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Congratulations to Dove Science Academy Elementary!

CONGRATULATIONS to Dove Science Academy Elementary School, in Oklahoma City!

Dove Science Academy Elementary School, which has used Alpha Plus interim assessments for several years, has received an FY2014-15 Title I Academic Achievement Award for closing the gap between subgroups of students in Mathematics.  Keep up the great work, Dove teachers and students! http://www.dsaokc.org/default.asp

The Oklahoma State Department of Education also announced five other schools that are receiving Title I Academic Achievement Awards for 2014-15.  [News release below.] These schools serve as models of best practices for schools identified for school improvement under regulations of the U.S. Department of Education.

Title I Academic Achievement Awards Recognition

The purpose of the Title I Academic Achievement Award is to recognize and honor Title I elementary and secondary schools that exceed Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs) for two or more consecutive years, or significantly close the achievement gap between groups of students.   

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CONGRATULATIONS Carnegie and Flower Mound - new Blue Ribbon Schools!

CONGRATULATIONS to two Alpha Plus Schools -- Carnegie Elementary School in Caddo County and Flower Mound Elementary School in Comanche County -- for being selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools.  These join previous honorees that continue using Alpha Plus tools: Central High (BRS 2012-13) and Bishop (BRS 2010-11).

Both schools qualified for the "Exemplary High Performing Schools" award because they have excelled in state test scores while at least 40% of students are economically disadvantaged. They are among 285 public and 50 private schools that will be honored in ceremonies on Nov. 9-10 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

NewsOK.com story here: Five Oklahoma schools receive National Blue Ribbon distinction

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New Oklahoma Academic Standards Approved by State Board of Education

New Oklahoma Academic Standards for Math and Reading are here http://sde.ok.gov/sde/newstandards. Required by August 1, 2016, the “annual high-quality statewide student assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics” must be developed by the 2017-18 school year. 

 

In the meantime, Oklahoma’s PASS-aligned test blueprints will be unchanged “until the new assessments are implemented.” The current Test Item Specifications and Test Blueprints are in your Alpha Plus Teacher Binders and online at http://sde.ok.gov/sde/documents/2013-09-05/blue-prints-plds-item-specs.

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Teachers change the world one child at a time!

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THANK YOU, Oklahoma educators, for all you do!

#TeacherAppreciationWeek

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Jan Barrick: Here's an idea: Test what we teach

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Alpha Plus CEO Jan Barrick gets to the point about high-stakes testing in a opinion piece on the editorial page of today's Tulsa World.

"Some third-graders will fail the reading test, and others will be promoted in spite of it. But is it fair to retain students because they failed to test well on standards they were never taught?" - Jan Barrick

Read Jan Barrick's analysis on The Tulsa World website: 

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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.