A-F Grading System
2013 A-F Report Card Requirements and Timeline Update
With recent changes to the Administrative Rules by the State Board of Education and the additional requirements from the United States Department of Education, the A-F Report Card will change for 2013.
View the list of data components that will be included.
A-F Report Cards
In 2011, the Oklahoma Legislature adopted an A-F School Grading System to provide incentives to schools for challenging all students to reach high levels of college and career readiness. The A-F report cards make school performance clear in a transparent manner easily communicated to the public.
The report cards also give schools a tool to encourage more parental and community involvement. It’s just common sense that schools with higher levels of parent and community involvement have a better chance of succeeding. When parents and community members have a clear understanding of school performance, they can also help in tangible ways.
Schools will still be accountable for helping their children meet grade-level performance standards, but the grading system also adds the dimension of allowing a school to show academic growth. A school’s grade also includes factors such as graduation and dropout rates, and attendance rates for elementary schools.
Perhaps most importantly, the A-F grading system replaces past systems that were too complicated for most parents to understand. With this important reform, we’re empowering everyone — whether school administrators, parents, classroom teachers or citizens — to make informed choices and to identify ways to strengthen and improve all of our schools for the benefit of each student in Oklahoma.
View the report card for your school or any school in Oklahoma.
2012 A-F Materials:
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Raise The Grade Booklet (pdf) September 2012
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Raise the Grade Parent Handout (pdf) October 2012
Administrative Rules
After review and consideration of public comments, the following rules were adopted by the State Board of Education on March 28, 2013, and have been submitted for gubernatorial and legislative review.
- Text of proposed rule submitted for final adoption (.pdf)
- Rule Impact Statement (.pdf)
- Summary of public comments (.pdf)
