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State charter board flags Lamont International's test-score drop, orders renewal guidance
Summary
Agency staff reported Lamont International School’s overall performance index at 74.24%—below the 75% renewal threshold—and identified strengths in internal growth but notable declines in OSTP proficiency, low days cash on hand, and an accreditation warning; the board requested follow-up and corrective planning.
The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board on Feb. 9 reviewed Lamont International School’s 2024–25 performance framework and told staff it must submit a renewal application after the school’s overall index fell below the renewal threshold.
Agency staff said the school’s overall performance framework index for 2024–25 is 74.24%, short of the 75% threshold that would make a renewal application discretionary. The presenter told the board the academic score was 56% (6.73 of 12 possible points), with full credit for student growth on nationally normed NWA assessments but weak OSTP proficiency results. Financial performance scored 83.75 (33.5 of 40), and organizational performance scored 90% (27.5 of 32). The presenter also noted that the school was most recently accredited “with warning” by the state department of education.
The agency cited the contract term for Lamont International School as July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2027, and said the performance framework is intended to guide the renewal process under Title 70 (charter renewal guidance). The report named specific areas of concern: proficiency on Oklahoma state testing (OSTP), timely submission of required documents, low general-fund balances and days-cash-on-hand ratios.
Board members focused on a steep, year-to-year decline in some grade-level proficiency measures, calling out third-grade reading and certain math categories as especially concerning. A board member noted that changes in OSTP cut scores and scoring methodology may partly account for declines, but others pressed that the magnitude of some drops — including a reported 60%+ reduction in particular metrics described in the report — is not explained by cut-score changes alone and requires investigation.
Staff said the agency had forwarded the performance report to the school’s superintendent and will work with Lamont leadership on renewal application steps. The agency also said it plans to develop corrective action plans for schools that need them and may convene peer practitioners and subject-matter experts to share best practices across the charter network.
The board requested follow-up information, including historical performance data predating the agency’s sponsorship, clarification of cohort mobility and retention numbers, and an explanation of whether administrative turnover or instructional changes could explain the declines. Staff committed to reporting back to the board as part of the renewal review process.
What happens next: Lamont must prepare a renewal application and respond to the agency’s guidance; the board indicated it will require further information before making any decisions about nonrenewal or additional enforcement steps.
