News Brief
Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Proposes Changes in State's A-F School Grading System
Tulsa World (02/24/13) Archer, KimOklahoma Superintendent Janet Barresi has introduced proposed changes to the A-F school grading system. Under the proposed changes, schools would receive credit for each advanced course a student takes, the school climate survey would be scrapped, and districts would have more time to verify data they send to the state. "As always, my commitment is to a system that provides parents with information they can use to make the best educational choices possible for their children through a system of accountability and transparency. I'm pleased with the changes we are proposing to the A-F rule, and I understand that more changes may occur as we work through the public comment period and legislative session," she says. Additionally, Barresi will pursue new laws to change the definition of students who make up the bottom 25 percent of student achievers. Rather than measuring growth based on the bottom 25 percent of students who score "unsatisfactory" or "limited knowledge" on state-mandated tests, it would reflect the actual 25 percent of students scoring the lowest on these tests.
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