Mission

We will provide quality learning experiences for every student, every day without exception.

Vision

Tulsa Public Schools
The District of Choice

Beliefs

1. Every student can and will learn.
2. High expectations yield high results.
3. Quality learning experiences require:
   • An effective teacher in every classroom.
   • An effective principal in every school.
   • A challenging curriculum.
   • Adequate resources.
   • Continuous improvement in every classroom, office and department.
   • Shared accountability among students, teachers, administrators, staff, parents, and community.
   • A safe, secure, non-threatening and comfortable environment.
4. Families and communities are essential partners in the education process.
5. Every employee is personally responsible for exhibiting a strong work ethic and achieving high performance.
6. Every individual has dignity and worth.
7. A diverse community of learners requires a variety of educational opportunities.

Core Goals

1. Student Learning and Performance

By 2010, every student will meet or exceed state and national standards by demonstrating mastery of an individualized and challenging comprehensive curriculum.

2. Efficient and Effective Operations

By 2010, each Tulsa Public Schools division, department and office will meet or exceed generally accepted standards of performance excellence.

3. Parent/Guardian and Community Support

By 2010, each school community will demonstrate exceptional parent/guardian involvement and support through 100% membership in its respective parent/guardian association; and the district will triple its Partner in Education agreements with the community, businesses, institutions, organizations and agencies.

4. Faculty and Staff Focus

By 2010, all employees will be highly qualified in their positions and CHOOSE to remain with Tulsa Public Schools.

5. Quality Performance

By 2010, Tulsa Public Schools will win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

Objectives

1.1 All students will meet or exceed ACE performance requirements in reading, math, science and social studies

1.2 All students will be prepared for post-secondary education and employment

1.3 Develop, pilot, and expand improvements in high school curriculum content, instruction and programs that support students' active engagement in learning

2.1 Implement school-based problem-solving teams, including counselors, PBIS implementers, teachers and administrators to provide early intervention (including instructional, social, and behavioral) to reduce suspensions, absences, truancies and dropouts

2.2 Eliminate disproportionate suspension rate for African-American students, Hispanic students and SPED students

2.3 Continue to systematically deploy alternative education processes and procedures for students placement, participation and exit

2.4 Support district-wide student and operational performance through the use of knowledge management, data and information

3.1 Establish a parent academy that empowers parents as advocates and effective partners in their child's education

3.2 Provide stakeholders access in order to seek information, pursue common purposes and make complaints

3.3 The district and each site collaborates with parent, student, civic, business and community organizations, and state and local agencies to support student success

4.1 Implement leadership academy for aspiring teachers

4.2 Deploy ethics training

4.3 Align employee recruitment to staffing plans

4.4 Train school improvement teams in using the Baldrige Education Criteria to drive continuous improvement across the district

5.1 Use strategic planning process and site improvement planning to identify strengths, challenges and opportunities for improvement in order to initiate change and sustain high performance

5.2 Examine and regularly report performance improvements in the following areas: student learning outcomes; student- and stakeholder-focused outcomes; budgetary, financial and marketing outcomes; process effectiveness outcomes and leadership outcomes