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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: Bishop Elementary School

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Pictured above left: Mr. Mays welcomes every student as they arrive at school each morning.
Pictured right and below:  Using Alpha Plus materials, 1st and 2nd grade teachers at Bishop Elementary School review student data and create remediation plans for their students. They make use of both the Alpha Plus Online Assessments and the Alpha Plus Resources website.

  • Written by Oklahoma teachers, student workbooks align solely to the Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) not to any national core curricula.
  • Addressing research-based elements of effective lesson planning - teachers are provided real-world connections, guided practice, independent practice, continuous review or practice, and extension activities for OAS objectives that will be measured by the state.

To learn more, click here: https://alphaplus.org/educational-systems/success-with-oas/success-with-oas-2

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Alpha Plus Online Formative Data

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LeAnn discusses with her educators how to access and use Alpha Plus Online software to determine formative data online (on the big screen) and how to download Standard Based Report Cards for each student (on laptop screen).

To learn more, click here:
https://alphaplus.org/educational-systems/online-tools/advantages-of-alpha-plus-online-assessments

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Alpha Plus Heroes: Creek Elementary School in Muskogee

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Educators at Creek Elementary School in Muskogee use formative results to determine if adjustments in instructional plans are needed. Mrs. Lord, Mrs. Laymon and Mrs. Nolan consider what the data means in terms of teaching pace and intervention in the 100 Days to Mastery model.

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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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