Partners in Education Awards
The AT&T Telecom Pioneers are the 2008 Partner of the Year, recognized for their work with Cooper Elementary School. The Pioneers are an organization within AT&T that’s been involved with Cooper for 17 years, happily donating countless volunteer hours and helping thousands of students. Just a few of their contributions include opening an emergency clothes closet ... READ MORE
Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year Named
Congratulations to this year’s TPS Teacher of the Year and Support Employee of the Year. Joey Newsom, a math and science teacher at Thoreau Demonstration Academy, is the Teacher of the Year. A Tulsa native and Oral Roberts University graduate, Newsom - nationally board certified - has over a decade teaching experience ... READ MORE
TPS Teacher Attends Climate Workshop
Adrienne Elder, secondary science resource teacher for Tulsa Public Schools, recently attended the CSI: Climate Status Investigations High School Institute at the Keystone Center in Keystone, Colo. Elder participated in the session April 18-21 through a grant from American Electric Power. Climate Status Investigations is a national training workshop designed to help teachers ... READ MORE
Students Use Math to Build a Home
Ron Givens in the Career Tech department at TPS says “the ‘If I Had a Hammer’ program has been used in other urban school districts with great success.” It essentially involves using math concepts to construct a house. The program is being used to benefit Madison Middle School as some 25 students built a pre-fabricated 8’ by 11’ house, with windows, door, and a porch in less than three hours. Students wore tool bags, special Hammer T-shirts and used power screw drivers to construct the home, renamed here the Hammer House.
The program was made possible by a $25,000 Carl Perkins supplemental grant authored by Givens. On May 13, the public and media were invited to check out this innovative program. The grand opening was at Tulsa Tech Lemley.
Flyer Distribution ...
Distribution of flyers or materials produced by organizations or individuals external to Tulsa Public Schools is prohibited unless the material has been approved. All flyers must go through the Public Information office for consideration. After approval is given, you will be notified and the flyer will be posted in the Superintendent's Bulletin. Submit flyers to Janice Jones - jonesja@tulsaschools.org - or FAX to (918) 746-6407.
It is important to note this literature must not contain religious, political and/or advertising overtones beneficial to any particular group or business at the expense of others.
Approval by the office of Public Information simply means the literature meets the formal guidelines of the regulations. It does not guarantee distribution of the literature. That decision is up to the principal of each school site. The TPS mailroom can not be used for the distribution of this literature.
