Attendance Matters
Be Here to Get There: Focusing on positive relationships in our schools, with students, parents, and community partners to improve attendance, graduation, and life success.
BE INSPIRED. BE HERE.
Tulsa Public Schools teachers and support staff are making a difference and changing lives every day. We are hiring for the 2019-2020 school year. Are you interested in joining? Meet our team at one of our upcoming recruitment events.
Supporting All Tulsa Families
Every child in our care and every person on our team deserves to feel safe and welcomed in Tulsa Public Schools, and we will continue to support and protect our immigrant families. Learn more.
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What's Happening at TPS
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about Community Invited To Share Feedback On Budget Redesign
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about Tulsa Public Schools Announces 'Shaping Our Future' District Redesign
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about First Day Of School Sounds Bring Back Memories For Us All
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about Tulsa Learning Academy Offers Unique Learning Opportunities for Students
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In The Spotlight
High School Graduation
McLain Feeder Pattern
In the 2019-2020 school year, we have an exciting opportunity to begin to create stronger academic and extra-curricular programming for our schools in the McLain feeder pattern.
Middle school and JH experience
Be Here.
Tulsa Public Schools teachers are the heart and soul of our work to prepare every student for the greatest success in college, careers, and life. Whether you're a certified teacher or looking to transition into teaching, we're eager for you to join our team of committed educators.
Tulsa Teacher Corps
Tulsa Teacher Corps
Tulsa Teacher Corps prepares aspiring teachers for the opportunity to join an extraordinary team of educators who work with our community and families to ignite the joy of learning and prepare every student for the greatest success in college, careers, and life.
Pre-K enrollment
Pre-K Enrollment
Enrolling your child in pre-K is one of the best steps a family can take to support a child's social and academic development. The skills students build in pre-K will help them to not only be ready for kindergarten, but help them to be successful throughout their school careers and in life.
Our Core Values
Equity
Character
Excellence
Team
Joy
We foster exuberant classrooms, schools and places of work where children and adults pursue their passions and are relentlessly curious. Play is invaluable for students and adults alike. Joy at school and at work makes us more productive, because when we create, innovate and imagine, our motivation grows.
- Equity
Tulsa Voices
“It’s what I’ve been wanting to do since I was in third grade. I chased my own dream and I couldn’t see myself doing anything else. I feel like I’m at home here.”
Allison Miller
Teacher, Lewis and Clark Elementary School
"Good, better, best. I will not rest until my good is better and my better is best."
Shaniqua Ray
2018-2019 Teacher of the Year, Monroe Demonstration Academy
“I've never felt safer in letting someone else be around my kid or helping them grow. The atmosphere that Josh Regnier has created at East Central Junior High makes it feel like a family environment."
Rebecca Marshall
Parent, East Central Junior High
“Every teacher here cares and wants to see every child succeed. Every grade counts and every day counts, and we want them to be here every day.”
Shelley Humphrey
Teacher, Mark Twain Elementary
“Having my diploma has opened many doors. I now feel ready to take on college and the next big thing.”
Jessica Peraza
East Central High School 2018 graduate and University of Tulsa student
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