Whitman Elementary - Tulsa Public Schools

Whitman ES District Capacity
District: Tulsa Public Schools
A communication plan for involvement of all stakeholders in meeting annual goals
DISTRICT EVIDENCE OF CAPACITY SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW
Please see File 1‐Communications Plan in the site additional documentation folder. As this plan reveals, Tulsa
Public Schools is committed to open, honest and ongoing communication with stakeholders. The district
understands communication is critical to achieving the district’s mission and its overall objectives. Its
communication plan is aligned with the district’s core goals and will be incorporated into the district’s
improvement plan. The communication plan has three overarching objectives:
• Implement a communications program that directly helps the district achieve its strategic goals.
• Foster strong relationships with district stakeholders.
• Enable the district to present itself accurately to audiences.
At Whitman Elementary, this is an ongoing process with WISE indicator 5.08. Currently this task is 50%
complete with full completion 1/20/13 with the assistance of my newly hired parent facilitator, Staff
Development Teacher, and Instructional Leadership Team.
We have had several Parent communication meetings which began last year, September 2010. We have had
grade level parent meetings, parents and pastries on a monthly basis, and literacy nights. During each of these
meetings, I keep the parents informed about data and instruction at Whitman. The principal, Staff
Development Teacher, Parent Facilitator, teachers, parents, Partners in Education, and students have been
involved in each of these meetings.
DETERMINATION OF CAPACITY BY REVIEWERS AND COMMENTS
Analysis of the percent of district’s annual goals that have been met each year for five years
DISTRICT EVIDENCE OF CAPACITY SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW
See, in part, documents in File 10‐ Strategic Goals provided with regard to “Strategic, yet attainable, goals at
the district and school level (including goals for each subgroup).” As evidenced within those pages, the District
has an unusually aggressive performance management system underway that requires frequent assessment of
the District's success in meeting its goals. The District has defined meaningful, student achievement‐focused
metrics and is in the process of collecting performance data.
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