New Student Services Workshop Tommi Leach, Academic Advisement Specialist July 2013

SB 982 signed into law 2005 – Achieving Classroom Excellence Established new curricular requirements – College prep for all beginning unless opted out Required parents to sign permit for students to take core curriculum rather than College Prep curriculum – Staying steady at around 10-12% who opt to take core curriculum Established EOI tests for graduation Maintained a single high school diploma

Signed June 2006 Implemented ACE testing Established ACE Steering Committee Renamed curriculum College Prep/Work Ready Created additional EOI tests Established tests required for graduation Allowed for alternate tests to be adopted

4 units English 3 units Math 3 units Lab Science 3 units History & Citizenship 2 units Foreign Language or Computer Technology 1 additional unit 1 unit arts or speech All courses must be approved for college admission Students must have three math courses within 9 th -12 grade Students entering 9 th grade in

Requires mastery in the state academic content standards (score satisfactory/proficient or advanced) for: Algebra I English II And two of the following five: – Algebra II – Biology I – English III – Geometry – United States History Students entering 9 th grade in Tests are required to be delivered online.

NCLB requires that all states have a science assessment so all Oklahoma students have to take the Biology I EOI

Beginning in the school year, all seniors must meet the set of personal financial literacy competencies in order to graduate from high school.

All students must be given the opportunity to retake the EOI at least three times per calendar year. Those three opportunities are in the Winter/Trimester window, the Spring window, and the Summer window. All three opportunities must be provided to students.

How do students demonstrate mastery: By scoring Satisfactory/Proficient or Advanced on the End of Instruction (EOI) test By retaking the EOI Through approved Alternative Tests (e.g., PLAN, WorkKeys, ACT, SAT) Through approved End of Course Projects (available on the School District Reporting Site) Through modified proficiency scores (for IEP students) Subchapter 13. Student Assessment 210:

The alternate tests were originally approved in November Additional tests have been added to the Alternate Test List in (List of Alternative Assessments provided in handouts)

Signed by the Governor on 5/31/13 10% above cut scores for ACT and SAT – exempt from taking EOIs in Alg. II, Eng. III, Geom., US History Equal to or above the cut scores on AP exams, WorkKeys exams, CLEP, IB, exempt from taking EOIs in Alg. II, Eng. III, Geom., US History

For each student who meets the graduation requirements, the student’s transcript shall read, “The student has met the graduation requirement of demonstrating mastery in the state academic content standards.” – This statement should be used for all students, regardless of whether they met the requirements through EOI tests, Alternate Tests, End of Course Projects, or Modified Proficiency Scores.

Service provided as part of the OSRHE’s OKcollegestart.org student portal - —Allows transcripts to be transferred from HS to Technology Centers and colleges electronically (no paper!) — 4357 were received by Tech Centers last year

“Technology center school shall be authorized to provide intervention and remediation in Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, English II, English III, United States History and Biology I to students enrolled in technology center schools, with the approval of the independent school district board.”

Mathematics – Tech centers may offer above Alg I to 11 th and 12 th graders – May offer to 10 th grade if tech center offers a SBE approved focused field of study (Academies) Pre-Engineering (19) – affiliate OSU – 77% retention rate Also 9 comprehensive high schools Bio-Medical (17) – affiliate OU Health Sciences Center – new Also 2 comprehensive high schools Bio-Technology (2) – affiliate Noble Foundation

Laboratory Science – CTE courses may be certified as lab science by local high school Ag Ed/High school Certain Health courses/Tech Center Must meet highly qualified teacher and requirements for college admission – Meet process standards for lab science – Above Biology I if taught at tech center – Science courses should relate to student’s Individual Career Plan – Physics, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics It is critical for students planning on attending an Academy to take Biology I as a Freshman.

Foreign Language or Computer Technology-2 units – approved for college admission requirements, whether taught at a high school or a technology center school, including computer programming, hardware, and business computer applications, such as word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and graphics, excluding keyboarding or typing courses – OKPromise (OHLAP) approval applies List of OKPromise approved courses in handouts

If a computer science class is taught by a Highly Qualified math teacher it can count as one of the 3 required math courses in high school Must be approved by the local BOE

1 additional unit from core or CTE approved for college admission – OKPromise approval has provided foundation for this option

Oklahoma Academic Standards (formerly called Common Core Standards) will be implemented this fall Science – Next Generation Science

“Beginning with students who enter the 9 th grade in school year, school districts shall report the student’s performance levels…and any business and industry-recognized endorsements attained on the high school transcript.”

The list of CTE Certifications approved for recording on HS transcripts and for receiving performance points for A-F is located here: and-academic-connections/academics

The first A-F Report Card was released in fall 2012 HB 1658 made changes to the A-F Report Card Signed by the Governor on 5/24/13 Law goes into effect 90 days after Governor signs

Rules will be defined by the State Department of Education and approved by the State Board of Education SDE will have rule changes prepared to implement immediately after law goes into effect Will affect the Report Cards that are released in September 2013

50% - student performance, as measured by allocating 1 point for each student who scores proficient or advanced on the CRT, EOI and alternative tests divided by the number of students taking the tests 50% - student growth – 25% - whole school growth, as measured by allocating 1 point for each student who improves proficiency levels or improves substantially within a proficiency level on CRT and EOI tests divided by the number of students taking the tests – 25% - growth in the bottom quartile of students, as measured by allocating 1 point for each student in the bottom quartile who improves proficiency levels or improves substantially within a proficiency level on CRT and EOI tests divided by the number of students taking the tests

(1)Graduation Rate - 5 points if 4-year graduation rate is 90% or higher CALCULATION: # graduates in cohort ÷ # graduates in cohort + # dropouts in cohort + # students in cohort that are still enrolled

NOTE: The school that the student was last enrolled in at the end of the cohort year will be the school that is held accountable for that student. NOTE ALSO: Although an exit for homeschooling is not considered a dropout on the Annual Dropout Report, it will be considered a dropout for purposes of calculating the four year graduation rate.

(2) 1 point for performance OR participation of students in AP courses; IB courses; concurrent enrollment courses in CareerTech (Cooperative Alliance), college or university courses; and industry certification courses. A high school will be able to earn one bonus point if they satisfy the requirement for either participation or performance. *AP = Advanced Placement *IB – International Baccalaureate

PARTICIPATION (70% or better): CALCULATION: # successfully completed courses (with a ‘D’ or better) ÷ October 1 st enrollment for 11 th and 12 th grade only

PERFORMANCE (90% or better): – AP = score 3 or higher – IB = score 4 or higher – Concurrent = ‘C’ or higher – Industry Certification Courses = ‘C’ or higher CALCULATION: # courses completed meeting the criteria ÷ # successfully completed courses NOTE: Courses are counted-not students. Students can be counted more than one time for taking more than one advanced course

NOTE: Courses qualifying as industry certification courses will be supplied by the OK Dept. of CareerTech. —Due to data limitations, only courses completed at a technology center will be included as advanced coursework for the 2013 report card. —By the 2014 report card, procedures will be in place to include industry certification courses taken at either a technology center or at a high school.

(3) 1 point for participation OR performance on SAT or ACT exams PARTICIPATION (75% or better): CALCULATION: # 12 th graders who have taken an entrance exam at some point in their careers ÷ total # of 12 th graders on the October 1 st Accreditation Report (NOTE: Students will be counted one time for taking the ACT and one time for taking the SAT, regardless of how many times they take the exam.)

PERFORMANCE (75% or better): CALCULATIOIN: # students ACT = 20 or greater; SAT = 1410 or greater (most recent score) ÷ # 12 th graders who have ever taken an ACT or SAT exam

(4) 1 point for helping students who scored “Limited Knowledge” or “Unsatisfactory” on the 8 th grade tests in reading and math graduate in 4 years. (85% or above) CALCULATION: # low performing graduates in cohort ÷ # low performing graduates in cohort + # low performing dropouts in cohort + # low performing students in cohort that are still enrolled

(5) 1 point for the performance of students on the EOI exams – if 80% of graduates from the previous year have scored either a “Satisfactory/Proficient” or “Advanced” on six (6) out of the seven (7) EOI assessments (Alg. I, Alg. II, Eng. II, Eng. III, Bio I, US History, and Geometry)

(6) As data becomes available, 1 point for the growth or decline in the components listed above from year to year. —In order to receive the bonus point, high schools must show improvement in at least 3 out of 5 bonus sections. —The specific criterion for improvement is dependent on the bonus section.

A total of 10 points might be earned by a school for it’s overall grade.

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