health support.
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18 3. The school site report card published on the Department's
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19 website and provided to the parent or guardian of each student
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20 enrolled in the school site pursuant to paragraph 1 of this
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21 subsection shall include a minimum of three indicators of staffing
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22 experience and retention such as the following:
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23 a. the percentage of teachers with more than three (3)
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24 years of teaching experience,
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1 b. the percentage of teachers who have been employed by
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2 the school site for more than three (3) years,
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3 c. the percentage of teachers with National Board
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4 certification or post-graduate degrees,
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5 d. the percentage of teachers with an emergency or
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6 provisional certificate, as provided for in Section 6-
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7 187 of this title,
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8 e. the percentage of teachers who are adjunct teachers,
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9 as provided for in Section 6-122.3 of this title, and
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10 f. the length of time the school site principal has been
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11 in his or her position.
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12 K. The Legislature may factor in the performance of schools in
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13 calculating any performance-based funding policy that is provided to
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14 public school districts.
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15 L. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
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16 implement the provisions of this section.
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17 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
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18 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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19 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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20 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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21 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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