Yale Public Schools

Contact: Sarah Julian Email: sarah.julian@opsrc.net Phone: 405-212-4802 ext. 105 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Yale students take learning to next level Test scores surpass expectations YALE, OK— Yale Public School students just received results from their spring NWEA MAP testing, and the scores show a level of growth of which any district would be proud. Yale students showed more progress than any school in Oklahoma during the winter, and they are on pace to show similar growth for the end of the year. District administrators attribute the students’ success to hard work from all stakeholders. Superintendent Dale Bledsoe, said, “I am proud of the effort our staff put forth to make this past year a success, but I’m equally proud of our students and their incredible achievements.” What is the NWEA MAP test? To best gauge individual students’ progress, Yale uses the Northwest Evaluation Association’s (NWEA) Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) test, a nationally respected assessment that measures what students currently know. The test gauges both student achievement and growth, and based on this data, teachers can see exactly what students are ready to learn next. Students are assessed three times per year, and NWEA assigns a "projected growth" amount based on national averages of students with similar demographics and at a similar grade level. How did Yale students perform? Yale’s student achievement increased in some grades nearly 20% in reading and math: an indication that solid learning is occurring and a reason to celebrate. Performance at this level is significant because this kind of growth is not common. In each grade level, multiple classrooms show impressive growth that far exceeded NWEA's typical projections: In almost every Yale Elementary School grade, students grew more than 90% of students in schools around the nation in reading. This means that Yale students are growing at a faster rate than their peers across the U.S.. In some grades, students grew almost two years in reading in just one academic year. Sixth, 7th and 8th grade Yale Middle School students performed better in reading than 99% of schools in the nation. In each grade, students showed an average growth of 3.3 years in reading in just one school year. --more-- In math, Yale Elementary students grew more than 73% of schools in the nation on average. Kindergarten and first grades students showed more growth than over 90% of schools in the U.S.. Yale Middle School students collectively grew more than 80% of schools around the nation and grew almost 1.5 years within one school year. “We implemented continual data analysis and developed a differentiated intervention program to meet all students’ needs,” Bledsoe said. “Now we are seeing that work pay off, and these strategies will help us continue reaching for academic excellence for all our students.” ###

Basketball Skills is currently offered to all students interested in playing basketball next year (this is actually great for any sport). Jr. High meets at 4 PM and HS at 6 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Homer Ray Gymnasium. Contact Coach Moore if you have questions.

Parents: We have many cafeteria bills still due. Please check your email (if school has this) and your mail this week. Please make payment to Yale Public Schools as soon as possible. Payment can be made through myschoolbucks.com with your VISA, Mastercard, Discover or Debit card. If payment has been sent, please disregard this post. If not, we would appreciate your payment as soon as possible. If the full amount cannot be made, please call Sara Pitts at 918-387-2434 Option 3, and make arrangements to have this paid no later than JUNE 10, 2019 AT 3:00 P.M.

Yale Public Schools will closed Monday May 27, 2019 for Memorial Day.

Yale's youth basketball camp was a success! Thank you to our coaches for investing in the children of our community.

School may be out, but Summer Academy is in full swing. Thank you teachers for your dedication!

Congratulations, senior class of 2019!

School is officially out; however, we still have lunch accounts needing end-of-the-year payments. Lunch statements will go out in mail again on Monday, May 13, 2019. You can stop by the Central office in the high school and pay, OR you can mail a check to 315 E. Chicago, Yale, OK 74085, OR you can pay through your myschoolbucks.com account. Payments should be made as soon as possible. If payment arrangements need to be made, please contact Sara Pitts at 918-387-2434 Option 3. Thank you for your cooperation.

Yale Elementary has ten available spots for summer school. If you're interested, please come in or call Monday to reserve your student a spot. Summer school starts May 14th from 8:30-11:30.

Yay!! School is officially out; however, we still have lunch accounts needing end-of-the-year payments. Lunch statements will go out in mail again on Monday, May 13, 2019. You can stop by the Central office in the high school and pay, OR you can mail a check to 315 E. Chicago, Yale, OK 74085, OR you can pay through your myschoolbucks.com account. Payments should be made as soon as possible. If payment arrangements need to be made, please contact Sara Pitts at 918-387-2434 Option 3. Thank you for your cooperation.

Yay!! School is officially out; however, we still have lunch accounts needing end-of-the-year payments. Lunch statements will go out in mail again on Monday, May 13, 2019. You can stop by the Central office in the high school and pay, OR you can mail a check to 315 E. Chicago, Yale, OK 74085, OR you can pay through your myschoolbucks.com account. Payments should be made as soon as possible. If payment arrangements need to be made, please contact Sara Pitts at 918-387-2434 Option 3. Thank you for your cooperation.

It is crazy to think it is a week before these kiddos graduate from 5th grade. It seems like August was just a month or two ago! They all agree that the school year has flown by! Good luck, 5th grade friends! I know that you will love Junior High! -Mrs. Endicott

We are not releasing the students early, but you may pick them up if you would like.

We have been given the all clear sign.

Parents when we release the students form shelter in place. Please feel free to pick up your child at the elementary it has been a long day already. The kids are handling this extremely well.

Yale still has shelter in place. I was just informed another storm is behind this one. We will have shelter in place for a 15 more minutes. Thank you for your patient.

Yale students are in the shelter areas until 12:35.

Yale School will not be answering phones because we are in the storm shelter.

The tornado warning has been issued in Yale. Students are in shelter until we get the al clear warning.

Counting today, April 29, 2019 we have 9 days of school left. Please check your mail and your student’s backpack for statements. The last day to charge lunch is May 1st. Lunch charges should be paid in full by the last day of school May 10th. If payment arrangements need to be made, please contact Sara Pitts at 918-387-2434 Option 3. Thank you for your cooperation.