- Amend statutes to explicitly require all K-8 public schools to implement core reading programs and instructional practices aligned with the “Science of Reading”. - Establish a statewide program to fund and support high-impact tutoring initiatives, particularly for students in grades 3-8 struggling with reading and math, to address learning loss. - Enact legislation that grants K-12 schools and districts broad flexibility to waive compliance with certain state statutes or administrative rules, provided that the waivers are tied to specific, measurable goals for improving student outcomes and are subject to periodic review and accountability. - Establish a statewide framework for identifying, tracking, and intervening with chronically absent students, requiring districts to use data dashboards and implement evidence-based strategies. - Establish a detailed plan for 3rd grade retention initiatives that provide supports for students, teachers, and families. • Statewide Longitudinal Data System - The chamber recognizes the need for a robust and comprehensive Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) as a top priority for advancing education and economic outcomes across our state. The SLDS is essential to ensuring that data-driven decisions guide educational strategies, workforce readiness initiatives and policy development to empower stakeholders, including educational institutions, employers and policymakers, to make informed choices that improve the long- term success of our students and workers. To ensure the system operates effectively, strong data governance is vital. Oklahoma is the only state that DOES NOT have a longitudinal data system, thereby placing a disadvantage on our educational decision makers and stakeholders. Data governance provides the framework of policies, standards and roles to ensure data is
used and protected in a responsible manner. Data governance includes data stewardship and ownership; data quality and integrity; data security and privacy; data access and sharing; policy and standards compliance; data lifecycle management and oversight.
Transportation Priorities • ROADS Fund/Regional Infrastructure Development
- The Chamber supports continued high-level conversations on providing significant further increases to the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety (ROADS) Fund, the key funding mechanism for ODOT’s Eight-Year Plan, to combat ongoing inflation and reduced purchasing power for materials, manpower and maintenance. • Work Zone Safety - The Chamber supports developing technologies critical to protecting the safety of the traveling public, ODOT personnel, and contractors within ODOT work zones which can become highly dangerous due to vehicles exceeding the posted speed limit.
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