PRATT CREATIVE

Aug 8

Beginning in the 2025–2026 school year, the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) will allow districts to use approved benchmark assessments in place of the current high-stakes end-of-year tests for grades 3–8 in Math and English Language Arts (ELA). https://oklahoma.gov/education/newsroom/2...Read more

Beginning in the 2025–2026 school year, the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) will allow districts to use approved benchmark assessments in place of the current high-stakes end-of-year tests for grades 3–8 in Math and English Language Arts (ELA). https://oklahoma.gov/education/newsroom/2025/august/superintendent-walters-announces-major-overhaul-of-state-testing.html WHAT? 👉 Oklahoma's State Superintendent of Public Instruction has no authority to "allow" this unless he's already gotten a waiver approved by the U.S. Department of Education not to mention support of the Oklahoma Legislature and the Governor. ... Geez, Louise. 🤬 He might want to check out how long it has taken Texas to replace their state tests. ...

Aug 8

My bottom line: The changes under consideration do practically nothing to improve the academic success of every student and, in fact, could further harm Oklahoma’s economic development efforts. https://www.pratt-creative.com/blog/public-comments-oklahoma-consolidated-state-plan-2025 Pictured is the...Read more

My bottom line: The changes under consideration do practically nothing to improve the academic success of every student and, in fact, could further harm Oklahoma’s economic development efforts. https://www.pratt-creative.com/blog/public-comments-oklahoma-consolidated-state-plan-2025 Pictured is the repeal of Oklahoma's "9 Essential Elements" and the addition of "5 Essential Measures" for which no information can be found. 🤬

Aug 7

“We will continue to work with the tax commission and American Virtual to have them approved by the start of the school year. Oklahoma is proud to remain the most school choice state in the country,” Walters said in a statement to NOTUS. https://www.notus.org/oklahoma/ryan-walters-conservative-onlin...Read more

“We will continue to work with the tax commission and American Virtual to have them approved by the start of the school year. Oklahoma is proud to remain the most school choice state in the country,” Walters said in a statement to NOTUS. https://www.notus.org/oklahoma/ryan-walters-conservative-online-school

Aug 6

To help district leaders provide clarity and context for these changes, the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (OEQA) has prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). It offers straightforward answers on topics like: Cut scores and why they matter * What the honesty gap is an...Read more

To help district leaders provide clarity and context for these changes, the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (OEQA) has prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). It offers straightforward answers on topics like: Cut scores and why they matter * What the honesty gap is and how it’s being closed * Why Oklahoma aligns assessments with national measures * How to interpret year-over-year changes in district and student scores https://oklahoma.gov/oeqa/about-oeqa/newsroom/2025/2025-07-understanding_oklahomas_2025_assessment_results.html

Aug 1

BAPS spokesperson Tara Thompson confirmed the suspect, James Andrew McGann, 28, was a student teacher for BAPS in 2021-22 and possibly a substitute teacher in Sand Springs. In 2022-23 he was a teacher in Denton, Texas, in the Lewsville Intermediate School District. The following school year he was ...Read more

BAPS spokesperson Tara Thompson confirmed the suspect, James Andrew McGann, 28, was a student teacher for BAPS in 2021-22 and possibly a substitute teacher in Sand Springs. In 2022-23 he was a teacher in Denton, Texas, in the Lewsville Intermediate School District. The following school year he was a teacher at Spring Creek Elementary in Broken Arrow, and in 2024-25 he taught in the Sand Springs Public Schools. He had reportedly lined up a job to teach in Arkansas this coming school year. https://basentinel.com/man-arrested-in-arkansas-double-homicide-was-former-baps-employee/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5f911b6e63-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_25_12_39&utm_source=Newsletter+Subscribers&utm_term=0_-5f911b6e63-101033265