A+ schools
Oklahoma A+ Schools has added seven schools to its statewide network.
The University of Central Oklahoma-based school reform group is comprised of 46 schools from diverse communities throughout the state. Member schools commit to a set of “A+ Essentials” that include arts instruction, curriculum mapping and collaboration among teachers, administrators and others.
“I am thrilled to welcome these seven new schools to the Oklahoma A+ Schools family. They are joining 39 other Oklahoma schools that are achieving exciting results in the classroom through an innovative, arts oriented approach to learning,” Jean Hendrickson, executive director of Oklahoma A+ Schools, said in a press release.
According to the release, students in the seven new schools will benefit from the teaching environment, which “strengthens each child’s ability to learn and be successful regardless of the socio-economic, cultural or financial environment in which the school exists.”
Oklahoma A+ Schools provides professional retreats and ongoing, on-site development at no cost to schools, creating a progressive school reform model designed through extensive research, according to the release.
The organization Thursday recognized the new schools in an afternoon ceremony at the Capitol.
For more information about Oklahoma A+ Schools, contact Hendrickson at (405) 974-3779 or visit www.okaplus.ucok.edu.
Schools added to the Oklahoma A+ Schools network are:
Central Elementary Fine Arts Academy
Jenny Chambers Central High School Academy of Fine Arts
Jean Keeton Chouteau Elementary School
Dr. Michael Burke Eugene Field Elementary School
Cindi Hemm Own Elementary School
Angie C. Teas Russell Babb Elementary School
Glendia Warren Whittier Elementary School
Donna Bagwell
Other schools are here.
I sat down with Hendrickson and Susan Webb of A+ Schools to discuss the organization’s mission and success. Click here for the podcast.
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