Join Thousands of Exceptional Minds Teaching at Tulsa Public

Join Thousands of Exceptional Minds
Teaching at Tulsa Public Schools
At Tulsa Public Schools, we are committed to providing a quality
learning experience for every student, every day, without exception.
Our system of professional learning, support and feedback enables
teachers to be their best and achieve this commitment.
If you are passionate about improving educational
outcomes for metropolitan students, then take a look
at Tulsa Public Schools and consider joining our team.
#1 Place to Live in the U.S.
—Relocate America
One of America’s Most Livable Communities
—Forbes Magazine
One of the Top 10 Cities with the Best Music Scene
—Livability.com
One of the Best Cities for Jobs
—Forbes Magazine
Check out everything Tulsa has to offer:
• Tulsa Chamber of Commerce (tulsachamber.com)
• Tulsa Convention & Visitors Bureau (visittulsa.com)
• Tulsa Young Professionals (typros.org)
Tulsa is the biggest small town in the world. You can meet people through a friend and then
find them working for TPS. You run into them
at Utica Square and the farmers market. I am
forever finding comfort and joy in my community through the
tight and varied associations you can have in Tulsa.
—John Waldron, Social Studies Teacher, Booker T. Washington High School
2013 Medal for Excellence, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
Tulsa, Oklahoma:
Work Here, Live Here, Stay Here
We know you want to work, live and ultimately stay in a place with interesting people,
fun experiences, a thriving workforce and opportunities to plant deep roots.
Life in Tulsa offers all of these things and more.
Tulsa has grown to become a thriving community with a
well-earned reputation as a great place to live. Home to nearly one
million residents, Tulsa has earned this distinction for good reason:
The county per capita
income is 16% above
the national average.
Tulsa is a leader in quality health care with
several major medical centers, more than
1,800 physicians and 400 dentists.
The cost of living is 8.6% below the national average.
Enjoy: Running, strolling and biking along the
River Parks trails; 19 public golf courses;
22 swimming pools; 135 tennis courts and
116 playgrounds
Experience: Tulsa Oktoberfest; Diversafest for
emerging music artists; Mayfest; Tulsa Tough
cycling event; Tulsa Shock WNBA and Tulsa Drillers
Explore: Gilcrease Museum; Philbrook Museum;
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame; Brady Arts District
and Tulsa’s Performing Arts Center, home to one
of the U.S.’s top 10 regional opera companies
Copyright 2013, Don Sibley
WORK HERE, LIVE HERE, STAY HERE
+16%
Downtown Tulsa is experiencing a renaissance with more
than $300 million in public funding invested into the
revitalization of the downtown area.
Great Things are Happening Here
More National
Board Certified
Teachers than
any other district
in Oklahoma
1 of 8 districts
in the U.S.
working with the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation on the
Empowering Effective Teachers
Initiative—implementing cuttingedge education reform work focused
on recruiting, developing and
supporting effective teachers.
Washington Post
Top 5 Most Challenging
High Schools in Oklahoma
State Basketball Championship Winners
–Memorial High School Boys Team and
Booker T. Washington High School
Girls Team
–Booker T. Washington High School
and Edison Preparatory Schools
National Title 1 Distinguished School
–Mark Twain Elementary School
MetLife/NASSP Oklahoma High School
Principal of the Year
–Stacey Vernon, Will Rogers College Junior High
and High School
Oklahoma Physics Teacher of the Year
–Lane Matheson, Memorial High School
U.S. News & World Report
Best Oklahoma High School
–Booker T. Washington High School
National Scholastic Art and Writing
Gold Medals
–East Central High School’s Alexandria
Schellhorn and Edison High School’s
Lucky Coffey
Oklahoma Association of School Administrators
Superintendent of the Year
–Dr. Keith Ballard
National Blue Ribbon School,
Carver Middle School
Newsweek Top
1,000 High Schools
{
Edison Preparatory School
and Booker T. Washington
High School
As the second largest district in Oklahoma, Tulsa Public
Schools (TPS) is home to approximately 7,000 staff across
88 campuses—serving nearly 41,000 students.
African American 29.5%
Caucasian 28.7%
Hispanic 26.1%
Native American 7.4%
Other Ethnicities 6.8%
Asian 1.5%
*As of 2013
About 15,000 volunteers offer
their services each year.
69 staff hold doctorate degrees
1,132 staff hold master’s degrees
155 National Board Certified Teachers
56
13
11
Primary and Intermediate
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools/
Junior Highs
High Schools
We Offer Options:
Early Childhood Programs
Alternative Learning Programs
Tulsa Learning Academy (Virtual School)
Dual Language Immersion Schools
Magnet Schools
Demonstration Academies
College High School Programs
Great Things are Happening Here
We are Tulsa Public Schools
Kevin Pearson
Vocal Music Teacher,
East Central Junior High
2013 Tulsa Public Schools
Teacher of the Year
“The best part about TPS is the faculty. We express our ideas, thoughts
and experiences. We negotiate and truly seek to reach our goal:
inspiring and educating our children.” —Kevin Pearson
New Teacher Mentor Program
In Action Across the District
Our goal is for every teacher to continually improve and become an
effective practitioner who provides the foundation for student success.
8
Full-Time
Teacher
Mentors
141
New Teachers
Served
5,785
Students Impacted
Average mentor teaching experience is 14 years.
Empowering Beginning Teachers
New Teacher Mentor Program
To support the development of our newest teachers, TPS has created the New Teacher Mentor Program—
a first-class, intensive mentoring and induction program that provides one-on-one coaching and support
from a dedicated, experienced mentor.
The New Teacher Mentor Program is specifically focused on first and second year TPS teachers,
in K–12 core subjects, who are new to the teaching profession.
Through weekly meetings, our mentors will help beginning teachers:
• Engage with students by supporting them through observing instruction, creating co-teaching
lessons and collecting and sharing classroom data
• Organize the classroom more effectively by meeting to arrange physical space, create systems for
organization and strategically choose student resources
• Plan for instruction by providing support in lesson planning, differentiating for diverse learning
needs and engaging students in problem solving
• Assess student work by assisting with designing differentiated assessments, analyzing student
work and developing grading systems
• Improve communication by supporting effective outreach with parents, school administration
and colleagues
• Plan for specific events by helping coordinate parent conferences, field trips and school programs
My mentor helped me develop an action plan for working
with younger students who have not settled into high school
yet. She’s a sounding board and my biggest advocate.
—Amanda Trower, Grade 9 English Teacher,
Hale High School
Summer Orientation and Induction
In addition to mentoring, TPS also invites new teachers to a summer orientation. This program helps
them become acclimated to their specific school as well as the district setting—to ensure they are ready
for the first day of school and prepared for this exciting career.
EMPOWERING OUR TEACHERS
• Manage the classroom by collaborating around established standards for student behavior,
co-planning routines and procedures and promoting equality
Growth and Leadership
Opportunities Abound
Whether taking an active role on a school committee or working with
our many community partners, TPS teachers are faced with countless
possibilities to innovate and further their impact beyond the classroom.
New teachers (1st–5th year) are encouraged to apply for summer internship
opportunities at our service center to further develop leadership skills by
working alongside district leaders on improvement initiatives.
We Offer Competitive Pay and Comprehensive Benefits
• A variety of medical, dental and vision insurance plans
• Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System and savings options
• Generous paid time off—including vacation, sick and
personal days
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) family counseling services
Apply online at:
www.tulsaschools.org/careers
We’d love to hear from you!
Tulsa Public Schools
Human Capital Department
3027 S. New Haven Avenue
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114
Phone: (918) 746-7569 or 74-MPLOY
Fax: (918) 746-6342
careers@tulsaschools.org
Learn more at www.tulsaschools.org
Tulsa Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation,
disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status or age in its employment, programs and activities and
provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.