Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-117.4
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School improvement plan
Official statutory text
A. Each local board of education shall, after convening an
advisory council that includes teachers and parents, and after
holding at least one public hearing, adopt a six-year school
improvement plan for the district. Each school improvement plan
shall include stated goals that clearly delineate educational
expectations, and shall be annually monitored and updated as
necessary. The alternative education plan for the school district
as required in subsection B of Section 1210.566 of this title shall
be included in the school improvement plan. The plan shall also
include a specific program of improvement through academic skill
reinforcement and/or remediation pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. The plan shall include an
evaluation of the instructional program in the basic skills areas as
specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 11-103 of
this title and specific plans whereby schools within the district
will initiate the planning process of meeting or exceeding the
accreditation requirements in Section 3-104.4 of this title. The
six-year school improvement plan shall include a consideration of
the feasibility of participation in any programs which consist of
state exemption from educational-related statutes or rules.
B. As set forth in Section 1210.544 of this title, the State
Board of Education shall establish a process to identify schools in
the state that are consistently listed as persistently low-achieving
schools in accordance with subsection (g)(6) of Section 1003 of
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA), as amended. A school district board of education with a
school identified as being among the persistently lowest-achieving
schools in the state shall, in addition to the requirements set
forth in Section 1210.544 of this title, submit an annual update to
the school improvement plan to the State Board of Education. The
annual update to the school improvement plan shall be submitted
electronically.
C. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules for
monitoring compliance with the provisions of this section by school
districts.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 272
D. The State Department of Education shall provide training for
regional accreditation officers in alternative education program
compliance.
advisory council that includes teachers and parents, and after
holding at least one public hearing, adopt a six-year school
improvement plan for the district. Each school improvement plan
shall include stated goals that clearly delineate educational
expectations, and shall be annually monitored and updated as
necessary. The alternative education plan for the school district
as required in subsection B of Section 1210.566 of this title shall
be included in the school improvement plan. The plan shall also
include a specific program of improvement through academic skill
reinforcement and/or remediation pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma School Testing Program Act. The plan shall include an
evaluation of the instructional program in the basic skills areas as
specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of Section 11-103 of
this title and specific plans whereby schools within the district
will initiate the planning process of meeting or exceeding the
accreditation requirements in Section 3-104.4 of this title. The
six-year school improvement plan shall include a consideration of
the feasibility of participation in any programs which consist of
state exemption from educational-related statutes or rules.
B. As set forth in Section 1210.544 of this title, the State
Board of Education shall establish a process to identify schools in
the state that are consistently listed as persistently low-achieving
schools in accordance with subsection (g)(6) of Section 1003 of
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA), as amended. A school district board of education with a
school identified as being among the persistently lowest-achieving
schools in the state shall, in addition to the requirements set
forth in Section 1210.544 of this title, submit an annual update to
the school improvement plan to the State Board of Education. The
annual update to the school improvement plan shall be submitted
electronically.
C. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules for
monitoring compliance with the provisions of this section by school
districts.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 272
D. The State Department of Education shall provide training for
regional accreditation officers in alternative education program
compliance.
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