Whitman Elementary - Tulsa Public Schools

Core Goal: 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.
Strategic Objective A
Create an exceptional learning environment, via enhanced curricular and instructional
offerings and practices, that prepares students to pursue college and work-force ready
opportunities and to subsequently become effective, productive and contributing citizens.
Progress and Accomplishments
Sixteen of the 24 TPS schools on last year’s School Improvement list increased their total API
scores this year. Their average growth was 154 total API points, an increase of 28 percent.
Needs to improve list schools ,Academy Central, Walt Whitman, and McClure elementary
schools; Clinton Middle School; and Central, Hale and Rogers high schools made AYP.
A total of 45 TPS sites achieved AYP this year, compared with 29 last year.
9 more elementary schools made AYP than last year
Nearly 56 percent of TPS schools improved their total API scores.
Elementary schools improved the percentage of students scoring “satisfactory or above” in both
math and reading.
At the middle school and high school level, 19 of 26 schools experienced an increase in total API
scores -- an average increase of nearly 130 points.
‣ Students taking Plan and Explore
o EXPLORE prepares help eighth- and ninth-graders for their high school coursework and their
post–high school choices. EXPLORE includes four multiple-choice tests covering English,
mathematics, reading, and science. EXPLORE tests have content similar to the PLAN and
the ACT
o PLAN serves as the midpoint check of academic progress in high school. It is designed to
improve students' preparation for education, training, and work after high school while they
still have time to adjust their high school courses. PLAN has content similar to the ACT.
‣ WorkKeys ® skills tests—for high school students
‣ WorkKeys measures skills such as reading, math, listening, locating information, and teamwork to
help students understand how they can improve their skills for better-paying jobs. Students who take
the WorkKeys tests have a clear way to demonstrate their abilities to future employers.
‣ Teachers received training in the new DIBELS Next which assesses reading fluency for elementary
students
‣ TPS students completed more than 1600 AP tests
‣ The Course of Study was approved offering a wide-range of courses required for graduation as
well as requested courses by campus to enhance student opportunities for choices.
‣ Increased number of students participating in Concurrent Enrollment in 2010-11.
‣ Preparing an 11 Step to College Readiness plan for TPS which addresses reading readiness in early
grades, preparing for advance mathematics, and challenges students to prepare for rigorous
curriculum.
2 |Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education Update August, 2011