Joined Team Tulsa - January 2023

Dr. Kathy Dodd joined Tulsa Public Schools in January 2023 as the district's Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, leading the district's efforts to utilize a student outcome focused governance model to improve student achievement.  In May 2024, Dr. Dodd was named Deputy Superintendent, providing leadership to the district's 71 schools as well as the school leadership, school operations, organizational learning, athletics, and family, community, and youth partnership departments.

Prior to coming to the district, Dr. Dodd served as Chief Innovation Officer and Deputy Superintendent for the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE).  In that role, she oversaw the Offices of Innovation, Federal Programs, Health and Wellness, Safety and Security, and Family Engagement to provide critical post-pandemic support to the state's 540 school districts.

Dr. Dodd has also served as the Regional Vice President for Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national STEM education non-profit, as well as the Associate Superintendent of Union Public Schools in Tulsa, OK. In addition to being a teacher, state science specialist, district curriculum director, and data/assessment administrator, she is the co-author of two curricula from the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB), Fossils to Fuel and PetroActive, designed to teach the science behind Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry. 

Dr. Dodd holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Oklahoma State University as well as a master's degree in educational administration and a Ph.D. in educational foundations from the University of Oklahoma.