1. A Quick Guide to Oklahoma Third-Grade Graduation Requirements

2. OK Requirements for Third Grade Graduation
The Reading Sufficiency Act now provides four methods through which third-grade students may satisfy the proficiency requirements for promotion to fourth grade.

3. OK Requirements for Third Grade Graduation
1. Proficiency Demonstrated through a Reading Screener 2. Score of Limited Knowledge (or higher) on the Reading OCCT 3. Good-Cause Exemption 4. Conference- Based Promotion

4. Proficiency Demonstrated through a Reading Screener
The screening instrument used in OKCPS is STAR Reading.
A third-grade student who scores
at or above the 40th percentile on the
Fall, Winter, or Spring STAR Benchmark
has satisfied the requirements
of the Reading Sufficiency Act
for promotion to fourth grade.

5. Proficiency Demonstrated through a Reading Screener
The screening instrument used in OKCPS is STAR Reading.
A first or second grade student who scores
at the third grade level on the
Fall, Winter, or Spring STAR Benchmark
has satisfied the requirements
of the Reading Sufficiency Act
for promotion to fourth grade
(upon the completion of third grade).

6. Proficiency Demonstrated through the OCCT
The Oklahoma Criterion-Referenced Tests a.k.a the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests are designed to measure students’ progress on the Oklahoma Academic Standards. Students in Grade 3 (and above) take the Reading OCCT each spring.

7. How Reading is Graded on the Oklahoma State Test
Advanced
Proficient
Limited Knowledge
Unsatisfactory
SB 346 does not require retention of students
who score Limited Knowledge.

8. Proficiency Demonstrated through the OCCT
A student who scores Proficient, Advanced, or Limited Knowledge on the reading comprehension and vocabulary portion of the third-grade Reading OCCT has satisfied the requirements of the Reading Sufficiency Act for promotion to fourth grade.

9. Proficiency Demonstrated through the OCCT
A student who scores Unsatisfactory on the third-grade Reading OCCT are at-risk for RSA Retention.

10. Promotion Through Good-Cause Exemption
Some third graders who score Unsatisfactory on the Reading OCCT can be provided a Good-Cause Exemption and be promoted to fourth grade.

11. Quick Reference for RSA Good-Cause Exemptions
pertains to ELL students
Good-Cause Exemption #2
pertains to OAAP students
Good-Cause Exemption #3
involves the alternative assessment (ITBS)
Good-Cause Exemption #4
requires a 3rd grade mastery portfolio
Good-Cause Exemption #5
pertains to students who have an IEP
and have been retained once (PreK-3)
Good-Cause Exemption #6
pertains to students who
have been retained twice (PreK-3)
Good-Cause Exemption #7
have a medical waiver from SDE.

12. Good-Cause Exemption #1
Good-Cause Promotion is available to English Language Learners who have less than two years of instruction in an ELL program.

13. Good-Cause Exemption #2
Good-Cause Promotion is available to students with disabilities who are assessed through the Oklahoma Alternative Assessment Program (OAAP).

14. Good-Cause Exemption #3
Good-Cause Promotion is available to
students who demonstrate proficiency on an alternative standardized reading assessment.
All OKCPS students at-risk for RSA retention
are provided multiple opportunities
to take the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills.

15. Promotion from third-grade does not depend on “one test, one day.”

16. Good-Cause Exemption #4
Good-Cause Exemption is available to students who demonstrate mastery of third-grade state standards for reading through a student portfolio.

17. Promotion from Third-Grade does not depend on passing a test.

18. Good-Cause Exemption #5
Good-Cause Promotion is available to
students with disabilities who take the OCCT,
who have an Individualized Education Plan,
who have received intensive remediation in reading for more than two years but still demonstrate a deficiency in reading;
and who were previously retained
or in a transitional grade during pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first, second, or third grade.

19. Good-Cause Exemption #6
Good-Cause Promotion is available to students who have received intensive remediation in reading for two or more years but still demonstrate a deficiency in reading; and who were previously retained or in a transitional class during pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first, second, or third grade for a total of two years.

20. Good-Cause Exemption #7
Good-Cause Promotion is available to students who have been granted an exemption for medical emergencies by the State Department of Education.

21. Conference-Based Promotion by an Academic Team
A student not otherwise qualified for promotion may be
evaluated for "probationary promotion“ by the Academic Team.
The student’s Academic Team is composed of:
(1) the student’s parent(s) and/or guardian(s)
(2) the student’s primary reading teacher
(3) a teacher in reading who teaches in the subsequent grade level
(4) the school principal
(5) a certified reading specialist
The student will be promoted to the fourth grade if the Academic Team members unanimously recommend "probationary promotion."

22. Midyear Promotion
RSA retained students may receive midyear promotion based on evidence of grade-level reading proficiency
on an alternative assessment.
The fourth-grade ITBS will be offered
for the purposes of midyear promotion
August 21, September 18, and October 18, 2015.