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Increasing student achievement is our number one priority in the Tulsa Public Schools, and that work starts and ends with outstanding teachers. Teach For America has a long track record of providing talented educators who do whatever it takes to help their students succeed. I am thrilled to welcome them into our classrooms this fall.
- Keith Ballard
Superintendent,
Tulsa Public Schools
Every child has unlimited potential, but too many are being short-changed of the excellent education they need to succeed. Teach For America will help accelerate Tulsa’s efforts to close the achievement gap once and for all, and we are proud to help bring this proven-effective organization to our hometown.
- Lynn Schusterman
Founder and Chair, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
This year, Teach For America • Tulsa is preparing to welcome a corps of more than 80 of the nation’s most promising future leaders, who will be teaching next year in our city’s lowest-income classrooms and working to ensure their students have the educational opportunities they deserve. Alumni living in Oklahoma are a leadership force, working from within education and every professional sector to effect broader change. Learn about living and teaching in Tulsa.
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Corps Impact
During the 2009-10 school year, more than 80 corps members will be directly impacting the lives of approximately 5,000 students in Tulsa.
Principal Satisfaction
- 95 percent of recently-surveyed principals (in schools with Teach For America corps members) reported that they would like to hire another Teach For America teacher.*
- 95 percent of principals surveyed regard Teach For America teachers as effective as, if not more effective than, other beginning teachers in terms of overall performance and impact on student achievement.*
*"Teach For America 2009 National Principal Survey,” Policy Studies Associates, July 2009.
Impact on Student Achievement
A growing body of research shows that corps members have a positive impact on their students' achievement. Read more about our impact.
Tulsa: Projected Corps Member Placement
| Placement | % of Corps* |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | 15% |
| Science | 17% |
| Social Studies | 5% |
| English | 15% |
| Elementary | 18% |
| Early Childhood | 18% |
| Spanish | 2% |
| Bilingual | 5% |
| Special Education | 5% |
| Total | 100% |
*Percentages are rounded and do not add up to 100 percent; corps members who teach bilingual, ESL, or special education are also accounted for in the grade-level/subject placement percentages.
Characteristics of the 2009 Corps
| Corps Profile |
|---|
| Average GPA: 3.6 |
| Average SAT: 1344 |
| Held leadership roles on campus: 89% |
| People of color: 30% |
*Percentage of senior classes who applied to Teach For America
Alumni Impact
Fostering Alumni Leadership for Systemic Change
Nationally, more than 60 percent of corps members continue to work in education,
including more than 360 who are school leaders. Of all alumni, 93 percent report they are supporting Teach For America’s mission through their career, volunteer activity or graduate study.
Financial Support
We are grateful to the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, George Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Williams Foundation, the founding investors in Teach For America’s Tulsa site, pledging $2 million, $1 million, and $300,000, respectively. Significant support is also being provided by QuikTrip Corporation and Tulsa Public Schools.
Contact
To support Teach For America • Tulsa with a gift or to request additional information about our impact or finances, please contact:
Teach For America • Tulsa
Lance Tackett, Executive Director
3027 S. New Haven
Tulsa, OK, 74114
p 213-248-9185, f 918-746-6174
lance.tackett@teachforamerica.org
