The last state board of education meeting for 2023 is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 9 am. On the agenda: accreditation, the lawsuit against the virtual catholic charter school, and an OSDE internal audit.
Our Capitol Reporter Haley Weger sat down with the State Superintendent ahead of tomorrow’s board meeting.
“You’ve got to shake up the status quo. We cannot sit back and not take action when we see kids not learning as they should,” said Walters.
Since he has taken office, State Superintendent Ryan Walters has criticized the state’s low overall test scores and the fact that Oklahoma continues to rank 49th in education. Walters has implemented teacher pay raises, tutoring programs, and other initiatives, but says that isn’t enough to get the state to the level it should be.
Now, he’s proposing a major change to the state’s accreditation system. “What we’ll be introducing on Thursday is a way for every school to be held to account for the performance of their kids,” said Walters. “Schools that perform less than 50% basic in math are going to have deficiencies moving forward, that’s what we’re proposing.”
Schools that have deficiencies in academics will get increased…
