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March 12, 2025: Parent Update

Mar 12 2025

Information and Updates

Welcome to the Tulsa Public Schools newsletter! Here, you’ll find the latest updates, important dates, and helpful resources to keep your family informed and engaged. With only two months left of school, consistent attendance is key to finishing the year strong.

Enrollment notifications for 2025-2026 school year
If you submitted an enrollment application for next school year between January 11 and February 28, you will receive your school placement notification via email at the end of March. Missed the deadline? Don’t worry—applications will open again on April 28!

Simple and family-friendly transportation options
If you are experiencing transportation challenges, consider exploring Metrolink's public bus services or their on-demand ride service, Microlink which operates similarly to Uber. For more information and details, click here.

Graduation is just around the corner
All seniors must complete a FAFSA application or complete an opt-out form before March 26 in order to graduate and participate in senior activities like prom. The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) helps eligible students obtain financial aid for two- or four-year college, technical school, or career training programs, and it is open now! Funding is awarded on a first come, first served basis, so students should submit their application as soon as possible.

If your student still needs to complete the FAFSA, our team can help! You can speak with your student’s counselor for one-on-one support with the FAFSA or opt-out form. You can also make an appointment to meet in-person or on Zoom with a TPS team member who can assist. Interpretation services are available - please be sure to note your language preference in your appointment request. Visit www.tulsaschools.org/FAFSA for more information or to make an appointment.We understand that some families may have questions or concerns about how your family’s information might be used or shared. Please know that Tulsa Public Schools is doing all we can to support and protect you and your family. Completing the FAFSA or the opt-out form is necessary simply to fulfill the graduation requirement.

Celebrating Team Tulsa
Congratulations to the five teachers and five support professionals who were recently named finalists for the Tulsa Public Schools 2025 Teacher of the Year and Support Professional of the Year! We are grateful for the way each and every one of you pour your heart into supporting our students, school communities, and team members. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in early May!

The 2025 Teacher of the Year finalists are:

Keely Flynn, PE teacher at Lindbergh Elementary School;
Tamora Henderson, kindergarten teacher at Bell Elementary School;
Haley Newby, second grade teacher at Hawthorne Elementary School;
Jillian Swets,career tech teacher at McLain High School; and
Erin Tresch,history and anthropology teacher at Booker T. Washington High School.

The 2025 Support Professional of the Year finalists are:

Melissa Deroin, teacher assistant at Eugene Field Elementary School;
Tana Griffin, health assistant at Carnegie Elementary School;
Shionka McGlory, parent involvement facilitator at Unity Learning Academy;
Nia Poole, clerk at Lanier Elementary School; and
Bobbi Richins, principal’s secretary at Edison Preparatory Middle and High School.

Interpretation phone lines
Tulsa Public Schools’ Interpretation Phone Lines are an interpretation service that offers parents and guardians who speak Spanish, Hmong, Pashto, Dari, Arabic, and Marshallese direct access to an interpreter when they call Tulsa Public Schools. We use Propio to provide interpretation services and have been created to offer parents a greater level of comfort when they need to contact a school or our district offices.

The following dedicated phone numbers have been created for Spanish, Hmong, Pashto, Dari, Marshallese, and Arabic. To access an interpreter, parents need to dial the corresponding phone number and their call will be automatically routed to an available professional interpreter who will remain with them on the line for the entire duration of the call.

Spanish Line: (918) 387-8580
Hmong Line: (918) 771-9617
Pashto Line: (918) 771-9382
Dari Line: (918) 890-1439
Marshallese Line: (918) 228-4944
Arabic Line: 918-818-3536

Key Dates

Monday, March 17 - Friday, March 21: No classes for Spring Break.
Monday, March 24 at 6:30pm: Regular Meeting of the Board of Education. Find the agenda here.
Tuesday, April 1 from 7am-7pm: Board of Education District 3 Election. Click here to find your polling place.
Monday, April 7 at 6:30pm: Regular Meeting of the Board of Education. Find the agenda here.
Saturday, April 12 from 10am-1pm: Spring Extravaganza at the Parent Resource Center.
Saturday, April 12 from 2pm-10pm: Indian Education Student Social Intertribal Dance at Rogers College High School.