Governor Mary Fallin of Oklahoma signed the final version of House Bill 1456 into law today, May 4, 2011. This version removes language that would have allowed a school district receiving a grade of A or that improved at least two grade levels to have greater authority over the allocation of the total budget of the school and would have required districts to adopt site-based budgeting for all schools. The amendments require that the grades of schools be based 33 percent upon test scores, 17 percent learning gains in reading and mathematics, 17 percent on improvement of the lowest 25th percentile of students in the school in reading and mathematics on criterion-referenced tests and end-of-instruction tests and 33 percent on whole school improvement. For middle school grades and elementary school grades, total school improvement will be based upon the drop-out rate, the percentage of students taking higher level coursework at a satisfactory or higher level and any other factors selected by the superintendent of public instruction.
The grade of a school shall be based on a combination of:
1. Thirty-three percent (33%) on student test scores, including achievement on all criterion-referenced tests and end-of-instruction tests administered under Section 1210.508 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and alternative test scores administered to students pursuant to Section 1210.523 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Seventeen percent (17%) on student learning gains in reading and mathematics as measured by criterion-referenced tests and end-of-instruction tests administered under Section 1210.508 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
3. Seventeen percent (17%) on improvement of the lowest twenty-fifth percentile of students in the school in reading and mathematics on the criterion-referenced tests and end-of-instruction tests administered under Section 1210.508 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance; and
4. Thirty-three percent (33%) on whole school improvement, which shall include:
a. for schools comprised of high school grades:
(1) the high school graduation rate of the school,
(2) the performance and participation of students in College Board Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, concurrent enrollment courses, Advanced International Certificate of Education courses, and the achievement of students on national industry certification identified pursuant to rules adopted by the Board,
(3) postsecondary readiness of students as measured by the SAT tests administered by the College Board or the American College Test (ACT),
(4) the high school graduation rate of students who scored at limited knowledge or unsatisfactory on the eighth-grade criterion-referenced tests in reading and mathematics,
(5) as valid data becomes available, the performance of students on the end-of-instruction tests administered under Section 1210.508 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
(6) the growth or decline in the components listed in divisions (1) through (5) of this subparagraph from year to year, and
b. for schools comprised of middle school grades and elementary school grades:
(1) the drop-out rate of the school,
(2) the percentage of students who are taking higher level coursework at a satisfactory or higher level, and
(3) any other factors selected by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
For schools comprised of high school grades, the data listed in paragraphs 1 through 3 of this subsection, and the following data as the State Department of Education determines the data are valid and available:
a. the high school graduation rate of the school as calculated by the Department,
b. the participation rate of all eligible students enrolled in the school in College Board Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, concurrent enrollment courses, Advanced International Certificate of Education courses, and courses or sequence of courses leading to national industry certification identified pursuant to rules adopted by the Board,
c. the aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled in the school in College Board Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, and Advanced International Certificate of Education courses,
d. earning of college credit by all eligible students enrolled in the school in concurrent enrollment programs as provided for in Section 628.13 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
e. earning of a national industry certification identified pursuant to rules adopted by the Board,
f. the aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled in the school in reading, mathematics, and other subjects as measured by the SAT test administered by the College Board and the ACT,
g. the high school graduation rate of all eligible students enrolled in the school who scored at limited knowledge or unsatisfactory on the eighth-grade criterion-referenced tests in reading and mathematics,
h. the performance of students on statewide end-of-instruction tests administered under Section 1210.508 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
i. the growth or decline in the data components listed in subparagraphs a through h of this paragraph from year to year.
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