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'{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{short description|School district in Oklahoma}} {{Infobox school district |name = Tulsa Public Schools |logo = File:Tulsapublicschools.png |motto = |type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]], [[Primary school|Primary]], [[Secondary school|Secondary]], [[Coeducation|Co-Educational]], Independent |location = 3027 South New Haven Avenue <br />[[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] 74114 |established = |region = Northeastern Oklahoma |grades = [[pre-kindergarten|PK]] - [[twelfth grade|12]] |superintendent = Ebony Johnson |budget = $552,399,216 (2009-10)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www8.tulsaschools.org/4_About_District/_documents/pdf/_financial/ASBFP-2009_2010.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728134352/http://www8.tulsaschools.org/4_About_District/_documents/pdf/_financial/ASBFP-2009_2010.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-28 }} TPS Financials</ref> |teachers = 1,715.95 |staff = 7,000 |students = 33,211 (2021-2022) |schools = 77 |ratio = 17 in 1<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.niche.com/k12/d/tulsa-public-schools-ok/#:~:text=Tulsa%20Public%20Schools%20is%20a,ratio%20of%2017%20to%201. | title=Tulsa Public Schools - Oklahoma }}</ref> |conference = N/A |country = United States |website = http://www.tulsaschools.org }} '''Tulsa Public Schools''' is an independent [[school district]] serving the [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]] area in [[Northeastern Oklahoma]]. As of 2022, it is the largest school district in Oklahoma, surpassing [[Oklahoma City Public Schools]] for the first time since 2013.<ref name="2022LargestDistrict">{{cite news |last1=Eger |first1=Andrea |last2=Krehbiel-Burton |first2=Lenzy |title=Tulsa Public Schools now surpasses OKC as state's largest district for first time since 2013 |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/tulsa-public-schools-now-surpasses-okc-as-state-s-largest-district-for-first-time-since/article_33c2e1a0-729a-11ec-97c6-37287a008207.html |access-date=13 January 2022 |publisher=Tulsa World |date=13 January 2022}}</ref> As of 2022 the district serves approximately 33,211 students.<ref name="2022LargestDistrict" /> It is governed by an elected school board. As of November 2021, the Tulsa Public Schools district is accredited by the Oklahoma State Department of Education.<ref>[https://sde.ok.gov/state-school-directory State Accredited School and District Directories]</ref> == Accreditation == {{expand section|date=July 2022}} In 2022, [[Governor of Oklahoma]] [[Kevin Stitt]] asked the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector to investigate the school district. The governor expressed concern over reports of financial irregularities, questions about the length of COVID-related school closures, and questions about compliance with "a new state law limiting public school instruction on race, gender and history."<ref>{{cite web|last=Eger|first=Andrea|url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/watch-now-stitt-requests-special-state-audit-of-tulsa-public-schools/article_3b93545a-fe31-11ec-8d66-d7c77f6c76d5.html|title=Watch Now: Stitt requests special state audit of Tulsa Public Schools |newspaper=[[Tulsa World]]|date=2022-07-07|accessdate=2022-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707225334/https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/watch-now-stitt-requests-special-state-audit-of-tulsa-public-schools/article_3b93545a-fe31-11ec-8d66-d7c77f6c76d5.html|archive-date=2022-07-07}}</ref> In 2023, State Superintendent Ryan Walters held a press conference in Tulsa to discuss concerns that could affect accreditation of the Tulsa school district. At the press conference, a member of the group [[Defense of Democracy]] was spat upon while questioning the school board's approach to handling prayer in official settings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gilbert |first1=David |title=A GOP Grandmother Spat at Protesters in the Name of 'Religious Freedom' |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx4w4/republican-grandmother-spat-at-veterans-tulsa |website=Vice |date=July 25, 2023 |access-date=12 October 2023}}</ref> In August 2023, Walters held another press conference to list the four areas of concern: financial mismanagement, spending more money on administration than in the classroom, reading proficiency scores that continue to decline, and failing schools. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Butler |first1=Megan |title=Walters breaks down focus of Tulsa Public Schools' accreditation decision |url=https://ktul.com/news/local/walters-announces-tulsa-public-schools-accreditation-decision |website=KTUL |access-date=12 October 2023 |date=7 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tulsa |url=https://sde.ok.gov/tulsa |website=Oklahoma Department of Education |access-date=12 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tulsa - Graduation Indicator |url=https://www.oklaschools.com/district/72I001/graduation |website=Oklahoma School Report Cards |publisher=State of Oklahoma |access-date=12 October 2023}}</ref> ==Area== Most of the district is in [[Tulsa County]], where it includes the majority of Tulsa as well as sections of [[Oakhurst, Oklahoma|Oakhurst]], [[Sand Springs, Oklahoma|Sand Springs]], and [[Sapulpa, Oklahoma|Sapulpa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40143_tulsa/DC20SD_C40143.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tulsa County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-01-21}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40143_tulsa/DC20SD_C40143_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Portions extend into [[Creek County, Oklahoma|Creek]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40037_creek/DC20SD_C40037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Creek County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-01-21}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40037_creek/DC20SD_C40037_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> [[Osage County, Oklahoma|Osage]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40113_osage/DC20SD_C40113.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Osage County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-01-21}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40113_osage/DC20SD_C40113_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> and [[Wagoner County, Oklahoma|Wagoner]] counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40145_wagoner/DC20SD_C40145.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wagoner County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-01-21}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40145_wagoner/DC20SD_C40145_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Yuhhhhhh how y'all doing???? This stuff is crazy my name is Emily Kysar and yuh == Schools == Tulsa Public Schools is made up of 45 elementary, 10 middle schools, 9 high schools, 6 alternative schools, 5 district-authorized charter schools, and 1 virtual school. (according to their website [https://www.tulsaschools.org/enrollment/our-schools www.tulsaschools.org]) === Elementary === {{Columns-list|colwidth=20em| * Anderson * Bell * Burroughs * Carnegie * Celia Clinton * Clinton West * Cooper * Council Oak * Disney * Dolores Huerta * Eisenhower International * Eliot * Emerson * Eugene Field * Felicitas Mendez International * Greenwood Leadership Academy * Grissom * Hamilton * Hawthorne * Hoover * John Hope Franklin * Kendall-Whittier * Kerr * Key * Lanier * Lewis and Clark * Lindbergh * MacArthur * Marshall * Mayo Demonstration * McClure * McKinley * Mitchell * Owen * Patrick Henry * Peary * Robertson * Salk * Sequoyah * Skelly * Springdale * Unity Learning Academy * Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy * Whitman * Zarrow }} === Middle Schools === * Carver * Central Middle and High * East Central * Edison Preparatory * Hell * Memorial * Monroe Demonstration Academy * Thoreau Demonstration Academy * Webster Middle and High * Will Rogers College Middle and High === High Schools === * [[Booker T. Washington High School (Oklahoma)|Booker T. Washington]] * [[Central High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)|Central]] * [[East Central High School (Oklahoma)|East Central]] * [[Edison Preparatory School|Edison Preparatory]] * [[Nathan Hale High School (Oklahoma)|Hale]] * [[McLain High School|McLain]] * [[Memorial High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)|Memorial]] * [[Webster High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)|Webster]] * [[Will Rogers High School|Will Rogers College High]] === Alternative Schools === * North Star Academy * Phoenix Rising * Street School * TRAICE Academy * Tulsa MET * Tulsa Tech Career Academy === Charter/Partner schools === * College Bound Academy * [[KIPP]] Tulsa * Tulsa Honor Academy * Tulsa Legacy Charter * [[Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences]] === Virtual School === * [https://virtual.tulsaschools.org/ Tulsa Virtual Academy] ==School board== The Tulsa School Board has seven members, each representing a different geographic area of the district. Each board member is elected to a four-year term, and the terms of each member are staggered so every year at least one member is up for election.<ref name="BoardofEducationList">{{cite web |title=BOARD OF EDUCATION |url=https://www.tulsaschools.org/about/board-of-education |website=tulsaschools.org |publisher=Tulsa Public Schools |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> The school board establishes policies, manages the budget, hires the superintendent, and is the final appeals board for the district.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} The school board's authority is limited to official meetings.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} ===School Board Members=== *District 1 - Stacey Woolley (President)(Elected 2019, re-elected 2023. Term expires 2027.)<ref name="BoardofEducationList" /> *District 2 - Diamond Marshall (Appointed to fill vacancy 2023.)<ref name="BoardofEducationList" /> *District 3 - Jennettie Marshall (Elected 2017, re-elected 2021. Term expires 2025.)<ref name="BoardofEducationList" /> *District 4 - E'Lena Ashley (Elected 2022, Term expires 2026.)<ref name="BoardofEducationList" /> *District 5 - John Croisant (Vice President) (Elected 2020. Term expires 2024.)<ref name="BoardofEducationList" /> *District 6 - Jerry Griffin (Elected 2020. Term expires 2024.)<ref name="BoardofEducationList" /> *District 7 - Susan Lamkin (Elected 2022. Term expires 2026.)<ref name="BoardofEducationList" /> ==References== {{Reflist|1}} ==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.tulsaschools.org}} {{Tulsa PS}} {{Authority control}} {{Coord|36.119679|-95.933541|display=title}} [[Category:School districts in Oklahoma]] [[Category:Tulsa Public Schools]]'