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The Way to an A: 5 Things

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The Way to an A:

Five things students can do to achieve classroom success

It’s no secret that what happens in the classroom will have a big impact on student achievement. But while we may think of student achievement in terms of quality study time and good test grades, students often ignore some simple ways to build a better report card.

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The Way to an A: Daily Reviews Ease Student Stress

Daily Review Eases Student Stress

The Way to an A:

Daily Review Eases Student Test Stress & Improves Outcomes for Kids

It’s hard to believe but the first semester has already reached the halfway point.  In classrooms across the state, teachers are reviewing material ahead of their students’ formative assessments.

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The Common Culprit: National Curriculum Ignores Oklahoma Academic Standards

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There’s an old expression that goes like this: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten.”

While Henry Ford is credited with this wisdom, evidence of it can be seen clearly in public education in Oklahoma.

Like a distinct scratch on a broken record, we recently heard results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show test scores on the decline nationally.

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Critical Look at State School Report Cards Requires Recognition of Challenges – and Ways to Overcome Them

Alpha Plus Helps Report Card Scors

Since 2019 Oklahoma School Report Cards were issued a few short weeks ago, we’ve heard from a wide range of leaders cautioning their use as an accurate tool for measuring student success.

Those criticizing the report cards rightly point out that the needs of a school’s student population are impacted by factors that can’t be controlled by teachers and school administration.

Things like poverty, a high percentage of English Language Learners (ELL) and chronic absenteeism do indeed impact student success. What some miss though, is that the State School Report Cards already account for these when the grades are figured.

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We Know the Way to An A

We know the WayToAnA!

Call 405-842-8408 to find out how your K-12 school can become part of the Alpha Plus family!

Alpha Plus Model of School Improvement - WORKS!

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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.