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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: Creek Elementary School in Muskogee

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Pictured above from left to right are Jan Barrick, Alpha Plus CEO, with April Roberts and Ginger James - part of the Creek Elementary School administrative team. They are analyzing Alpha Plus school progress data. Alpha Plus OAS-Aligned Pacing Calendars help educators plan, adjust, and map curriculum to their needs. Creek Elementary School@Jan Barrick

 

https://alphaplus.org/data-driven_school_improvement/success-with-oas/success-with-oas-2

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Did You Know?

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In Oklahoma history, teacher and scholar Angie Debo used her study of Native American history to innovate new research methods that are widely used today.

Angie Debo: Pioneer in Native American History

In January 1890, Angie Elbertha Debo was born in Kansas. At the age of nine, she and her family moved to Indian Territory. They settled in the small town of Marshall, about fifty miles north of what would become Oklahoma City.

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Did You Know?

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In Oklahoma history, a musician born in Oklahoma City in 1914 grew up to write one of the most influential novels in American history. During Black History Month, we remember the life of Ralph Ellison and the first great novel by an African-American writer, Invisible Man, published in 1952.  

Ralph Ellison: An Oklahoma Treasure

Oklahoma has a rich history of people who have made a lasting mark on their profession and the world. Ralph Ellison is one such figure. Born in 1914, in Oklahoma City, Ralph Ellison walked the halls of Frederick Douglass School and learned from early hardship that life was difficult but beautiful. Pulling from his roots and life experiences, Ellison wrote Invisible Man, one of the most influential novels in American history.

Ralph Ellison was named after his father’s literary hero, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Ellison’s father had wanted his son to be a poet, just like his namesake. Unfortunately, when Ellison was three, his father was killed in a terrible accident. After the tragedy, Ellison’s mother was forced to work multiple jobs to support her family. But even in this, Ellison could see good, as his mother brought him books to read given to her by residents in the houses she cleaned. Ralph Ellison grew up poor but was able to attend school in Oklahoma City, learned to play the trumpet, and found good mentors.

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Oklahoma School Report Cards suspended: Identifying learning gaps more critical than ever

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 21, 2020
CONTACT: Jan Barrick or Rachel Watson, (405) 842-8408, or Wendy Pratt, (405) 437-8204

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - When the Oklahoma State Board of Education approved suspending school report card grades this school year because of the disruption of COVID-19, the context and consequences were clear to a local expert in assessment and school improvement.

“Since state test scores comprise about three-fourths of any school’s report card grade, it makes sense the state would not make A-F calculations,” explained Jan Barrick, CEO of Alpha Plus Educational Systems.

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Prepare Your Children for the Next School Year

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Summer isn't all sunshine and swimming pools! Make time to prepare your child for the next school year. Spending just 30 minutes a day focused on the objectives for your child's upcoming grade level can make all the difference.

Find a list here>> https://sde.ok.gov/oklahoma-academic-standards

List is from Oklahoma Academic Standards at the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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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.