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CONGRATS to McAlester Schools for OAS Growth!

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Congratulations to McAlester Public Schools for Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) Growth in 2020-21!

Data from spring benchmark assessments of the Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) in reading and math found students in schools using OAS-aligned curriculum and assessments performing better than expected this year despite the pandemic.

At McAlester Public Schools in Pittsburg County, spring scores at all four schools using OAS-aligned benchmarks were above statewide averages in the fall and the spring and all posted above-average growth. Edmond Doyle and Will Rogers elementary schools posted the greatest growth from fall to spring at 27 percentage points with Emerson Elementary and Parker Intermediate achieving significant academic growth as well.

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CONGRATS to Flower Mound for OAS Growth!

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Congratulations to Flower Mound Public School for Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) Growth in 2020-21!

Data from spring benchmark assessments of the Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) in reading and math found students in schools using OAS-aligned curriculum and assessments performing better than expected this year despite the pandemic.

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CONGRATS to Hugo Schools for OAS Growth!

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Congratulations to Hugo Public Schools for Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) Growth in 2020-21!

Data from spring benchmark assessments of the Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) in reading and math found students in schools using OAS-aligned curriculum and assessments performing better than expected this year despite the pandemic.

At Hugo Public Schools in Choctaw County, spring scores at Hugo Elementary (Grade 3 data only) were above the statewide average and showed an impressive 23 percentage points of growth. While Hugo Intermediate (Grades 4-5)  and Hugo Middle School (Grades 6-8) faced greater challenges with larger numbers of students in this data analysis, the schools performed on par with statewide averages and also posted positive academic growth.

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Congrats to Cherokee schools on OAS Growth

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Congratulations to Cherokee Public Schools for Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) Growth in 2020-21!

 

 

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Did You Know?

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In Oklahoma history, teacher and scholar Angie Debo used her study of Native American history to innovate new research methods that are widely used today.

Angie Debo: Pioneer in Native American History

In January 1890, Angie Elbertha Debo was born in Kansas. At the age of nine, she and her family moved to Indian Territory. They settled in the small town of Marshall, about fifty miles north of what would become Oklahoma City.

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