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OK HB2427
Bill
Status
2/3/2014
Primary Sponsor
Donnie Condit
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AI Summary
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Requires the State Board of Education to readopt the Academic Performance Index (API) by January 1, 2015, using the version in effect prior to July 1, 2013, to measure school and student performance
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Specifies that the API shall include seven key indicators: attendance rates, dropout rates, Oklahoma School Testing Program results, Advanced Placement participation and scores, graduation rates, ACT/SAT scores, and college remediation rates
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Mandates that Oklahoma School Testing Program results constitute no less than 60% of the index value and that data be disaggregated by socioeconomic status and ethnic group when available
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Directs the State Board to adopt annual percentage growth targets of at least 5% for state level, school districts, and school sites based on their API baseline scores
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Changes school grading calculations to be based on API scores rather than the previous percentage-based system, with specific score ranges corresponding to letter grades A through F
Legislative Description
Schools; providing for readoption of the Academic Performance Index; changing calculation of grades for the Oklahoma School Testing Program annual report; effective date; emergency.
Education - Common
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Common Education
2/4/2014