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

Alpha Plus Heroes: Dibble Public Schools

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Ms. Prince, principal, meets with Dibble 4th and 5th grade teachers – Ms. Hatchet, Ms. Savage, Ms. Evans, Ms. Merrick, Ms. Courtney and Ms. Brooks – to analyze midyear benchmark data with their Alpha Plus Facilitator. The Dibble Elementary team improved benchmark scores an average of 11 percent from fall to midyear!

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Alpha Plus Heroes: Waurika ES

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Honoring the great Waurika Elementary School teaching team pictured during a recent Data Team Meeting. At the front tables, left to right are Ms. Wingfield, Ms. Fox and Ms. Howard, 3rd grade teachers, and Ms. Watkins and Ms. Sutter, 4th grade teachers. At the back tables are 5th grade teachers, Ms. Harper and Ms. Taylor, with Principal Johnson standing by 1st grade teachers, Ms. Dennard and Ms. Eck, and 2nd grade teachers Ms. Cummings and Ms. McDonald. Let’s go, Eagles!

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ALPHA PLUS HEROES: Pershing Elementary

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Today, we honor Jacqueline Jackson, a second-grade teacher at Pershing Elementary in Muskogee. Ms. Jackson uses common formative quizzes to assess student mastery of OAS objectives in reading and math. To ensure her students are learning the academic standards of the state of Oklahoma, Ms. Jackson monitors their progress as part of preparing each child for third grade.

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ALPHA PLUS HEROES: Terral Public Schools

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A BIG SHOUT OUT to Mr. Masoner, who teaches Grades 6, 7 and 8 math and science at Terral Public Schools in Jefferson County. His students are performing well on the OAS formative quizzes. After teaching 17 OAS Objectives so far this year, students’ running proficiency rates are well above par. Mr. Masoner is looking forward to how well his students do on their midyear benchmarks.

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ALPHA PLUS HEROES: Empire Middle School

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A big SHOUT OUT to the Empire Middle School teachers for their dedicated, hard work educating their students using the Oklahoma Academic Standards! The middle-level math and ELA teachers at Empire in Stephens County use the Alpha Plus Pacing Calendars to help them maintain a steady pace in their lessons and tp ensure academic growth. THANK YOU to Ms. Rochell, Ms. Talbot and Ms. Fields (pictured left to right) for all you do!

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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.