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

Testing Window Plan

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Seems like the plan to open state testing windows on Apr. 20 every year (as it was once upon a time. ...) is a good one adopted by the State Board of Education today. But, I'm sure some schools will have to revise their academic calendars for 2019-20. ... What do you think?

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Oklahoma board of Education Votes to Change Testing Window

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In an effort to provide more instruction time for state tests and keep students more engaged after taking them, the new-look state Board of Education on Thursday voted unanimously to open the annual testing window on or after April 20 and keep it open for 20 school days.

Currently, the window for testing students in grades three through eight opens on the first instructional day in April and closes at the end of the first week in May.

"We want our schools to be able to test as close as possible to the end of the school year," state schools Superintendent Joy Hofmeister told the board Thursday. "We want every day to count for students and this will facilitate that."

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Carnegie Public Schools Success with OAS Awards


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Here's Alpha Plus "Resident Principal" and facilitator, Jim Childers, presenting Success with OAS awards to teachers at Carnegie Public Schools last week. Carnegie Principal Lori Graham also presented awards during the assembly to faculty and students.

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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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Oklahoma New state budget backs concurrent enrollment program

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More than $13 million of the total budget is being designated to fund concurrent enrollment to help state colleges pay for high school seniors to take college classes, an increase of nearly $3.3 million ahead of last year.

Read more in the Oklahoman online article: Click here

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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.