Links inside SDE

Oklahoma State Dropout Reports for Public Schools
2007-08 (pdf)
2006-07 (pdf)
2005-06 (pdf)

Success Brochure - listing Oklahoma Graduation Requirements (pdf)

Counseling and Guidance Section

Oklahoma General Education Development (GED)

21st Century Community Learning Centers

Investing in Oklahoma, The Progress of Education Reform (pdf)

Links outside SDE

America's Promise Alliance

Everyone Graduates

Get Reading Oklahoma

Governor's Council on Workforce and Economic Development

Grad Nation

National Dropout Prevention Center

"Since our statewide Alternative Education Academy program was implemented in 1998, Oklahoma's high school dropout rate has declined from an annual rate of 5.5% to 2.9% in 2008. This program annually serves an average of 12,000 at risk students from 467 districts. While counting dropouts and calculating dropout rates are important what is most important are the prevention, intervention and recovery programs we have in place." - Sandy Garrett, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

CURRENT PREVENTION EFFORTS

State Superintendent's America's Promise Dropout Summit
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Place: Oklahoma Christian University, Gaylord Center, Oklahoma City

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Dropout Prevention Summits will:
Increase public awareness of the dropout crisis. Secure commitment for integrated collaboration between the corporate, nonprofit, public and school sectors. Engage schools and provide exposure to strengthen and support their efforts to help disadvantaged youth. Identify and inspire local leadership to get involved in community-school initiatives.
[High School Dropout Prevention, America's Promise Alliance Web site]

Sponsored by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, America's Promise Alliance and State Farm Insurance.

State Superintendent's Student Advisory Council | more |
The State Superintendent's Student Advisory Council is comprised of 50 members who provide input to the State Superintendent on key issues affecting school performance and reform. Members are advisors and act as liaisons between the State Department of Education and the students of Oklahoma. The Council meets three to four times a year and is representative of Oklahoma geographically and racially. Members range from freshmen to seniors and are selected on a competitive basis.

DATA/REPORT

Oklahoma State Dropout Reports for Accredited Schools
2007-08 (pdf)	2006-07 (pdf)	2005-06 (pdf)
Source: The information presented here is a summary of data and reports provided to the Oklahoma Department of Education (SDE). While the SDE monitors incoming data for completeness, the extent to which conclusions and generalizations can be drawn is dependent on the accuracy of the information provided by the responsible school district officials.

DOCUMENTS & INFORMATION

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: HOW IS THE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE CALCULATED?
A: The high school dropout rate is calculated according to criteria set by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) for Common Core Data [OAC 210:10-13-20 (iii)] and reflects the number of students in Grades 9-12 and under the age of 19 who dropped out of school during the most recent federal fiscal year - October 1 through September 30. The State Department of Education collects and reports dropout information from public schools and publically accredited private schools on students in Grades 7-12 but is required to report to the federal government a high school dropout rate.

Q: WHO IS A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT?
A: State law (70 O.S.§ 35E) defines a dropout as "any student who is under the age of 19 and has not graduated from high school and is not attending any public or private school or is otherwise receiving an education persuant to law for the full term the schools of the school district in which he/she resides are in session."

NCES further defines a dropout as an individual who: 1) was enrolled in school at some time during the previous school year; and 2) was not enrolled at the beginning of the current school year; and 3) has not graduated from high school or completed a state- or district-approved educational program; and 4) does not meet any of the following exclusionary conditions: a) transfer to another public school district, private school, or state- or district-approved educational program (including correctional or health facility programs); b) temporary absence due to suspension or school-excused illness; or c) death.

Q: HOW IS HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT INFORMATION COLLECTED?
A: Per law (70 O.S. § 35E), each accredited Oklahoma school with students in any of the Grades 7 through 12 must report dropouts to the SDE on a quarterly basis for each month of the school term. The schedule for reporting student dropouts is October 1 of one school year through September 30 of the following school year. The four quarterly reporting periods are the three-month periods ending December 31, March 31, June 30, and September 30.