Whitman Elementary - Tulsa Public Schools

Whitman ES District Capacity
District: Tulsa Public Schools
School board’s unified vision for school improvement
DISTRICT EVIDENCE OF CAPACITY SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW
Please see File 10‐ Strategic Goals which is located in the site additional documentation folder. In particular,
please review the Board’s Strategic Plan, its Vision, and its Core Goals. As those documents reveal, the
District’s vision for school improvement is embodied within its overall vision of Excellence and High
Expectations with a Commitment to All. Supporting that vision are the descriptions of the five core goals:
• Student Achievement–Each student will meet or exceed state and national standards by demonstrating
mastery of a rigorous curriculum that provides a foundation for success in career readiness or college
preparedness and beyond.
• Teacher and Leader Effectiveness–Assure that Tulsa Public Schools has an effective teacher in every
classroom, an effective principal in every building and an effective employee in every position.
• Performance‐Based Culture–Create an environment for sustainable performance improvement and
accomplishment of the District’s Vision, Mission, Core Goals and Core Beliefs.
• Financial Sustainability–Seek, organize and optimize resources for improved academic results.
• Safe and Secure Schools–Ensure the safety and security of all students and staff throughout the District.
DETERMINATION OF CAPACITY BY REVIEWERS AND COMMENTS
Organizational Supports
Human resource policies that effectively recruit, hire, induct, and retain effective school personnel and release
ineffective personnel in a timely manner
DISTRICT EVIDENCE OF CAPACITY SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW
Please see File 7‐Human Resource Policies in the site additional documentation folder. Tulsa Public Schools has
many noteworthy policies and strategies regarding the effective recruitment, hiring, induction and retention of
effective school personnel and the release of ineffective personnel in a timely manner. As noted within these
documents, many of these initiatives began in the 2010 to 2011 timeframe and are already bearing fruit. The
District’s Office of Teacher and Leader Effectiveness, whose work is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, leads much of this work.
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