OASA Legislative Goals 2024-25
OASA Legislative Goals 2025-26
2025-26 OASA Legislative Goals
ACADEMICS: OASA will
- Support a plan for investment in innovative learning initiatives to improve outcomes in reading and math and other academic areas
- 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 virtual day exception for administration of the ACT Test for the site affected.
FUNDING: OASA will
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Support efforts to streamline the accreditation process in statute to assure support to districts while reducing redundant reporting.
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Support the continued development and implementation of research-based curriculum materials and accountability measures with multi-criteria indicators of student growth.
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Support equal accountability for all schools receiving public dollars.
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Support reducing bureaucratic regulations and oppose administrative rules not supported by law.
ACCOUNTABILITY: OASA will
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Support efforts to streamline the accreditation process in statute to assure support to districts while reducing redundant reporting.
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Support the continued development and implementation of research-based curriculum materials and accountability measures with multi-criteria indicators of student growth.
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Support equal accountability for all schools receiving public dollars.
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Support reducing bureaucratic regulations and oppose administrative rules not supported by law.
EMPLOYEES: OASA will
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Support legislation to address the current teacher and support staff shortage.
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Support the elimination of barriers to allow retired teachers to re-enter the classroom upon retirement without restrictions or additional costs to school districts.
LOCAL CONCERNS: OASA will
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Oppose any legislation that removes educational decisions from locally elected Boards of Education.
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Oppose the expansion of charter schools without input from local boards of education or local community support.
FEDERAL: OASA will
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Support efforts to maximize and work against reductions to Oklahoma federal education funds
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Work with the legislature to establish guardrails to protect federal funding for districts with the potential of federal funds disbursements through state block grants
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Support the expansion of E-rate funding.