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Board of Education. Comprised of seven members and a chairperson elected by District patrons, the Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) Board of Education enacts policy; performs appraisals of policies and procedures; approves provisions of financial resources; hires and supervises the superintendent; maintains public relations; and collaborates ...
Lori was elected to the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education in April 2021 to serve District 2 and currently serves as Vice Chair. District 1, Carole Thompson Email Carole Thompson
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Jamie Polk is the superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools. Polk was appointed superintendent in May 2024, taking office in July of that year. Polk's previous career experience includes working as the Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education for the district beginning in 2019.
The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education consists of eight members elected to four-year terms. Seven members are elected by district with an eighth member elected at largeto chair the board.
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.
The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.
Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency level...
2015: Civil rights infractions
An investigation was opened in December 2015 by officials from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. This marked the office's fourth open investigation in the district and examined complaints that students with disabilities were given different treatment and were excluded or denied benefits. Officials in the school district refused to comment. In 2015, UCLA's Center for Civil Rights Remedies conducted a nation-wide study of suspension rates. This study compared district...
2014: Mascot change
In December 2014, the school board voted to change the school mascot of Capital Hill High School. The school's mascot had been the Capitol Hill Redskins. A local student club called the American Indian Organization had expressed interest in appearing before the board to ask for the mascot to be removed. The board heard from the district's Centennial group and the district's administrator for American Indian student services before unanimously voting to change the mascot. A committee of studen...
2014: Miscalculated tax revenue
From 1992 to 2014, Oklahoma City Public Schools missed out on $2 million in state aid due to a miscalculation in state funding from ad valorem tax revenues. Due to the error, the school district recovered $2 million in state aid. Across the state, districts could have seen a total of $18 million in state aid that was missed due to the improper application of legally required funding. The ad valorem tax is a local property tax on commercial personal property and agricultural personal property.
Education legislation in Oklahoma
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Jan 27, 2021 · A primary election for the head of the Oklahoma City School Board features an incumbent and two challengers with school board experience. Voters will narrow the three-candidate race for board chair in the Feb. 9 primary election.
Oct 21, 2024 · OKC Public Schools Board of Education. Comprised of seven members and a chairperson elected by District patrons, the Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) Board of Education enacts policy; performs appraisals of policies and procedures; approves provisions of financial resources; hires and supervises the superintendent; maintains public ...
Jul 19, 2022 · Oklahoma City attorney, Cary Pirrong, is appointed as a school board member to help lead the school district that he and his sons have attended.
Apr 12, 2021 · OKLAHOMA CITY — New Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education members were installed following the runoff elections Tuesday. Newly-elected board members who are at the beginning of their service on the board are District 1 member Carole Thompson serving 2021-2025 and District 2 member Lori Bowman also serving 2021-2025.
