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

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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DID YOU KNOW: Oklahoma's Unusual State Symbol

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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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Alpha Plus Books Are: HOT off the Presses!

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Alpha Plus Books are...HOT off the Presses!

Pictured standing behind another shipment of our books are Konrad Kosanke, our founder Jan Barrick, Stan Kosanke, and Kyler Kosanke. For more information about our books, please go to our books section.

 

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Students, Teachers Honored for Success with the Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) in 2021-22

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2022
CONTACT: Jan Barrick, (405) 842-8408

 Students, Teachers Honored for Success with the
Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) in 2021-22

Oklahoma’s only data-driven educator awards are back after taking a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic years, according to Alpha Plus CEO Jan Barrick. The “Success with OAS Awards” for 2022 honor students and educators for their progress in teaching and learning the Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) in mathematics and English language arts (ELA). Forty-eight Alpha Plus Model Teachers were notified of the awards today.

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DID YOU KNOW: The Oklahoma Flag

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DID YOU KNOW?

In Oklahoma history, Louise Fluke used skills honed at the Chicago Art Institute to design a new Oklahoma state flag in 1925. In this selection, we learn why our flag changed and how research fostered a new sense of pride.

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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.