OASA Legislative Goals 2024-25

2024-25 OASA Legislative Goals 

• Support a plan for investment into innovative learning initiatives to restore learning loss in reading and math.
• Continue to support modernized graduation requirements and the elimination of barriers to support flexible college and career pathway programs, including concurrent enrollment, dual credit options, and career tech opportunities.

• Support increased investments in operational costs and teacher and support employee salaries with the goal of reaching the regional average for per pupil funding.
• Oppose unfunded mandates and any attempts to divert public funds to non-public schools.
• Oppose any attempts to reduce local funding sources.

• Streamline the accreditation process in statute to assure support to districts while reducing redundant reporting.
• Support the continued development and implementation of research-based curriculum materials and accountability measures with multi-criteria indicators of student growth.
• Support equal accountability for all schools receiving public dollars.
• Support changing the composition and appointment process to the State Board of Education as recommended in the LOFT Report (June, 2022).

• Support reducing bureaucratic regulations and oppose administrative rules not supported by law.

• Support legislation to address the current teacher and support staff shortage.
• Support the elimination of barriers to allow retired teachers to re-enter the classroom upon retirement without restrictions or additional costs to school districts.

• Oppose any legislation that removes educational decisions from locally elected Boards of Education.  
• Oppose the expansion of charter schools without input from local boards of education or local community support.

• Support efforts to maximize Oklahoma federal education funds.
• Support the expansion of E-rate funding.