CCOSA Annual Report 2019-2020

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CCOSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WORDS FROM THE DIRECTOR ABOUT CCOSA SPONSORS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FINANCES MEMBERSHIP DISTRICT LEVEL SERVICES OASA & OARSA OAESP OASSP & OMLEA HIGHLIGHTS ODSS PANDEMIC RESPONSE TIMELINE LEGISLATIVE AND ADVOCACY UPDATES PROFESSIONAL LEARNING MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS CCOSA STAFF PRESTIGIOUS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

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CCOSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2019–2020

CHRIS LeGRANDE CCOSA Chairperson OASSP Past President Principal Guthrie High School Guthrie Public Schools

JUSTIN MANN CCOSA Vice Chairperson OMLEA President Principal Del Crest Middle School Midwest City-Del City Public Schools

DR. DON RALEIGH OASA President Superintendent Pryor Public Schools

DR. APRIL GRACE OASA President-Elect Superintendent Shawnee Public Schools

KIM COODY OASSP President Principal Glenpool High School Glenpool Public Schools

DUSTY THROCKMORTON OASSP President-Elect Assistant Principal Guthrie High School Guthrie Public Schools

JONATHAN ATCHLEY OMLEA President-Elect Principal Irving Middle School Norman Public Schools

JOSH PIERCE OAESP President Principal Mannford Lower Elementary School Mannford Public Schools

DONNA BOLES OAESP President-Elect Principal Perkins-Tryon IES Perkins-Tryon Public Schools

TRACY MOOTRY ODSS President Special Services Director Inola Public Schools

MELISA KIFER ODSS President-Elect Special Services Director Stillwater Public Schools

DR. GREGG GARN

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Sr. Assoc. Vice Provost of Digital Learning University of Oklahoma

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FROM THE DIRECTOR DEAR CCOSA MEMBERS, The 2019-2020 school year is one I’m sure none of us will ever forget. I’m so proud to have witnessed your life-changing work this past year and to call you my friends and colleagues. I hope this report will help remind you of not only the challenges we faced, but also all the wonderful things we accomplished together.

We started off the 2019-2020 school year with multiple education interim studies, many of which included CCOSA members as participants.

DR. PAM DEERING This invitation for CCOSA to participate in interim studies further showcases CCOSA/OASA the value we have at the Capitol. Legislators are coming to us for expert Executive Director opinions and discussions on education legislation. The CCOSA team monitored and reported to membership on the more than 600 educationrelated bills and successfully worked toward our legislative goals, including HB 2905, the Virtual Charter Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020.

CCOSA members also received professional liability insurance for the first time. Many of you have asked for this in the past and we were finally able to provide this long-awaited benefit to our nearly 2,900 members. Also in 2019-2020, eligibility requirements were reviewed for those eligible OARSA members desiring to join the Mutual Benevolence Plan.

Our professional learning opportunities were successful yet again, with over 4,000 people participating in the main programs. This doesn’t even count the more than 3,000 participants we had on pandemic-related association update calls!

This year, we also implemented a minority leaders discussion group to help inform our newest Quality Schools Framework – Equity Initiative. This group has worked for many months to develop a framework for schools to implement to not only grow a diverse pool of administrators, but also to better support minorities in their districts. We’re excited to release this framework next year!

We couldn’t do this work without the support of our sponsors. This year we added a new Bronze sponsorship category to allow for any interested business to support CCOSA. Thanks to all of our sponsors, both those who are legacy sponsors and those who are new this year, for supporting the mission of CCOSA. I’d like to sincerely thank members of the 2019-2020 CCOSA Executive Committee. You have been wonderful examples to me and to our members. Thank you, Chris LeGrande, Justin Mann, Dr. Don Raleigh, Dr. April Grace, Kim Coody, Dusty Throckmorton, Jonathan Atchley, Josh Pierce, Donna Boles, Tracy Mootry, Melisa Kifer and Dr. Gregg Garn. Please thank them for their service to CCOSA. I’d also like to thank the CCOSA team. You leaned in during tough times to support each other, our members and our mission. I could not be prouder of your work.

Last, I’d like to dedicate this Annual Report to the late Dr. Randall Raburn, longtime educator, administrator and former CCOSA executive director who passed away in June 2020. Dr. Raburn’s leadership in schools and at the state level made a difference for many generations of students and administrators. We are blessed to have known him and learned from him. Thank you, Dr. Raburn, for your contribution to Oklahoma public education!

You will find a lot of information in the coming pages that showcases the hard work of the executive committees from each association and the CCOSA staff. We hope this report captures the things we achieved together this past year. We thank you for your membership and look forward to moving forward together. We may not know what the future holds, but we know we are stronger together!

Sincerely,

Dr. Pam Deering CCOSA/OASA Executive Director

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ABOUT CCOSA OUR MISSION

OKLAHOMA PUBLIC EDUCATION

CCOSA’s mission is to promote quality administrative leadership for Oklahoma schools through professional development, legislation and member services.

FAST FACTS

OUR HISTORY

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The Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration, which was founded in 1973, is an incorporated, not for profit organization which establishes close and continuous communication and cooperation between educators, taxpayers and legislators to improve the effectiveness of professional school administrators and to communicate the needs of the schools. The Council is the umbrella organization for the following professional associations: the Oklahoma Association of School Administrators (OASA), the Oklahoma Association of Secondary School Principals (OASSP), the Oklahoma Association of Elementary School Principals (OAESP), the Oklahoma Middle Level Education Association (OMLEA) and the Oklahoma Directors of Special Services (ODSS).

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TRADITIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOLS

703,650 STUDENTS

43,056 TEACHERS

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ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR

VICKI WILSON

KYLE HILTERBRAN

OAESP Principal of the Year Homer Elementary School Byng Public Schools

OMLEA Middle Level Principal of the Year Clinton Middle School Clinton Public Schools

LYNN SCHROEDER

ODSS Outstanding Director of the Year Sequoyah Public Schools

ERIC FOX

CHRIS LeGRANDE

OASSP Assistant Principal of the Year Jenks High School Jenks Public Schools

COREY HOLLAND

OASA Assistant Superintendent of the Year Cache Public Schools

OASSP High School Principal of the Year Guthrie High School Guthrie Public Schools

DR. ROBERT ROMINES OASA Superintendent of the Year Moore Public Schools

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS DR. JIM McCHAREN

Former administrator in Choctaw

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KARL WHITE

Former administrator in Enid

DR. CLARK OGILVIE

Former administrator in Owasso

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STRATEGIC PLAN VISION As the state’s preeminent membership association for school administrators, CCOSA serves as Oklahoma’s most active and trusted voice in education policy, practice and leadership, informing and shaping public policy and public opinion to ensure Oklahomans have the best public school system available.

GOAL:

Establish an organizational culture and infrastructure to increase membership, board engagement and participation, connect staff to the community through leadership positioning, and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders in public education.

OBJECTIVE: Engage the board of CCOSA and its sub-organizations in meaningful ways regarding our organization and its impact on the future of public education.

OBJECTIVE: Enrich CCOSA staff culture through systematic professional development and leadership positioning in Oklahoma.

OBJECTIVE: Increase the participation of outside

GOAL:

Be the statewide leader in professional development and continuing education for school administrators in Oklahoma through a comprehensive array of membership services to build capacity in public education.

OBJECTIVE: Assess and increase use of technology for promotion of CCOSA programs and advocacy.

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate and improve current professional development curriculum to become the state’s preeminent learning environment of choice for Oklahoma’s school administrators.

OBJECTIVE: Increase membership and

stakeholders in the working goals and objectives of CCOSA.

engagement through a comprehensive examination of current member benefits and evaluation of impact of membership services.

GOAL:

GOAL:

OBJECTIVE: Develop a comprehensive

OBJECTIVE: Create a mechanism to educate

Lead the conversation regarding public education by creating and putting in place a comprehensive public awareness campaign to inform the public’s perception about the quality and effectiveness of Oklahoma’s public schools. marketing and advertising campaign.

OBJECTIVE: Establish CCOSA, its staff and its board as education experts to create a more significant presence with mass media so that CCOSA is seen as the “go-to-source” for credible information on educational policy.

Develop a policy platform and initiatives that will elect pro-public education officials and adequately support them to make informed decisions which benefit students and their public schools. and inform policy makers to make sound decisions that benefit students and enhance the work of educators.

OBJECTIVE: Create and disseminate positive messaging which encompasses our core beliefs regarding the transformative power of public education.

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FINANCES REVENUES

33.32% 29.21% 24.64% 6.54% 6.28%

CCOSA MEMBERSHIP DUES WORKSHOPS/PROGRAMS/ MEMBER SERVICES CONFERENCES PARTNERSHIPS/ SPONSORSHIPS MISC.

EXPENSES

48.17% 25.44% 9.43% 8.58% 5.79% 2.59%

EMPLOYEE SALARIES/ BENEFITS WORKSHOPS/ MEMBER SERVICES OFFICE OPERATIONS/ SUPPLIES/TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCES MISC. EXEC. COMMITTEE/ DIRECTORS EXPENSES

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MEMBERSHIP

819

1.6%

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The largest increase of membership year over year was in OASSP from 789 to 819, an almost 4 percent increase.

Full, active CCOSA membership increased by 1.6 percent between 2018-19 and 2019-20.

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During the 2019-2020 membership year, CCOSA introduced a new category of membership: OASA Central Office Staff. This change resulted in 243 Central Office Staff members.

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

159 206

156 ODSS

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OARSA

OASSP

ASSOCIATE

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526 OMLEA

OASA

243

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OAESP

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DISTRICT LEVEL SERVICES The CCOSA District Level Services Program offers expanded support and services to our members in the following areas:

CCOSA QUALITY SCHOOL FRAMEWORKS

CONSULTING SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS AND FREE SERVICES FROM CCOSA PARTNERS

MEMBERS BY ADM

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499 500 1,500 5,000 10,000 STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS OR LESS TO 1,499 TO 4,999 TO 9,999 TO 24,999

IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR, THE PROGRAM HAD 36 MEMBERS AND HAS INCREASED STEADILY SINCE THEN. NOW IN YEAR FOUR, THERE ARE 78 DISTRICT LEVEL SERVICES MEMBERS. SINCE ITS FIRST YEAR, MEMBERSHIP IN THE PROGRAM HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED.

MUTUAL BENEVOLENCE PLAN The Mutual Benevolence Plan had nine deaths in the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year.

With 1,174 members, the average payout per death was $11,144.

CCOSA members accounted for 259 of the MBP membership, while OkACTE members accounted for 915 of the membership.

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718 MEMBERS (475 SUPERINTENDENTS / 243 CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF) HIGHLIGHTS 2019–2020 • Facilitated the CCOSA Instructional Leadership Framework training for small school and large school cohorts led by Bill Daggett’s ICLE team.

• Worked with hundreds of schools on the implementation of high-quality blended learning programs using the CCOSA Blended Learning Framework.

This was just one of a growing number of “Quality School Frameworks” that CCOSA developed. The CCOSA Energy Efficiency Framework was released in June which when implemented, could save Oklahoma schools thousands of dollars. In addition, CCOSA released the Professional School Budgeting Framework which guides school CFOs in developing a comprehensive school budget.

• OASA organized a statewide and regional zoom communication plan to provide up-to-date information and discussion surrounding the pandemic. These were done through virtual OASA touch bases meetings and also through various regional OASA district zoom meetings.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dr. Don Raleigh, President Superintendent Pryor Public Schools Dr. April Grace, President-Elect Superintendent Shawnee Public Schools

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Dr. John Cox, Past President Federal Representative Office 1 Superintendent Peggs Public Schools

Randy Harris, District 10 Superintendent Wagoner Public Schools

Dr. Darrell Floyd, District 3 Superintendent Enid Public Schools Shelley Arrott, District 4 Superintendent Ponca City Public Schools Sherry Durkee, District 5 Superintendent Sand Springs Public Schools Jeremy Hogan, District 6 Superintendent Miami Public Schools Dr. Rick Cobb, District 7 Superintendent Mid-Del Public Schools Dr. Matt Posey, District 8 Superintendent Oilton Public Schools

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2 Randy Davenport, District 9 Superintendent Holdenville Public Schools

Dale Spradlin, District 2 Superintendent Buffalo Public Schools

• Led off a strong advocacy season by hosting a successful OASA Legislative Conference.

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Kyle Reynolds, Vice-President Superintendent Woodward Public Schools

Bret Rider, District 1 Assistant Superintendent Guymon Public Schools

• Piloted using OARSA members to act as additional mentors for first year superintendents.

Geri Gilstrap, District 11 Superintendent Stilwell Public Schools Jeff Daugherty, District 12 Superintendent Merritt Public Schools

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Chad Hance, District 13 Superintendent Cache Public Schools Dr. Jason James, District 14 Superintendent Alex Public Schools George Coffman, District 15 Superintendent Marlow Public Schools Mike Martin, District 16 Superintendent Pauls Valley Public Schools

Doug Brown, District 19 Superintendent Idabel Public Schools Dusty Ricks, District 20 Superintendent Mid-America Technology Center

Todd Crabtree, District 17 Superintendent Byng Public Schools

Melonie Hau, Federal Representative Office 2 Superintendent Newcastle Public Schools

Dr. Beatrice Butler, District 18 Superintendent Wilburton Public Schools

Max Tanner, AASA Executive Committee Superintendent Oologah-Talala Public Schools

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Dr. Keith Ballard, Advisory OU-Tulsa Campus Dr. Sharon Lease, Advisory Mid-America Christian University Dr. Kent Shellenberger, Advisory Southern Nazarene University Dr. Pam Deering, CCOSA/ OASA Executive Director Derald Glover, OASA Assistant Executive Director

OARSA 158 MEMBERS Membership in the Oklahoma Association of Retired School Administrators (OARSA) is open to persons who have retired from school administration or educational service. To be eligible to join OARSA, individuals shall have been an active CCOSA member for a minimum of three years prior to retirement.

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OAESP

800 MEMBERS (156 OMLEA MEMBERS)

OAESP’s mission is to support elementary and middle level principals by providing quality professional development, encouraging advocacy and networking for the improvement of the Pre K – 8th grade education in Oklahoma.

HIGHLIGHTS 2019–2020 • OAESP partnered with OASSP/OMLEA in 2019-2020 for the New Principals Assistance Training, which included four sessions of training with principals across Oklahoma. Additionally, OAESP and OASSP partnered to facilitate several CCOSA sponsored professional development offerings, including K20 Center’s Creating Uplifting Classroom trainings, Principal/Superintendent Certification workshops and Finding Solutions for Trauma Informed Strategies.

• The OAESP Mid-Winter Conference was held at the Moore-Norman Technology Center on January 31, 2020 with 170 attendees and 21 exhibitors.

Brad Gustafson, author of “Reclaiming Our Calling” and “Renegade Leadership,” was the keynote speaker.

Dave Wick, President of NAESP, also joined the conference to bring greetings and updates from the national level.

• Cathey Bugg was recognized as the 2019 OAESP Administrator of the Year and NAESP National Distinguished Principal. She is the principal at Heritage Elementary School, Edmond Public Schools. Carla Fry, principal at E.M. Trout Elementary School in the Ponca City Public School District was honored as the 2019 Principal of Distinction. The 2019 James Burnett Distinguished Principal was awarded to Molly Wilson, Centennial Elementary School, Mustang Public Schools.

• COVID-19 caused an unprecedented closure of all Oklahoma schools in March until the end of the school year. Schools immediately were going above and beyond to provide instruction to students virtually and taking care of the needs of their families. OAESP hosted weekly updates via ZOOM to give members an opportunity to share and learn from one another during this unprecedented time in schools.

OAESP DISTRICTS BY COUNTY NORTHWEST

NORTHEAST

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Josh Pierce, President Mannford Lower Elementary School Mannford Public Schools

Kevin Wade, NE Representative Alexander Elementary School Commerce Public Schools

Donna Boles, President-Elect Perkins-Tryon Elementary School Perkins-Tryon Public Schools

Andrea Sifers, NE Representative Fort Gibson Intermediate Elementary School Fort Gibson Public Schools

Camille Holt, Past-President Shattuck Elementary School Shattuck Public Schools Skeeter Sampler, State Rep./Federal Relations Officer/SW Representative Cache Intermediate Elementary School Cache Public Schools Ashley Hoggatt, OKC Area Representative Kirkland Elementary School Putnam City Public Schools Janalyn Taylor, NW Representative Nance Elementary School Clinton Public Schools Carla Fry, NW Representative E.M. Trout Elementary School Ponca City Public Schools

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TULSA AREA OKC AREA SOUTHWEST

Angie Teas, Tulsa Area Representative Mark Twain Elementary School Tulsa Public Schools

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Lindy Risenhoover, Tulsa Area Representative Southeast Elementary School Jenks Public Schools Katie Brister, SE Representative Silo Elementary School Silo Public Schools Melissa Ferguson, SE Representative Coleman Public Schools Supt./ Principal Coleman Public Schools

Marci Brueggen, OARSA Representative Sherri Brown, OARSA Representative Dr. John Jones, University Representative University of Oklahoma Glen Abshere, OAESP Executive Director

Lana Welch, Lawton Area Representative Learning Tree Academy Lawton Public Schools

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OASSP

819 MEMBERS (370 OMLEA MEMBERS)

OMLEA

OASSP’s mission is to support secondary level principals by providing quality professional development, encouraging advocacy and networking for the improvement of middle and high school education in Oklahoma.

The mission of OMLEA is to improve the educational experiences of young adolescents by providing vision, knowledge and resources to all who serve them in order to develop healthy, productive and ethical citizens.

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HIGHLIGHTS 2019–2020 • OASSP partnered with OAESP in 2019-2020 for New Principals Assistance Training, which included four sessions of training with 45 new principals from across Oklahoma.

Additionally, OASSP and OAESP partnered to facilitate several CCOSA sponsored professional development offerings, including K20Center’s Creating Uplifting Classroom trainings, Principal/Superintendent Certification workshop and Finding Solutions for Trauma Informed Strategies.

• Throughout 2019-2020, OASSP/OMLEA hosted four CCOSA Education Leadership Webinars with topics presented by award-winning principals and school leaders. Each webinar was also made available by video to CCOSA members. Overall, 131 participants attended or watched these four webinar episodes.

• February 12-13, 2020 brought 290 attendees and 20 exhibitors together for the 2nd OASSP/ OMLEA combined state conference. Oklahoma educators learned from keynote speakers Akil Ross, 2018 National Principal of the Year, and Kim Campbell, Middle-School specialist and motivational speaker.

Plus, Oklahoma educators led more than 24 breakout sessions to collaborate on best practices.

• With the announcement of the COVID-19 global pandemic, OASSP/OMLEA shifted to weekly virtual meetings for secondary/middle level administrators. Seven meetings were hosted via Zoom. Total member interactions equaled 398, with an average of 56 members attending or viewing each session between March 2020 and June 2020.

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REGIONS BY COUNTY

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Kimberly Coody, President Principal, Glenpool HS Glenpool Public Schools Dusty Throckmorton, President-Elect Assistant Principal, Guthrie HS Guthrie Public Schools Chris LeGrande, OASSP Past President NASSP Coordinator Principal, Guthrie HS Guthrie Public Schools Connie Miller, Region 1 Principal, Texhoma PS Texhoma Public Schools Ron Sunderland, Region 2 Principal, Woodward HS Woodward Public Schools Dalana Hawkins, Region 3 Assistant Principal, Ponca City HS Ponca City Public Schools Robert (Bo) Gamble, Region 4 Principal, Stillwater MS Stillwater Public Schools David Beiler, Region 5A Principal, Jenks HS Jenks Public Schools Eric Fox, Region 5A Associate Principal, Jenks HS Jenks Public Schools Mickey Replogle, Region 5B Grade 12 Principal, Broken Arrow HS Broken Arrow Public Schools Michelle Gibson, Region 6 Principal, Vinita HS Vinita Public Schools

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Bobby Kreutz, Region 7 Assistant Principal, Grove HS Grove Public Schools

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Todd Overstreet, Region 9 Principal, Kingfisher HS Kingfisher Public Schools

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Steve Anderson, Region 10 Principal, Mannford HS Mannford Public Schools

Vicki Bush, Region 12 Principal, Tahlequah HS Tahlequah Public Schools Melissa Barlow, Region 13 Principal, Yukon HS Yukon Public Schools Tony Rose, Region 14A Principal, Memorial HS Edmond Public Schools Stephanie Williams, Region 14B Principal, Longfellow MS Norman Public Schools Justin MacDonald, Region 15 Principal, North Rock Creek Shawnee Public Schools Marshall Brence, Region 16 Principal, Pansy Kidd MS Poteau Public Schools Randy Biggs, Region 17 Principal, Frederick HS Frederick Public Schools

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Tim Hightower, Region 18 Assistant Principal, Duncan HS Duncan Public Schools Justin Kana, Region 19 Principal, Healdton HS Healdton Public Schools

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Michael Higgins, Region 8 Principal, Hammon HS Hammon Public Schools

Kimberly Fleak, Region 11 Principal, Muskogee HS Muskogee Public Schools

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Jan Barrick, Business Consultant Alpha Plus Systems, Inc. Kerry Sitton, Career Technology Consultant Tulsa Technology Center Leslie Frazier, OANHS Coordinator Principal, Coweta Intermediate HS Coweta Public Schools

Ead Simon, Region 20 Principal, Roff HS Roff Public Schools Kevin Robinson, Region 21 Principal, Calera HS Calera Public Schools

Dr. Scott Beck, OASSP/NASSP HS Principal of the Year Principal, Norman HS Norman Public Schools

Laura Bullock, Region 22 Principal, Idabel MS Idabel Public Schools

Kristy VanDorn, OASSP/OMLEA MS Principal of the Year Principal, Deer Creek MS Deer Creek Public Schools

Dr. William Frick, University Consultant University of Oklahoma Dr. Stephoni Case, University Consultant Southern Nazarene University Dr. Cindy Koss, Oklahoma State Department of Education Deputy State Supt. of Academic Affairs

Eliot Smith, OASSP Assistant Principal of the Year Assistant Principal, Bartlesville HS Bartlesville Public Schools Will Parker, OASSP Executive Director

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OMLEA

NORTHWEST

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mr. Justin Mann, President Principal, Del Crest MS Mid-Del Public Schools Mr. Jonathan Atchley, President-Elect Principal, Irving MS Norman Public Schools Mr. Adam McPhail, Past President Assistant Superintendent Clinton Public Schools Mr. Marshall Brence, SE Region Director Principal, Pansy Kidd MS Poteau Public Schools Mr. John Potter, NE Region Director Principal, Pryor JHS Pryor Public Schools

Ms. Kate Creekmore, Tulsa Area Region Principal, Bixby 9th Grade Center Bixby Public Schools Mr. Robb Mills, NW Region Director Principal, Waller MS Enid Public Schools Ms. Christy McIntyre, SW Region Director Assistant Principal, Duncan MS Duncan Public Schools

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OKC AREA SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST

Will Parker, OMLEA Executive Director

Mr. Jonathan Nantois, Tulsa Area Region Director Principal, Owasso 7th Grade Ctr. Owasso Public Schools

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ODSS 156 MEMBERS

HIGHLIGHTS 2019–2020 • Attendees at the ODSS Best Practices Conference in October 2019 praised general session speaker Jessica Minahan’s practical, but entertaining presentation about addressing anxiety and oppositional behavior effectively in the classroom.

They left the conference ready to implement newly-learned evidencebased strategies.

• In ODSS’ 7th year of the First-Year Special Education Directors Project with OSDE’s Special Education Services section, 54 new directors participated. ODSS presented four in-person meetings and two webinars for the new directors, and experienced director mentors worked with them throughout the school year. Turnover among special education directors is high, and this project helps beginning directors develop their skills and build a community of support.

• TeleSPED ECHO, a collaboration among CCOSA/ ODSS, OSU Center for Health Sciences Project ECHO and OSU-Tulsa, began in September 2019, with a plan to cover student behavior topics in each of the 16 twice-monthly sessions. When the State Board of Education mandated school closures in March 2020, the plan changed. Because of the tremendous need for information about special education services during the remainder of that school year, beginning after spring break, TeleSPED began meeting weekly through MidMay, using each session to focus on a topic relevant to the delivery of IDEA-compliant distance learning services to children with disabilities. During the last few weeks of the 2019-20 school year, TeleSPED set record levels of participation over all Project ECHO sessions. Total TeleSPED participation from September 2019 through May 2020 was 2,592. Finally, to meet the needs of directors trying to plan for the 2020-21 return to school, ODSS scheduled extra summer meetings.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Tracy Mootry, President Special Services Director Inola Public Schools

Sherri Coats, Southeast Leader Director of Special Services Byng Public Schools

Melisa Kifer, President-Elect Director of Special Services Stillwater Public Schools

Rachelle English, Northeast Representative Director of Special Services Stilwell Public Schools

Lynn Schroeder, Past President Federal Programs Director Sequoyah Public Schools

Kody Strader, Northwest Representative Special Education Director Fairview Public Schools Testing Coordinator Cimarron Valley Testing Cooperative

Scott McCall, Legislative & Policy Liaison & Metro Leader Executive Director of Special Services Putnam City Public Schools Leslie Burnett, TADSS Leader Director of Special Services Pryor Public Schools

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Teresa Golden, Southeast Representative Director of Special Services Kingston Public School Mindy Hawthorne, Southwest Representative Director of Special Services Altus Public Schools

Kim Elkington-Baxter, At-large Representative Director of Special Services McAlester Public Schools Amy Beams, At-large Representative Executive Director of Special Services Yukon Public Schools Kari Ford, At-large Representative Director of Special Education Cheyenne Public School Katherine Stufflebeam, At-large Representative Director of Special Services Sapulpa Public Schools Andrea Kunkel, ODSS Executive Director & CCOSA General Counsel

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PANDEMIC RESPONSE T I M E L I N E MARCH 6

When schools across the state, country and world shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, CCOSA quickly pivoted efforts to support members.

First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Oklahoma (Tulsa).

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OSDE requests a waiver of assessment and accountability with the United States Department of Education, and the the waiver is accepted.

The Honorable Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma, issues a safer-at-home order. He also announced support of the State Board of Education’s action to complete the school year in a distance learning format.

State Board of Education meets and votes to close physical school buildings until end of school year, approves distance learning for the remainder of the 20192020 academic school year.

CCOSA releases Continuous Learning Guidance Document.

CCOSA associations begin situation update touch base Zoom calls for members.

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MAY 13

USDE approves Oklahoma waivers granting schools spending flexibility with current federal funds.

Over 2,700 educators and administrators have participated in situation updates/touch base CCOSA meetings since March 25.

CCOSA announces annual Summer Leadership Conference will be held virtually.

The Oklahoma House and Senate vote to override the Governor’s veto of HB 2741, 2742 and 2743 which redirect $112 million in extra payments to pension systems and $180 million from transportation projects to help fund the education portion of the FY21 budget.

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Utah Jazz player tests positive after visiting an OKC metro-area school.

President Donald Trump declares the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency.

Superintendent Hofmeister begins hosting statewide leaders calls.

The State Board of Education approves the closure of all Oklahoma in-person schools beginning March 17 through April 6.

The OSDE receives approval from the USDA to continue free meal service to low-income children during the closures.

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President Trump signs into law the $150 billion dollar funding package known as the CARES Act, $13 billion of which are the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. ESSER funding was distributed to the OSDE according to the Title I funding formula.

Nearly 500 attendees listen in to TeleSPED, which pivoted to pandemic-related service issue topics

OSDE releases a new resource to engage families and support distance learning during school closures.

APRIL 1 Governor Stitt extends safer-at-home order.

Governor Stitt announces executive order allowing support staff to be paid during these extraordinary times.

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Child nutrition waivers are extended so districts can serve two meals at a time, implement graband-go service and allow parents or guardians to pick up meals for students.

The OSDE debuts Return to Learn, a framework for Oklahoma school districts as they plan for the 202021 school year.

CCOSA’s annual Summer Leadership Conference goes virtual, offering more than 80 breakout sessions among two days.

CCOSA releases Blended Learning 2.0, which implements additional support as districts prepare for a new school year.

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LEGISLATIVE AND ADVOCACY UPDATES In a typical legislative session, CCOSA would finalize the year’s legislative goals, then work hand in hand with legislators, members and valued education partners to carry out those goals at the Capitol. Members would congregate in the CCOSA conference room each Wednesday for a weekly legislative briefing, and administrators across the state would celebrate each success through the end of session, Sine Die, in May.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

The 2020 legislative session was uprooted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Oklahoma in early March. The session began just five weeks before the State Board of Education voted to close physical schools, then ultimately moved to distance learning for the remainder of the school year.

• HB 2905 continued CCOSA’s work with Rep. Dills, R-Tulsa and Sen. Pemberton, R-Muskogee and their efforts to reform the virtual charter schools. This bill created the Virtual Charter School Reform and Transparency Act of 2020 and tightens the definition for attendance and engagement for full-time virtual education (including student orientations), requires student transfers when going from a resident district to a statewide virtual charter school and strengthens communications between school districts.

Reviewed interim study involvement from CCOSA member and staff experts.

• SB 212 by Sen. Gary Stanislawski, R-Tulsa and Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, modifies the calculation for the weighted average daily membership of a fulltime virtual charter school. This carryover bill from 2019 places all schools on the same funding formula cycle.

Discussed the importance of upcoming elections in 2020-2021.

During this time, CCOSA continued its advocacy focus: promoting legislation that responds to members and their schools, responding to and working to defeat legislation that promotes inequities and weakens public education and collaborating with legislators to improve legislation, again with an eye toward equity and quality in public education.

• Because of the Legislature’s hard work, common education avoided FY20 cuts and minimized cuts to the FY21 education budget as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and the resulting economic downturn. Despite the Legislature’s work to avoid deep cuts to the FY21 budget, districts still experienced a significant reduction to the state aid formula, meaning FY22 will be even more difficult.

$110.8 MILLION

FEWER DOLLARS TO COMMON EDUCATION IN FY21

4.59% LOSS

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE UPDATES The CCOSA Executive Committee also oversees PAC and met quarterly throughout 2019-2020.

DURING THE YEAR, THE PAC:

Supported work on proactive legislation.

Celebrated successes in legislation.

IN THE STATE AID FORMULA

PRESTIGIOUS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT OSAG is the largest provider of workers’ compensation services to Oklahoma public schools.

OSAG is an Interlocal Cooperative Act Agency of Schools, governed by a five-member board of trustees, all of which serve as superintendents of OSAG member school districts.

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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ATTENDANCE

4,165

TOTAL ATTENDEES CONFERENCES

2,167 TOTAL ATTENDEES

WORKSHOPS

1,072 TOTAL ATTENDEES

1073

254

290

187

170

193

45

96

171

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155

42 206

143

158

CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference Virtual Experience

ODSS Best Practices Conference

New Principals Assistance Program

Advanced School Finance

Treasurers and Encumbrance Clerks

School Finance Boot Camps

TEACHER LEADER EFFECTIVENESS (TLE)

926 TOTAL

ATTENDEES

OASA Legislative Conference

OAESP Mid-Winter Conference

Principal & Superintendent Certification Exam Preparation

School Law Day

Creating Uplifting Classrooms

Number Crunches: Calculating your score on the Oklahoma School Report Card

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81

574

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Tulsa Model New Administrator 2-Day Training

Tulsa Model Recertification Training

OASSP/ OMLEA Conference

Women in School Leadership Forum

Finding Solutions for Trauma-Informed Practice

State Revenue & The Budgeting Process

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Early Career Superintendent Deep Dive

McREL New Administrator 2-Day Training

Tulsa Model Recertification Training

PRESTIGIOUS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT OSIG is dedicated solely to providing insurance coverage for Oklahoma schools.

OSIG provides competitive insurance pricing, the broadest coverage available, stabilization of costs and excellence in underwriting and claims service. OSIG is owned by the membership and governed by active Oklahoma superintendents.

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MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS During 2019-2020, the CCOSA Marketing & Communications team supported five associations’ efforts, including marketing conferences, professional development trainings and workshops, membership and networking. The entire CCOSA team was presented with incredibly unique communication challenges in March 2020 when COVID-19 began. To help with this, the communication team launched a new resources website so staff and members could quickly and easily share information and resources.

CCOSA’s most important forms of communication quickly became Constant Contact emails and Zoom meetings.

In just a few short months, the team sent more than 200 emails communicating real time updates and support to members regarding the pandemic.

In addition, the team continued managing Better Schools Magazine. During this time frame, the publication was sent to an average of 2,961 people and readers spent over six minutes on each issue.

The Marketing and Communications team also managed the process of finalizing and implementing a new, modernized CCOSA logo. The logo features five shields, each representing one of the five umbrella associations

During this time CCOSA also made the difficult decision to move the CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference 2020 to a virtual event platform. Attendance at the new virtual event was nearly 1,100.

The communications team worked with production partner factor 110 to manage more than 80 virtual breakout sessions and nearly 50 virtual exhibit booths, all delivered through the event app Whova.

The CCOSA team also provided marketing and communication assistance to sponsors to ensure their products and services were promoted to members, and assisted with the communication needs of schools across the state. This consultation was especially important during the pandemic to support schools’ communication efforts in communicating remote learning, among other topics.

Throught the year, the team developed a number of marketing materials designed to inform, support and enhance all of CCOSA’s work. Most materials were developed in multiple versions in order to cross promote and communicate between email, social media and print pieces.

PRESTIGIOUS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT For more than 30 years, the Barlow firm has provided administrative management and consultant services to hundreds of Oklahoma Public School districts.

Areas of expertise include collective bargaining resolution, federal programs, grants, principal mentoring, student advocacy programs and child nutrition.

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CCOSA STAFF

DR. PAM DEERING CCOSA Executive Director OASA Executive Director

GLEN ABSHERE OAESP Executive Director (Effective January 2020)

CYNDA KOLAR Business Manager

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DERALD GLOVER OASA Assistant Executive Director

WILLIAM D. PARKER OASSP & OMLEA Executive Director

DR. GRACIE BRANCH OAESP Executive Director (Executive Director through October 2019)

ANDREA KUNKEL General Counsel ODSS Executive Director

DR. JEANENE BARNETT Education Policy and Research Analyst/TLE Director

ELYSE MAXWELL Director of Marketing and Communications

LYNNE WHITE OAESP Executive Assistant/TLE Coordinator

MCKENZIE LUMRY OASA Executive Assistant

LAURA CRABTREE ODSS Executive Assistant / Membership Coordinator

CHARLOTTE MURPHY CEC & OASSP/OMLEA Executive Assistant

ERIN TABBERER Marketing and Communication Coord.

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