With the goal of increasing student outcomes, State Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, filed Senate Bill 437, which would require each school district to provide remediation courses for high school students who score below the benchmark on specific subject areas of the ACT or SAT college entrance exams.

“At present, schools have the option to provide remediation in subject areas. The problem is that many schools don’t do this and as a result Oklahoma high school graduates end up attending and paying for remediation classes in college for which they receive zero college credit,” Bergstrom said. “Students normally take tests like the ACT in their junior year. Some even earlier. If a problem is identified it needs to be dealt with before graduation.”

Remediation options may include extended instructional time during the day; a summer academy; tutoring; online coursework; course repetition; or other supplementary services.

The benchmark scores for the ACT are: English, 18; Mathematics, 22; Reading, 22; Science, 23. The benchmark score for the SAT are: Reading and Writing, 480 and Math, 530.