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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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OSTP Assessment and Data Literacy Guide

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Here's the link for the OSTP English Language Arts Data and Interpretation Guidebook: Click here

But, wait, there's more! ... Here's the official Performance Level "cut scores" : Click here

 

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ALPHA PLUS TIP

Help students prove they learned what you taught!

As teachers using the Alpha Plus Model prepare to administer Summative B for their midyear benchmark, we want to remind all that this is a good opportunity to use our simulated state test to teach expected test-taking procedures as well as strategies for determining the best answer to any assessment question.

Download a PDF of our Test-Taking Procedures and Strategies packet that includes student worksheets for reading/ELA and math.  Call Alpha Plus at (405) 842-8408, if you have questions about how to help your students prove they learned what you taught them!

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