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Student Safety HelpLine Originally posted October 8, 2012 A-F
grading system: questions and answers Collaboration between
Caitlin Schudalla, Shelly Hickman and Dr. Joe Siano The Norman
Transcript The Norman Transcript Sat Oct 06, 2012, 01:54 AM CDT
NORMAN — What are the Oklahoma A-F grades? The A-F grades are
the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s (SDE) new method
for reporting school performance to the public. These letter
grades replace the previous Academic Performance Index scores
calculated by the SDE per the No Child Left Behind law. Why did
the SDE feel it necessary to change the evaluation system? State
Superintendent Janet Barresi has said this change is intended to
give parents a better understanding of their schools’
performance. The Academic Performance Index scores previously
calculated by the SDE were scaled scores ranging 0-1500, similar
in nature to the ACT and SAT exam scores. How are the A-F grades
computed? The SDE compute