Our students lead through literacy, are empowered through experience, and contribute to their community.
- Our Students
- Our Schools
- Our Team
- Our Strategic Plan
- Our Progress
Our Students
Our Schools
Tulsa Public Schools is a district on the move! We have academic programs that meet the needs of all learners, and we welcome you and your child to join the Tulsa family by enrolling today.
schools and charter partners
schools offering free full-day pre-kindergarten programs
lottery magnet programs
criteria-based magnet programs
dual language programs
high schools with embedded Tulsa Tech career-ready programs
language immersion programs
public Montessori programs
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Our Team
Team Tulsa is "all in" to ensure that every student has access to exceptional learning experiences. If you are interested in making a difference in the life of a child, we encourage you to learn more about available positions on our team.
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- Leadership Team
- By the Numbers
- Board of Education
Leadership Team
Dr. Ebony Johnson
Joined Team Tulsa - October 2005
Superintendent
johnseb@tulsaschools.org
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Kathy Dodd
Deputy Superintendent
doddka@tulsaschools.org
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Joined Team Tulsa - 2023
Prior to coming to Tulsa Public Schools, Dr. KathyDodd served as Chief Innovation Officer and Deputy Superintendent for the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), where she was responsible for the allocation and transparent reporting of $2.3B in pandemic relief funds for 540 districts and private schools. 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 addition to being a teacher, state science specialist, curriculum director, and data/assessment administrator, she is the co-author of two curricula from the OERB,Fossils to FuelandPetroActive, designed to teach the science behind Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry.
Dr. Dodd holds a BS in elementary education from Oklahoma State University, an MS in educational administration, and a Ph.D. in educational foundations from the University of Oklahoma.
Joe Jennings
Chief Information and Operations Officer
jennijo@tulsaschools.org
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Joined Team Tulsa - 1991
Leader for:Data, analytics,IT, and operations
I joined team Tulsa right after my education at NSU. My first job was as a budget accountant and was hired by Tulsa Public Schools and longtime Union CFO Debbie Jacoby. Talk about having a great first boss.
Education: B.S.,Oklahoma State University; M.B.A., Northeastern State University
Favorite Teacher:Memorial High School history teacher Mr. Travis Henderson, hands down. I remember he always referred to us as scholars and told us those who failed to learn the lessons of history were doomed to repeat them, or some variation. His approach to history was hands on and we had to team build and present our projects in class. Think STEM in the early 80s! Interesting turn of events, I was fortunate enough to be able to support his career throughout my various roles within the district.
Favorite place in Tulsa:As a lifelong Tulsan, except 4 years in Stillwater, there is a special place in my heart for Bell's Amusem*nt Park. Now that Tulsa has so many awesome places that families can go explore and enjoy, it is hard to choose. However, right now it is the backyard, grilling with family and friends and trying to keep up with the grandkids.
Kristen Stephens
Chief Financial officer
stephkr@tulsaschools.org
Sean berkstresser
Acting Chief of Strategy and Innovation
berksse@tulsaschools.org
Erin Armstrong
Interim chief learning officer
armster@tulsaschools.org
Tasha Johnson
chief of staff
johnsta@tulsaschools.org
Stephanie Gentry
acting General Counsel
gentrst@tulsaschools.org
Donnie Lewis
Acting Chief of Police
lewisdo1@tulsaschools.org
By the Numbers
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Board of Education
- Stacey Woolley (President),District 1
- Diamond Marshall, District 2
- Jennettie Marshall, District 3
- E'Lena Ashley, District 4
- John Croisant (Vice President), District 5
- Vacant, District 6
- Susan Lamkin, District 7
Click here for more information about the Board of Education.
Our Strategic Plan
Pathways to Opportunityis the culmination of many candid community conversations, insights and suggestions from every corner of our city, and the very best thinking of our system’s educators, school leaders, support professionals, parents, students, partners, and advocates. Click here to learn more.
- Mission and Vision
- Our Core Values
- Our Beliefs
Mission and Vision
Mission
Our students lead through literacy, are empowered through experience, and contribute to their community.
Vision
Tulsa Public Schools honors the diversity, creativity, and passion of our students, elevating every student to be designers of their destiny.
Our Core Values
Equity
We know that our diversity is a community treasure, and we are committed to dismantling practices and systems that perpetuate inequities, being actively anti-bias, anti-racist, and working toward justice and opportunity for all.
Character
We are honest, trustworthy, and have high standards of behavior. We make decisions based on what our students and community need, and we do the right thing even when it is hard.
Excellence
We work together to give Tulsa the world-class schools it needs and deserves. We expect a lot of one another, and we support one another in achieving our shared, high expectations.
Team
We care for one another and work together to celebrate success, learn from struggles, and work to help every team member be their best selves.
Joy
Joy at school and at work makes us more productive, because when we create, innovate, and imagine, our motivation grows. Also, we love to have fun!
Our Beliefs
Our Students Can
Every child can learn. Every child has talent. Every child has value. To succeed in a competitive world and to serve as the next generation of leaders, students must engage in their education, own their learning, and feel accepted and supported in our schools.
Our Teachers Make it Happen
Extraordinary teachers are the heart of successful schools, and they deserve working conditions and environments that promote educator professional growth and fulfillment. We must foster learning communities where teachers can continually hone their craft and content knowledge to design engaging learning experiences that meet the needs of every child.
Our Principals are Key
Principals’ responsibilities are strategic, vast, and intense. As leaders, they must be visible, hire the right staff, cultivate talent, build relationships with families and communities, foster positive and safe school cultures, and ensure results. We must support principals’ growth as instructional leaders who strengthen the quality of teaching and learning in all classrooms.
Our District is "All In"
Effective teams collaborate and continually assess and improve their service to schools. This means our employees and board must work together, reflect, adjust, think ahead, and innovate in service of powerful teaching and learning.
Our Community is Essential
High quality schools are vital to the health of our community. Our children and schools need all of us—educators, families, and community partners. We must engage our families and all of Tulsa by embracing transparency, holding ourselves accountable to high standards, proactively communicating, and working as a team toward the success of every student.
Our Progress
We will provide monthly updates during meetings of our Board of Education. Those monthly reports will be posted here.
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