PRATT CREATIVE

Aug 8

My bottom line: The changes under consideration do practically nothing to improve the academic success of every student and, in fact, could further harm Oklahoma’s economic development efforts. https://www.pratt-creative.com/blog/public-comments-oklahoma-consolidated-state-plan-2025 Pictured is the...Read more

My bottom line: The changes under consideration do practically nothing to improve the academic success of every student and, in fact, could further harm Oklahoma’s economic development efforts. https://www.pratt-creative.com/blog/public-comments-oklahoma-consolidated-state-plan-2025 Pictured is the repeal of Oklahoma's "9 Essential Elements" and the addition of "5 Essential Measures" for which no information can be found. 🤬

Aug 7

“We will continue to work with the tax commission and American Virtual to have them approved by the start of the school year. Oklahoma is proud to remain the most school choice state in the country,” Walters said in a statement to NOTUS. https://www.notus.org/oklahoma/ryan-walters-conservative-onlin...Read more

“We will continue to work with the tax commission and American Virtual to have them approved by the start of the school year. Oklahoma is proud to remain the most school choice state in the country,” Walters said in a statement to NOTUS. https://www.notus.org/oklahoma/ryan-walters-conservative-online-school

Aug 6

To help district leaders provide clarity and context for these changes, the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (OEQA) has prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). It offers straightforward answers on topics like: Cut scores and why they matter * What the honesty gap is an...Read more

To help district leaders provide clarity and context for these changes, the Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (OEQA) has prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). It offers straightforward answers on topics like: Cut scores and why they matter * What the honesty gap is and how it’s being closed * Why Oklahoma aligns assessments with national measures * How to interpret year-over-year changes in district and student scores https://oklahoma.gov/oeqa/about-oeqa/newsroom/2025/2025-07-understanding_oklahomas_2025_assessment_results.html

Aug 1

BAPS spokesperson Tara Thompson confirmed the suspect, James Andrew McGann, 28, was a student teacher for BAPS in 2021-22 and possibly a substitute teacher in Sand Springs. In 2022-23 he was a teacher in Denton, Texas, in the Lewsville Intermediate School District. The following school year he was ...Read more

BAPS spokesperson Tara Thompson confirmed the suspect, James Andrew McGann, 28, was a student teacher for BAPS in 2021-22 and possibly a substitute teacher in Sand Springs. In 2022-23 he was a teacher in Denton, Texas, in the Lewsville Intermediate School District. The following school year he was a teacher at Spring Creek Elementary in Broken Arrow, and in 2024-25 he taught in the Sand Springs Public Schools. He had reportedly lined up a job to teach in Arkansas this coming school year. https://basentinel.com/man-arrested-in-arkansas-double-homicide-was-former-baps-employee/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5f911b6e63-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_25_12_39&utm_source=Newsletter+Subscribers&utm_term=0_-5f911b6e63-101033265

Aug 1

An all-star cast of school leaders will headline Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s 2025 "State of the Schools" this Wed., Aug. 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. From Velocity OKC: "This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Jim Hess of Oklahoma State University...Read more

An all-star cast of school leaders will headline Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s 2025 "State of the Schools" this Wed., Aug. 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. From Velocity OKC: "This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Jim Hess of Oklahoma State University. ... Featured speakers include: Nellie Tayloe Sanders, Deputy Secretary of Workforce Development, State of Oklahoma Dr. Jamie Polk, Deputy Superintendent, Oklahoma City Public Schools Dr. Josh Delich, Superintendent, Edmond Public Schools Dr. Robert Romines, Superintendent, Moore Public Schools"https://www.velocityokc.com/blog/events/be-part-of-the-conversation-shaping-the-future-of-okc-education-at-state-of-the-schools/?back=super_blog