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Hello, Education Insiders! Every Friday Stand for Children Oklahoma Will Share with You What's Happening Under the Dome At Hello, Education Insiders! Every Friday Stand for Children Oklahoma will share with you what’s happening under the dome at 23rd and Lincoln in regard to critical K-12 education legislation. If you have any questions, please contact our operations coordinator, Amy Stinnett, at [email protected], or Gwendolyn Caldwell, our government affairs director, at [email protected]. If you’d like to add your voice for education this session and stand for what is right for Oklahoma children, please visit http://stand.org/oklahoma/ to see how you can help each child receive a world-class education! Speculation on a budget deal continues, and we are hearing an announcement could be made at any time. With only a few days left, it’s more important than ever to tell your lawmakers that Cuts Have Consequences by signing this petition. Our state leaders are contending with $611 million budget shortfall this year and scheduled tax reductions, which means cuts will have to be made. Our students simply cannot afford any more cuts. So please sign this petition today, then share it with your friends and family who agree education should be kept off the chopping block. If you can find five Oklahomans who also care about our students and will add their names to the petition, Oklahoma lawmakers will not be able to ignore the urgency and importance of this issue. There is power in numbers and if we stand together in this petition, lawmakers will hear us! There has been no public movement on the issue of third-grade reading and keeping the parent-teacher-school teams in place this week. This bill is necessary to ensure parents have a voice in whether or not their children are retained in the third grade based on the state’s 3rd Grade English language arts test.. Please continue to contact your lawmakers in support of this legislation. Tests continue to mislead Okla. parents (being promoted via OCPA social media) As with most states, discrepancies have emerged between student proficiency rates as reported by Oklahoma state tests and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as “the Nation’s Report Card.” For the 2013-14 school year, Oklahoma showed a 35-point discrepancy between state reported proficiency scores and NAEP in fourth-grade reading, and a 29-point discrepancy in eighth-grade math. In Oklahoma, the standard for proficiency and minimum score are set by the Oklahoma Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability. Wayne Greene: Fallin's veto of salary bill is disappointing It’s disappointing that Gov. Mary Fallin has vetoed a bill that would have set the salaries of the state’s top elected officials straightforwardly and ended the inappropriate practice of coupling them to the salaries of the state’s top judges. New law bans tobacco use in all schools Tulsa World Editorial The Legislature and Gov. Mary Fallin got it right when they created the new 24/7 Tobacco-Free Schools Act. It bans the use of tobacco products on school property throughout the state. That includes any building housing pre-K through high school classes, including private schools. Off- campus school activities and sanctioned events and activities also are covered. Early childhood conference to spotlight childhood trauma Tulsa World The nonprofit Connected Kids is hosting a presentation Friday to discuss the impact of trauma and neglect on the development of children. Dr. Bruce D. Perry will be giving the keynote speech at noon at the downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel. He has been working as a researcher, educator and clinician in the field of childhood mental health and neuroscience for more than 30 years. When schools and social media clash Tulsa World Editorial A student at Charles Page High School was suspended recently after allegedly using a racial slur in a tweet about the recent Baltimore riots. In a separate incident, nearly a dozen Booker T. Washington students were suspended after one student reportedly posted video of another vandalizing a poster promoting awareness of bullying and harassment of LGBTQ students and the other students allegedly “liked” it on social media. Star Spencer teacher named OKCPS Teacher of the Year Oklahoman Two weeks ago, Samantha Murch was in the hospital giving birth to a son who wasn’t due until July. Wednesday night she was named Oklahoma City Public Schools Teacher of the Year for 2015- 2016. Murch, who also coaches soccer at Star Spencer High School, was recognized during a ceremony at Will Rogers Theatre in Oklahoma City. 2 A Key Researcher Says 'Grit' Isn't Ready For High-Stakes Measures KCCU 89.3 FM Public Radio (Lawton/Ft. Sill/Duncan) “If you've followed education in the news or at the book store in the past couple of years, chances are you've heard of "grit." Plan for teacher raises sacrifices pension money Muskogee Phoenix Teachers will finally see long-awaited raises under a proposal being batted around the Legislature, but critics say it comes at the expense of retired educators and the solvency of teacher retirement funds, and at least one House leader is vowing to stop it. NTC approves Memorandum of Understanding to host 5-Star Program States vary in success at improving high school grad rates Oklahoman The record high American graduation rate masks large gaps among low income students and those with disabilities compared to their peers. Should 3rd Grade Be the Pivot Point for Early Reading? Education Week It’s become a truism in education policy that reading is the gatekeeper to later academic success. In hopes of ensuring that success, a rising number of states bar promotion for students who do not read proficiently by 3rd grade. The Long Haul: ESEA Reauthorization Timeline Education Week U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., had their fingers crossed that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., would schedule their bipartisan Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization bill for debate before the May 22 Memorial Day recess. But with McConnell having just teed up a debate on trade instead, that timeline now seems unlikely. State’s early education enrollment ranks near top in national report Oklahoman Oklahoma’s prekindergarten enrollment continues to be among the highest in the nation, according to a study released Monday. The National Institute for Early Education Research conducted the annual review, which found that Oklahoma served 76 percent of 4-year-olds during the 2013-14 school year, compared to 29 percent nationally. Bodine Elementary models suspension reversal district seeks Oklahoma Gazette As Oklahoma City Public Schools looks to reverse its trend of high suspension rates, Bodine Elementary, a low-income and culturally diverse school in southwest Oklahoma City, offers an example of the transformation sought across the district. Treasurer has common sense ideas….good luck Tulsa World Editorial State Treasurer Ken Miller, a common-sense politician, pointed out the obvious last week: Tax cuts without corresponding spending cuts or revenue increases won’t add up. “You cannot always do what is popular, like ... cutting taxes and increasing spending ... and think you’re not going to create a problem that’s eventually going to come home to roost,” he said. 3 Fallin inks bill for arming school employees Associated Press via KOCO Oklahoma school districts could allow teachers and staff with certain firearms training to carry handguns on school property under a bill signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin. Lawton closing 5 schools, cites budget cuts KSWO Four Lawton elementary schools will be shut down at the end of the year because of impending state budget cuts to education. The decision to close Swinney, Wilson, Park Lane and Brockland Elementary was announced Tuesday. Superintendent Tom Deighan relayed the decision to parents of students at Swinney Elementary during a meeting at the school Tuesday evening. State announces revenue drop in April with plunging oil, gas revenues Oklahoman State budget watchers take note. Plunging oil and natural gas prices have helped cause year-to- date state general revenue fund collections in April to drop below the official estimate for the first time this fiscal year. “We’ve been waving the caution flag all year and it appears April may mark the beginning of the temporary revenue downturn we’ve been expecting,” said Preston Doerflinger, secretary of finance, administration and information technology. Two bills seek to replace EOI exams with one test…but what test? KOSU There are two bills idling in the legislature that would address what many have called excessive testing in Oklahoma’s schools. But the two bills are fundamentally different. Why are there 1,000 unfilled teaching jobs in Oklahoma? KOSU As the school year winds down, administrators are ramping up their search for next year’s teachers. But that search is tougher and more competitive than normal. The state is currently in need of 1,000 teachers, according to State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister. But there’s a shallow pool of applicants. Oklahoma’s $600M Shortfall has some questioning upcoming tax cuts KWTV With the state facing a more than $600-million budget shortfall, some are criticizing an upcoming tax cut. Nearly 100 corporate leaders and non-profit agencies sent a letter to the Governor and lawmakers calling for immediate action. “I do not feel like they are listening to us. They are not listening to the citizens of Oklahoma and they need to,” said Oklahoma PTA board member, Lori Wathen. Raiding Oklahoma Teachers fund would be a bad idea Oklahoman Editorial OKLAHOMA lawmakers are entering the final weeks of a legislative session in which they face a $611 million shortfall but still want to spend new money on politically popular proposals.
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