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An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 711 By: Pugh, Kern, Hines, and Mann
of the Senate
and
Johns, Provenzano, Waldron,
Ranson, Deck, Menz, and
Pogemiller of the House
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 3-151.1, which relates to high school
graduation rates; modifying calculation of the four-
year and extended-year adjusted cohort graduation
rates; prohibiting certain student transfers after
certain date from being included in certain rate;
updating statutory references; updating statutory
language; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.545,
which relates to annual school reports for the
Oklahoma School Testing Program; prohibiting chronic
absenteeism from being included in certain measure;
removing language requiring the percentage of certain
grade to be based on certain indicators; directing
certain number of points to be provided based on
school site performance in certain areas; expanding
items to be included as postsecondary opportunities;
allowing school sites to be eligible for bonus points
based on certain in-person classroom instruction and
improvement in certain rate; directing the State
Board of Education to amend and submit certain plan
by certain date; updating statutory language;
providing an effective date; and declaring an
emergency.
SUBJECT: Schools
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 3-151.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 3-151.1. A. For purposes of establishing a uniform and
accurate definition of high school graduation rate for school
districts and secondary schools in the this state, the State Board
of Education shall adopt and implement a four-year adjusted cohort
graduation rate and an extended-year adjusted cohort graduation
rate. The Board shall utilize and report the four-year adjusted
cohort graduation rate and the extended-year adjusted cohort
graduation rate at the secondary school site, the school district,
and the state level, and the graduation rates shall be reported in
the aggregate as well as disaggregated by subgroups as required in
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 1965 (ESEA), as
reauthorized by P.L. No. 107-110 114-95, also known as the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
B. The Board shall use the four-year adjusted cohort graduation
rate for purposes of determining the high school graduation rate
indicator for the academic performance data calculation beginning
with state and district report cards providing results of
assessments administered in the 2011-2012 school year. The Board
shall use the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate for
establishing the high school graduation rate for measuring alternate
year percentage growth targets as set forth in Section 3-151.2 of
this title beginning with the 2012-2013 school year.
C. The four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate shall be
defined as the number of students who graduate in four (4) years
with a standard high school diploma divided by the number of
students who entered high school four (4) years earlier, adjusted
for transfers in and. Students who transfer out of the school,
émigrés or emigrate to another country and deceased students shall
not be included in the adjusted cohort graduation rate. Twelfth-
grade students who transfer into a school after October 1 of any
school year shall not be included in the adjusted cohort graduation
rate. Students who graduate in four (4) years shall include
students who earn a standard high school diploma at the end of their
fourth year, before the end of their fourth year, and during a
summer session immediately following their fourth year. To remove a
student from a cohort, a school district shall confirm in writing or
by electronic means that a student has transferred out of the school
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site or school district, has emigrated to another country, or is
deceased. For a student who transfers out of a school site or
school district, the written or electronic confirmation shall be
official and document that the student has enrolled in another
school site or school district or in an educational program that
culminates in a high school diploma recognized by a state or private
higher educational institution accredited or recognized by the
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for purposes of
admission to the institution. Students who are not enrolled in a
program which culminates in the award of a credential recognized by
a state or private higher educational institution for purposes of
admissions shall not be included in the graduation rate calculation
as set forth in this subsection as a student who graduated in four
(4) years with a standard high school diploma but shall be included
in the number of students who entered high school four (4) years
earlier.
D. The extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate shall be
defined as the number of students who graduate in four (4) years or
five (5) years with a high school diploma divided by the number of
students who form the adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation
rate as calculated as provided for in subsection C of this section,
provided that the adjustments add to the cohort all students who
transfer into the cohort by the end of the year of graduation being
considered and subtract students who transfer out, emigrate to
another country or are deceased by the end of that year. The
extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate shall be reported
separately from the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 1210.545, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1210.545. A. Except as otherwise provided, as part of
the accountability system developed as provided for in Section
1210.541 of this title, the State Board of Education shall prepare
annual reports of the results of the Oklahoma School Testing Program
which describe student achievement in the state, and each school
site, pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA) as reauthorized by P.L. No. 114-95, also known as the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and any related federal regulations.
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B. The annual report as required pursuant to subsection A of
this section shall identify school sites as having one of the
following grades for each indicator, separately, and by a single
overview grade of all indicators, defined according to rules of the
State Board of Education:
1. “A” means schools making excellent progress;
2. “B” means schools making above average progress;
3. “C” means schools making satisfactory progress;
4. “D” means schools making less than satisfactory progress;
and
5. “F” means schools failing to make adequate progress.
C. Each school that has students who are tested and included in
the school grading system as provided for in this section shall
receive a school grade, except as follows:
1. A school shall not receive a school grade if the number of
students tested and included in the school grading system is less
than the minimum sample size necessary for statistical reliability
and prevention of the unlawful release of personally identifiable
student data. The State Board of Education is directed to establish
the lowest minimum sample size necessary to meet the requirements of
this paragraph; and
2. The academic performance of students who are enrolled full-
time in an online program that is offered by a school district or
charter school that is not the district of residence or is not
located in the district of residence of the student shall be
reported separately by the school district or charter school and
shall not be included when determining the grade of the school site
or charter school.
D. The State Board of Education may adopt alternate systems of
accountability for statewide virtual charter schools, alternative
education programs as defined in Section 1210.568 of this title, and
schools serving only grades prekindergarten or kindergarten through
two.
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E. The grade of a school shall be based on a multimeasures
approach to accountability in accordance with the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as reauthorized by P.L. No.
114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and any
federal regulations that include, but are not limited to, the
following indicators:
1. Statewide assessments, including the establishment of
student performance bands;
2. Graduation rates for high schools;
3. Statewide academic measures for elementary and middle
schools;
4. English language proficiency for English learners; and
5. At least one additional statewide measure of school quality
or student success, including, but not limited to, school climate,
school safety, student engagement, educator engagement, and/or
advanced coursework and postsecondary readiness. Chronic
absenteeism shall not be included as a statewide measure of school
quality or student success.
F. Of the indicators included in subsection E of this section,
not less than seventy percent (70%) of the overview grade must be
given to indicators 1, 2, 3 and 4 and, in the aggregate, with not
more than thirty percent (30%) of the grade given to indicator 5.
G. Further, the The grade of an elementary or middle school
site shall include, but not be limited to, a:
1. Up to forty (40) points based on a measure of status for
English language arts (ELA), math, and science,;
2. Up to thirty-five (35) points based on growth in ELA and
math,; and
3. Up to ten (10) points based on English Language Proficiency
Assessment language proficiency assessment (ELPA) progress, and
chronic absenteeism.
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H. G. The grade of a high school site shall include, but not be
limited to, a:
1. Up to fifty-five (55) points based on a measure of status
for English language arts (ELA), math, and science status,;
2. Up to ten (10) points based on English Language Proficiency
Assessment language proficiency assessment (ELPA) progress,;
3. Up to ten (10) points based on the graduation rate, chronic
absenteeism,; and
4. Up to ten (10) points based on postsecondary opportunities.
For purposes of this section, postsecondary opportunities shall
include Advanced Placement advanced placement, International
Baccalaureate, dual and concurrent enrollment, scoring Silver level
or above on American College Testing (ACT) WorkKeys, internships,
mentorships and apprenticeships, military readiness as evidenced by
being accepted for enlistment into any branch of the military within
the first year after high school graduation or earning a military
readiness score on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
(ASVAB), and industry certifications. The Board shall adopt a time
line timeline for moving from completion of such opportunities to
crediting achievement of such opportunities.
I. H. Elementary, middle, and high school sites shall be
eligible for the following bonus point amounts to be used in the
calculation of the site’s single overview grade:
1. Up to three (3) bonus points if the school site provides in-
person classroom instruction in excess of the requirements of
paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 1-109 of this title,
not including in-person classroom instruction time used for
professional development or parent-teacher conferences; and
2. Up to two (2) bonus points if the school site’s chronic
absenteeism rate shows improvement.
I. The annual report shall identify the performance of each
school as having improved, remained the same, or declined. This
school improvement rating shall be based on a comparison of the
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student and school performance data of the current year to the
previous year data.
J. The State Department of Education shall annually develop a
school site report card to be delivered to parents or legal
guardians throughout each school district. The report card shall be
in accordance with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as reauthorized and amended by P.L.
No. 114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and
includes include the grade for the school, information regarding
school improvement, an explanation of school performance, and
indicators of return on investment. The report card for each school
site shall be published annually by the Department on its website,
and every school district shall provide the school site report card
to the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the
school site. In order to provide information regarding school
performance for school report cards issued during the 2016-2017 and
2017-2018 school year years, the Department shall include an
explanation of the changes to the statewide system of student
assessments as required in Section 1210.508 of this title and how
the transition in assessments may impact school performance. The
Department shall issue school report cards using the 2016-2017
school year assessment data that is available.
K. The Legislature may factor in the performance of schools in
calculating any performance-based funding policy that is provided to
public school districts.
L. The State Board of Education shall amend the ESSA
consolidated State plan in accordance with the requirements of the
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to replace the measure of chronic
absenteeism to reflect the provisions of this section. The Board
shall submit the proposed amendment to the United States Department
of Education no later than August 1, 2025.
L. M. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to
implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.
SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed the Senate the 22nd day of May, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 22nd day of May, 2025.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________