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Did You Know? Bessie Coleman: Her Dreams Were in the Sky

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DID YOU KNOW?
By Jan Barrick, CEO, Alpha Plus.
Featuring a passage about Oklahoma history from the Success with OAS series.
 

In Oklahoma history, Bessie Coleman was just a freshman attending the Colored Agricultural and Normal University at Langston in the early 1900s. She went on to become the first black woman and the first Native American woman to receive an international pilot’s license. Read more in this sneak peek of our 6th grade ELA book!

 Her Dreams Were in the Sky

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RUN! KARI, RUN!

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The Alpha Plus team was excited to celebrate Kari Kosanke’s return from running in the New York City Marathon on Sunday! Pictured third from left, Kari was one of 51,402 to finish the race. We are so proud of her!

Kari has completed four other marathons: Oklahoma City National Memorial, Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC, the Boston Marathon, and the Tunnel Marathon in North Bend, Washington. For New York City, she went as part of a team from Norman called “Wahoo.” Kari says she was lucky to get the chance for this "amazing experience" as part of the largest marathon in the world in 2023.

Alpha Plus is proud of all our team members (many pictured here) for the excellent service they provide Alpha Plus Partner Schools statewide.

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We are SO PROUD to CONGRATULATE BALKO and MORRISON SCHOOLS!

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According to Oklahoma Watch, at least 80% of sixth-grade students scored proficient in English at Balko, which ranks the Bison’s #1 statewide. Balko has used Alpha Plus OAS-aligned curriculum and interim assessments for reading and math since 2018.

Morrison’s first year with Alpha Plus was last year. For spring 2022, the Morrison Wildcats ranked 3rd in the state for 6th Grade ELA proficiency at 59%, which is more than double the state average of 26%.

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CONGRATULATIONS to PRUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS!

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Oklahoma Watch has a searchable database of last spring’s Oklahoma School Testing Program by grade level and subject area. When sorted by percentage of students proficient on the state test in English at Grade 8, Prue is ranked 3rd with 57 percent of students proficient! By the way, Prue’s proficiency in 8th grade ELA is more than double the state average of 25 percent.

Prue has been an Alpha Plus Partner School for both reading and math curriculum and assessments since 2013. Keep up the great work, Prue Rockets!

See all the scores at https://oklahomawatch.org/2022/10/11/new-data-shows-students-gaining-ground-but-still-below-pre-pandemic-in-core-subjects/

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CONGRATULATIONS TO CALUMET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!

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We are SO PROUD that we couldn’t wait to go through all 2022 state-test data before we say CONGRATULATIONS to CALUMET Elementary School!

According to Oklahoma Watch, at least 90 percent of third-grade students scored proficient in mathematics at CALUMET, which ranks #1 for schools that have enough students for the score NOT to be redacted by the state (noted by * in picture).

Calumet has used Alpha Plus OAS-aligned interim assessments for mathematics since 2019.

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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.