Last week, Oklahoma schools held their breath and crossed their fingers as the annual Oklahoma State Report Card was released. This year’s report card ranked districts on their graduation rates, “programs of excellence,” and overall academic achievement. Though it is important that students actually graduate and learn something to make the four years of high school hell worthwhile, I think the report card is missing a lot of information. So here are seven achievements that school districts should really be graded on.
“Severe” weather days
Though the metro experienced 3-4 ice-pocalypses over the past two months, not all schools chose to close to give families enough time to buy milk and bread before their demise. Before they decide, districts usually take into consideration road conditions, student welfare, and Oklahoma’s ability to experience nine seasons in one day. I believe calculating the number of severe weather days used is a good indicator of school quality. For example, the last school I worked for wouldn’t opened if it rained too much the night before. For school personnel who loved to procrastinate as much as the students, I think this school deserved a solid A ranking on this facet.