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Did You Know? Bass Reeves, Legendary Lawman

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DID YOU KNOW?
By Jan Barrick, CEO, Alpha Plus.
Featuring a passage about Oklahoma history from the Success with OAS series.

In Oklahoma history, one of the first of the deputies in Indian Territory was a former slave from Texas named Bass Reeves.

Bass Reeves, Legendary Lawman

One of the first black Deputy U.S. Marshals west of the Mississippi River, Bass Reeves was commissioned in 1875 and worked thirty-two years as a marshal. By statehood in 1907, Reeves was said to be the "most feared deputy U.S. marshal to work the Indian Territory."

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Did You Know? Bessie Coleman: Her Dreams Were in the Sky

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DID YOU KNOW?
By Jan Barrick, CEO, Alpha Plus.
Featuring a passage about Oklahoma history from the Success with OAS series.
 

In Oklahoma history, Bessie Coleman was just a freshman attending the Colored Agricultural and Normal University at Langston in the early 1900s. She went on to become the first black woman and the first Native American woman to receive an international pilot’s license. Read more in this sneak peek of our 6th grade ELA book!

 Her Dreams Were in the Sky

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Did You Know? Capitals and the Capitol

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DID YOU KNOW?
By Jan Barrick, CEO, Alpha Plus.
Featuring a passage about Oklahoma history from the Success with OAS series.

DID YOU KNOW?

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We are SO PROUD to CONGRATULATE BALKO and MORRISON SCHOOLS!

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According to Oklahoma Watch, at least 80% of sixth-grade students scored proficient in English at Balko, which ranks the Bison’s #1 statewide. Balko has used Alpha Plus OAS-aligned curriculum and interim assessments for reading and math since 2018.

Morrison’s first year with Alpha Plus was last year. For spring 2022, the Morrison Wildcats ranked 3rd in the state for 6th Grade ELA proficiency at 59%, which is more than double the state average of 26%.

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Oklahoma 3rd-Grade Test Scores 2022: Roff Elementary School

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We are SO PROUD that we couldn’t wait until we finish analyzing all the 2022 state-test data to say CONGRATULATIONS to Roff Elementary School! As far as we know, Oklahoma Watch is the only news source that offers a searchable database of last spring’s Oklahoma School Testing Program by school. They are in separate tables by grade level.

When sorted by percentage of students proficient on Oklahoma’s English test at Grade 3, the #1 school is Roff with 82 percent of third-graders proficient in ELA! Roff third-grade last year had almost the same results in MATH – ranking 4th statewide. Wow!

Roff has been an Alpha Plus Partner School for both reading and math curriculum and assessments since 2019. Keep up the great work, Roff Tigers! You are on your way to an A.

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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.