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Achille Earns an "A" on State Report Card

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Bryan County School Gets Top Marks Five Times in a Row

ACHILLE, OKLA., April 17, 2019 – Achille students are making the grade.

When the State Department of Education released the new Oklahoma School Report Cards recently, Achille High School was one of just 23 high schools statewide to score an A on the state’s measure of academic performance for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years.

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Caney: Success with OAS Awards

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HEEEEEY CANEY! We were pleased to present Success with OAS Awards to Mr. Brown, Ms. Carroll, Ms. Bennett and Ms. Bailey. These four educators were able to plan and cover all Oklahoma Academic Standards - even though the district is on a four-day school week schedule because they focused on the goal and made it so!

Ms. Carroll also earned recognition for being a Top Model Educator, and we also have to thank the Superintendent, Ms. Delay for helping us organize weekly staff meetings so we could all stay ahead of the curve. We're so proud of our A+ Schools, including our friends in Caney!

 

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Oklahoma New state budget backs concurrent enrollment program

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More than $13 million of the total budget is being designated to fund concurrent enrollment to help state colleges pay for high school seniors to take college classes, an increase of nearly $3.3 million ahead of last year.

Read more in the Oklahoman online article: Click here

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Three Things to Know About Your Child’s Test Scores

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Last week, parents and teachers across our state received initial test scores from the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP). OSTP scores are the end result of months of class work designed to improve student skills in the areas of Math, Reading and Science.

These tests are meant to serve as a guide for schools and parents whose ultimate goal is to support career and college readiness. The results can provide a roadmap for student success.

Here are three things parents should consider when reviewing their child’s OSTP score:

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The Common Culprit: National Curriculum Ignores Oklahoma Academic Standards

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There’s an old expression that goes like this: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten.”

While Henry Ford is credited with this wisdom, evidence of it can be seen clearly in public education in Oklahoma.

Like a distinct scratch on a broken record, we recently heard results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show test scores on the decline nationally.

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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.