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Alpha Plus Blog

Our latest press releases, and Oklahoma Education news. Subscribe for our teaching tips and resources for school improvement.

Reading Drives Results for Oklahoma Schools

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In our last column, we discussed fostering a love of reading by taking time to read in summer’s last days.

This week, school children have begun heading back to class.

Parents of third graders may already be thinking about the third grade reading assessment, which will be given to students next spring.  Statistically, we know that more than 80 percent of all students are capable of passing a standardized test if they are provided with the right curriculum.

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A Plus Schools: Is Your Child’s School Making the Grade?

A Plus Schools Make the Grade

Parents Should Ask Questions Amidst Fiscal Uncertainty

There’s no question that Oklahoma schools are going through tough fiscal times.

Governor Stitt has announced a willingness to look for additional funding sources for schools, and that’s certainly needed.

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NewsOK: Another Interview with our founder, Jan Barrick.

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And excerpt from the newsOK article.  In this article, Paula Burkes interviews Jan Barrick, founder of Alpha Plus which provides training, tools and curriculum for schools.

Q&A: School Curriculum should be based on data aligned to Oklahoma's standards.

Jan Barrick is a former special education teacher and the founder of Alpha Plus, an Oklahoma company that provides training, tools and curriculum for schools.

How is data being used to improve Oklahoma schools?

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OAS for ELA/Math

Oklahoma Test Scores

Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts/Math:

2019 state test scores allow comparisons of grade-level performance by district.

The most gratifying part of our work with Oklahoma schools is helping them achieve academic success in their classrooms. Like most things these days, academic success can be determined by available data, should you choose to utilize the data that exists.

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Alpha Plus and Oklahoma schools join forces for school improvement

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Contact: Emily Lang

(405) 417-4036

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Alpha Plus and Oklahoma schools join forces for school improvement

Alpha Plus schools outperform others every year of state school report cards

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We Use Data to Help Schools on the Way to an A!

Teachers and administrators can quickly and easily identify students who need more help learning the Oklahoma Academic Standards.

Alpha Plus pinpoints the SPECIFIC OAS objectives or "gaps" students have from previous years, then helps school teams address each objective throughout the year.

That is why Alpha Plus schools have OUTPERFORMED the state average every year of the A-F Report Cards.