Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 210:10-1-4 - Length of term

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Minimum
				length of the school year.
The minimum length of the school year will be
				one hundred eighty (180) days or one thousand eighty (1,080) hours, provided up
				to five (5) days or thirty (30) hours per school year may be used for
				attendance of professional meetings. A school district that adopts a 1,080
				hours policy rather than a 180 day policy shall notify the State Board of
				Education prior to October 15 of the applicable school year, and provide a copy
				of the school calendar as approved by the district's board of education .
				Except as otherwise authorized by law, beginning with the 2021-2022 school
				year, school must be in session and classroom instruction offered for a minimum
				of one hundred sixty-five (165) days each school year in every public school.
				Where professional days are taken, they shall be so recorded in the register of
				attendance in a like manner as holidays are recorded. The legal aggregate days
				attendance will be divided by days actually taught to obtain the legal average
				daily attendance. Any school district holding less than a full term will have
				its state aid reduced proportionately. No district may have less than a full
				term of school unless conditions over which it has no control exist that would
				prevent the district's holding a full term. In cases where sites within a
				district have different length terms the average daily membership (ADM) and
				average daily attendance (ADA) should be calculated for each site separately.
(b)
Criteria for an
				alternate school calendar authorization.
Beginning with the 2021-2022
				school year, a school district or charter school must meet the eligibility
				requirements below in order to request a waiver from the State Board of
				Education authorizing the district to implement a school year calendar for one
				or more site(s) that includes fewer than one hundred sixty-five (165) days when
				school is in session and classroom instruction offered. A district that wishes
				to apply for a waiver authorizing an alternate length school year shall submit
				an application addressing all criteria in this subsection no later than June 30
				prior to the school year for which the waiver is requested. In order to enable
				school districts to adequately plan their academic calendars, a waiver
				application for this purpose may be submitted at any time after the student
				performance data and federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) status
				designations addressed under (b)(1) have been released to schools, provided all
				such applications must be received by June 30 prior to the applicable school
				year. The State Board of Education shall render a decision on school calendar
				waiver applications within sixty (60) days of receipt of a completed
				application and all necessary supporting materials. The term of a waiver
				granted under this Section shall be one (1) school year. To be eligible to
				apply for an alternate school calendar authorization, a school district must
				submit a narrative detailing how the proposed calendar is intended to benefit
				students, and evidence that the district meets all of the following
				requirements:
(1)
Student
				performance.
Specific performance criteria apply to schools with
				different grade ranges, and a district applying for a school calendar waiver
				must demonstrate that each of its school sites for which the waiver is
				requested meets the appropriate requirements for which data is available.
(A)
Requirements for early childhood
				centers (pre-kindergarten through 2nd grade).
The elementary school(s)
				that the early childhood site feeds into must meet all eligibility criteria
				under (b)(1)(B).
(B)
Requirements for elementary schools and middle schools (pre-kindergarten
				through 8th grade).
(i) The school's
				student growth indicator letter grade is a "C" or higher on the most recent
				Oklahoma School Report Card issued under the school accountability system. A
				school's math and English Language Arts (ELA) growth is therefore a
				compensatory calculation for the purpose of waiver eligibility.
(ii) The school is not currently identified
				for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Targeted Support and
				Improvement (TSI), or Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI).
(C)
Requirements
				for high schools (9th grade through 12th grade).
(i) The school's 4-year cohort graduation
				rate is at or above the most recently reported state average graduation rate or
				82%, whichever is higher.
(ii) The
				school's Academic Achievement indicator letter grade is a "C" or higher on the
				most recent Oklahoma School Report Card issued under the school accountability
				system.
(iii) The school attained
				a postsecondary indicator of a letter grade of "C" or higher on the most recent
				school report card issued under the school accountability system.
(iv) The school is not currently identified
				for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Targeted Support and
				Improvement (TSI), or Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI).