Summary

Oklahoma HB 1071 (Open States or Oklahoma Legislature) modifies the A-F school grading system by prohibiting the use of state test scores of full-time online students who live outside the district when determining a school’s ranking. School districts and charter schools also must report separately the academic performance of those students when determining the Academic Performance Index of the district or school and their performance on state-required tests.

Legislative Analysis

OK HB 1071 requires school districts and charter schools to report separately the academic performance of students who live outside the district and are in full-time online programs when determining the Academic Performance Index of the school district or charter school. Districts and charter schools also must report separately the performance of these students on tests required by the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act and other tests and their test results must not be included when determining the A-F ranking of a school.

This legislation, along with SB 169, advances digital learning in Oklahoma by holding all education providers accountable for their own students. School districts and charter schools will not be held accountable for students who live outside the district and are in full-time online programs. Virtual education providers are held accountable for student learning and subject to the same accountability system as other schools in the districts where they contract. These bills also help to inform stakeholders by requiring the collection of data on program participants and their academic performance in virtual education programs.

Legislative History

Detailed Vote History: Legiscan | Open States

Approved by Governor Mary Fallin on 4/22/2013