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School News - Tip Sheet - 1/21/2009

Teacher Job Fair 

1/21/2009, assigned interview times

Are you an experienced teacher considering a new teaching environment? Or maybe you are a certified teacher looking to return to the classroom. Or perhaps you are a recent college graduate looking for that first teaching job. Tulsa Public Schools’ Teacher Job Fair could provide you with the opportunity you are seeking.

We are looking to employ the following Oklahoma certified teachers for the Fall, 2009 semester:

• 15 Secondary Math Teachers
• 15 Secondary Science Teachers
• 12 Bilingual (Spanish) Early Childhood and Elementary Ed. Teachers
• 10 Mild/Moderate Special Education Teachers

Tulsa Public Schools will provide a $2,000 recruitment stipend for qualifying Math or Science certifications, proven Spanish fluency for Early Childhood or Elementary Education teachers, and a 5% of base salary stipend for selected Special Education teachers. Decisions will be made and employment contracts will be provided to successful applicants at the conclusion of interviews at the fair.

The job fair will be held Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at the Education Service Center, located at 3027 S. New Haven Ave. Tulsa, OK 74114

To sign up to attend the job fair, please go online to www.tulsaschools.org/jobfair and pre-register for an assigned interview time slot.

If your interest focuses on a child-centered, results-oriented teaching environment where performance is recognized, please check out the opportunities available with Tulsa Public Schools by attending the job fair.

 

Non-Profit Beautifies Rogers Campus  

1/21/2009, 1 p.m.

The historic campus of Will Rogers High School gets a dose of greenery as Up With Trees, a local non-profit dedicated to planting, preserving and promoting Tulsa’s urban forest, works with the school’s science students to spruce up the grounds.

Assistant Principal Lyda Wilbur says members of Up With Trees are replacing unhealthy trees with new ones, and handling watering and other maintenance.

“This is an exciting time for our school,” Wilbur said.

The school was built in 1939 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Founded in 1976, volunteers with Up With Trees have planted more than 18,000 trees and now maintain more than 450 tree sites in the Tulsa area.

The project continues through the next three days.

 

Forum Aims to Improve High School Experience 

1/22/2009, 3:30 p.m.

Educators from across the city have been invited to attend an Education Forum sponsored by the Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce.

“The forum will consist of a panel of current college-age students who have recently graduated from a Tulsa-area high school,” said the chamber’s Melissa Torkleson. “The students will share how their high school experience could have better prepared them for their post secondary education.”

The forum is Thursday, January 22, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the BS Roberts Conference Room on the OSU-Tulsa campus, located at 700 N. Greenwood Ave.

 

Memorial Students Perform Classic Composition 

1/22/2009, 7:30 pm

Students in Memorial High School’s choir are performing composer Franz Schubert’s 1815 classic “Mass No. 2 in G," at an area church.

Choir director Tresa Waggoner says it’s the twenty-sixth annual MasterWorks concert. The concert series was started by Dan Call, the former director of the school’s vocal music department. Call was such an inspiration to Memorial that Memorial’s main auditorium, Call Hall, is named after him.

“Dan had a vision that would challenge not only the students he taught, but also himself. He wanted to give a gift of music to the community. This gift continues today in the concert that you will surely enjoy,” Waggoner said.

The next MasterWorks concert is Thursday, January 22, at Holy Family Cathedral, located at 8th and Boulder. The concert will be performed entirely in the original Latin and will be accompanied by a professional orchestra. According to Waggoner, 100 students are participating. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free.

 

Superstar!—Tour Webster High School’s Brand-New Broadcasting Studio 

1/22/2009, 6:30 p.m.

A full-slate of open houses this week allows the community to check out the innovative magnet programs offered by Tulsa Public Schools. On January 22 the public is invited to head out to Webster High School and tour the school’s new broadcasting studio.

The open house begins with an address from Webster Principal Phil Garland and includes a question and answer session with the school’s three magnet coordinators. A tour of the school follows.

Webster boasts a Broadcasting and Digital Media Magnet strand that provides teens with knowledge and skills to build a career in the visual and print media.

 

Contest Tests the Tech IQ of State Students 

1/22/2009, 8 a.m.

Hundreds of students from all over the state are convening on the Riverside campus of Tulsa Technology Center to compete in a massive series of leadership/technology contests.

The event, sponsored by Tulsa Public Schools, aims to test the brainpower of students enrolled in technology courses. Events include: Flying gliders, racing CO2 cars, testing bridges, computer aided drafting, electronics, medical technology research, agriculture and bio-technology, manufacturing, graphic and marine design, digital photography, inventions, multi-media creations, technical writing, technology bowl, speaking and leadership.

“It gives the secondary students a chance to demonstrate their leadership skills as well as their technological skills,” said TPS Special Programs Facilitator Ron Givens.

This is the twelfth straight year TPS has sponsored the contest. Around 120 area business leaders will serve as judges. The contests run from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on January 22, but Givens says members of the media interested in covering the event should be aware that the hours between 9:30 and noon will likely offer the best photographic opportunities.

 

Remington Round-Up 

1/27/2009, 6:30 p.m.

A slew of events at Remington Elementary complete the month of January. On Friday, January 23, parents are invited to attend a second-quarter honor assembly. Kindergarten through second-graders receive their kudos at 8:30 a.m., with the third through fifth-grade assembly taking place a half-hour later.

Meanwhile the school’s PTA is kicking of its spring fundraising campaign. The fundraising effort begins Monday, January 26. There’s a sweet and frugal twist to the drive as the PTA and their supporters are selling candy bars for $1.

The following evening, at 6:30 p.m., Remington displays the results of its student science project. The fair dovetails with a reading literacy night and each student attending receives a free book. Cool!

 

TPS Superintendent, Chair of Senate Education Committee, to Meet 

1/27/2009, 8 a.m.

Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Keith Ballard is hosting the recently-appointed chairman of the Senate Education Committee, Sen. John Ford. Ford, (R-Bartlesville), is also the vice-chairman of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

Ford will be meeting with Dr. Ballard at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, January 27, at Hamilton Middle School, along with other Tulsa-area legislations. They’ll spend the rest of the day touring district schools.

Ford was elected to the senate in 2004. He represents District 29, consisting of Craig, Nowata, and Washington counties. Ford is a graduate of the University of Tulsa. His wife is a former public school teacher.

 

District Students Selected by Music Educators Association 

1/28/2009

Tulsa Public Schools is extremely well-represented as the Oklahoma Music Educators Association selects its All-State Choir and Jazz Ensemble.

Paige Godfrey, the district’s music curriculum specialist, reports the choir and ensemble are “very prestigious groups chosen from the top musicians across the state.”

Here is the TPS line-up: Betsy Hays, Edison High School and Madelyn Edwards, East Central High School, were selected for the choir.

Ben Cowen and Taylor Johnson, Edison, have been tapped for the jazz ensemble. Booker T. Washington’s Terri Fleming and Madeline Lackey and Memorial High School’s Sara Weisman are part of the All-State Women’s Choir. The association’s annual conference is January 28-31, 2009, at the Tulsa Convention Center. Go to www.OKMEA.org for more information.

 

Tulsa Gangs 101 Features TPS Police Chief 

2/5/2009, 8:30 a.m

Tulsa Public Schools Police Chief Gary Rudick will be one of the experts featured during an upcoming course examining Tulsa’s street gangs.

Tulsa Gangs 101 includes a look at local gangs and their identifiers such as graffiti, hand signals and clothing, a history of the gang phenomenon in northeastern Oklahoma, and specific training on dealing with gang activity.

Chief Rudick is slated to speak on the response local law enforcement musters to gang presence in area schools. Members of the Tulsa Police Gang Unit and community leaders will also appear.

The class is Thursday, February 5, 8:30 a.m-5 p.m., at the Mabee Center. It’s free to members of the Oklahoma Gang Investigators Association, $25 to non-members. Download registration forms at www.ogia.us.

 

Art Show Spotlights TPS Students 

2/6/2009, 6 p.m.

They may be little, but they have big talent and we can prove it as a February show emphasizes the artistic skills of elementary school children in the TPS system.

Slated for Friday, February 6, the show runs from 6-8 p.m. at the Tulsa Artists' Coalition, located at 9 E. Brady St.

Schools being showcased include Greeley, Grissom, Kendall-Whittier, Mark Twain, Patrick Henry and Zarrow International.

The event is free and open to the public. The gallery’s director is Steve Tomlin, who also works as a visual arts educator at Grissom.

 

Kids, Kows, and More  

3/12/2009

TPS third and fourth graders are invited to participate in a program providing an up-close look at agriculture.

“Kids, Kows and More” is sponsored by the Tulsa County OSU Extension Service, Southwest Dairy Association and the Texas Extension Service. The program takes place March 12 and 13 at the Tulsa State Fair Grounds.

The exhibits and demonstrations include dairy, cotton, beef, swine, wheat, sheep and wool. Students attending the expo are encouraged to write an essay called, “What I learned about agriculture on my field trip to Kids, Kows, and More.” Essays are evaluated on agriculture knowledge, originality, creativity and mechanics —including grammar, organization, and punctuation. The winning student will receive a $100 savings bond and the class will receive an ice cream party. For more information, contact the Tulsa County OSU Extension Center at 746-3709.

 

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