TULSA, Okla. — Friday morning Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum hosted a meeting with Tulsa Public Schools Board President Stacey Woolly, Vice President John Croisant, State Superintendent Ryan Walters and Oklahoma State Board Member Don Burdick.
The meeting comes after Walters held news conferences about issues he had with the school district and delayed a vote on the district's accreditation. Walters highlighted reading scores among other issues with the district's performance.
The mayor previously met with Walters after the state superintendent voiced concerns in those news conferences.
2 News Oklahoma talked to Walters about his concerns and TPS Superintendent Gist for her response.
In a Facebook post, Bynum said he believes this discussion proves the desire to work together to improve and provide a great education for Tulsa Public Schools.
Following the meeting Bynum wrote and sent a letter to the Oklahoma State Board of Education providing aspects of the conversation including fixes to problems discussed by both Oklahoma education officials as well as TPS officials.
Items mentioned in the letter include:
- Local school board financial reporting: Walters want Tulsa board members to receive the same quality of financial reporting that other districts use.
- TPS to have a more aggressive improvement plan for student performance.
READ the full letter here:
2 News Oklahoma's prior coverage of the TPS accreditation issue is found HERE.
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