{"id":5530,"date":"2019-02-09T19:44:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T01:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/?page_id=5530"},"modified":"2023-02-13T13:51:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T19:51:00","slug":"vouchers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/advocacy\/vouchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Vouchers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5530\" class=\"elementor elementor-5530\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e3f077c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4e3f077c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PRIVATE<BR>SCHOOL<BR>VOUCHERS<\/P><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313fe44a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"313fe44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-351ba73c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"351ba73c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d5a2d6e\" data-id=\"6d5a2d6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bdaf11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38bdaf11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">We urge legislators to work with parents and education leaders at all levels for real solutions to support the 700,000 students in their public schools. <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e13f89 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24e13f89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d9f6eaf\" data-id=\"5d9f6eaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d27e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14d27e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ADVOCACY-IN-ACTION-500x281.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7446\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ADVOCACY-IN-ACTION-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ADVOCACY-IN-ACTION-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ADVOCACY-IN-ACTION-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ADVOCACY-IN-ACTION-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ADVOCACY-IN-ACTION.png 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3856a6de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3856a6de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-316692d3\" data-id=\"316692d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c820a2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c820a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why We Oppose Vouchers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be90f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be90f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">A voucher by another name is still a voucher. Here's why they're troublesome for taxpayers and harmful to the vast majority of Oklahoma children served in public schools.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446c6de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"446c6de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Oklahoma underfunds its public schools and can&#8217;t afford to fund a dual education system.\u00a0<\/li><li><b>Despite increased investment the last few years, Oklahoma is last in the region in per-student investment and needs to invest about $1 billion more annually just to reach the regional average.<\/b><\/li><li>Oklahoma already has a school voucher program that has shifted more than $38 million away from public schools to private schools over the last decade with no accountability for how private schools spend the money or student achievement.<\/li><li>Oklahoma funds private schools accepting vouchers first &#8212; before sending any money to public schools, and there&#8217;s no mechanism to reduce or recoup private school voucher funding even if funding is reduced mid-year for public schools.<\/li><li>Vouchers erode public school funding and harms the 700,000 students who attend public schools.<\/li><li>Public schools have a significant level of accountability to families and the communities they serve as well as to state and federal policymakers. Public schools must give state-mandated tests, adhere to state-adopted academic standards and face sanctions if students aren\u2019t performing well. Under current law and proposed legislation, the state isn\u2019t allowed to collect any student achievement-related data from private schools even if they receive state funding through vouchers.<\/li><li>Private schools accepting vouchers have no:<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e74ce19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e74ce19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul class=\"ul1\"><li>Limit on administrative spending.<\/li><li>Obligation to report how the voucher money was spent.<\/li><li>Accountability or public reporting for student achievement.<\/li><li>Requirement for standardized testing.<\/li><li>Requirement to accept all students.<\/li><li>Curriculum requirements or oversight.<\/li><li>Guarantee students with special needs will receive needed services.<\/li><li>Opportunity to elect\/select governance leaders.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2597f42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2597f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Oklahoma\u2019s public schools serve every student, and public school choice abounds. Tens of thousands of students attend a school not in their home district every year. Whether it\u2019s on a transfer to another district, charter school, virtual charter school, a CareerTech or even a college that offers concurrent enrollment, Oklahoma students have myriad school options that are accountable for taxpayer dollars and educational progress.<\/li><li><p>Private schools choose who to accept \u2013 and who to turn away. And students that accept vouchers forfeit their access to specialized services to meeting their individual special needs.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60971ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60971ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-13-at-1.07.45-PM.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Screenshot 2023-02-13 at 1.07.45 PM\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA5MjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cub3NzYmEub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMlwvU2NyZWVuc2hvdC0yMDIzLTAyLTEzLWF0LTEuMDcuNDUtUE0ucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-13-at-1.07.45-PM-768x627.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-20926\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-13-at-1.07.45-PM-768x627.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-13-at-1.07.45-PM-500x408.png 500w, https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-13-at-1.07.45-PM-1024x836.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-13-at-1.07.45-PM-245x200.png 245w, https:\/\/www.ossba.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-13-at-1.07.45-PM.png 1502w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ea8e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6ea8e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are Lindsey Nicole Henry vouchers?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f215e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f215e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As its name implies, the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship\u00a0Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program was created specifically to support students with special education needs. However, over the last several years, the Legislature has significantly expanded the scope of the program even though little information is readily and publicly available to taxpayers about how the money is used and what students are served.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495d6bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"495d6bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">From 2011 to the present, the LNH program diverted more than $38 million in public money through parents to private schools to serve qualifying students.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Despite the growing cost, little information is readily available about how the money is being spent or how well students are being served.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">HB 1230, passed during the 2020 legislative session, requires more information be made available about the program readily available on the state Education Department\u2019s website, including:<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c42999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c42999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">The total number and amount of scholarships awarded and reported for each participating private school;<\/li><li class=\"li1\">The total number of scholarships denied;<\/li><li class=\"li1\">The total number and amount of scholarship payments suspended for each participating private school;<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Data on participating students, disaggregated by years of participation in the program, grade level, gender, economically disadvantaged status, racial and ethnic groups and disability category.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b74efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61b74efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Vouchers are funded \u201coff the top\u201d of state aid and directly reduce\u00a0the dollars available for distribution to public schools.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">The program has no income cap so any student who meets eligibility criteria is eligible regardless of the family\u2019s income. Once a voucher is received, a student can continue to receive a voucher annually even if they no longer meet initial eligibility requirements.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">The voucher amount is based on the student\u2019s weighted value as calculated according to the state\u2019s education funding formula. It can\u2019t exceed tuition and fee charges, and the state Education Department may retain up to 2.5% for administrative costs.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">Students are eligible for a voucher through one of four paths:<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32cdfb92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32cdfb92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">A child who has an IEP and attended public school in the previous year (unless student is a dependent of an active military service member).<\/li><li class=\"li1\">A child who was adopted while in the permanent custody of the Department of Human Services (DHS), or is in out-of-home placement with DHS, or is in out-of-home placement with the Office of Juvenile Affairs. (No previous public school attendance required).<\/li><li class=\"li1\">A child provided services under an Individual Family Service Plan through the SoonerStart program and during transition was evaluated and determined to be eligible for school district services. (No previous public school attendance required).<\/li><li class=\"li1\">A student who is a current recipient and wishes to renew.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRIVATESCHOOLVOUCHERS We urge legislators to work with parents and education leaders at all levels for real solutions to support the 700,000 students in their public schools. Why We Oppose Vouchers A voucher by another name is still a voucher. 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