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Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-117.4: School improvement plan

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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.

D. The State Department of Education shall provide training for

regional accreditation officers in alternative education program

compliance.

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