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KEEPING PEOPLE CONNECTED THROUGHOUT A PANDEMIC

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WORDS FROM THE DIRECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN CCOSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ABOUT CCOSA ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR SPONSORS FINANCES MEMBERSHIP DISTRICT LEVEL SERVICES & MBP CCOSA STAFF OASA & OARSA OASSP OMLEA OAESP ODSS LEGISLATIVE & PAC UPDATES PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FEDERAL PROGRAMS MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS PRESTIGIOUS PARTNER SPOTLIGHTS

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WORDS FROM THE DIRECTOR DEAR CCOSA MEMBERS,

DR. PAM DEERING CCOSA/OASA Executive Director

We celebrate you, as school leaders, for shouldering the burdens of the pandemic for kids safety and learning during the end of 2019-20 and into the 2020-21 school year. Who would have imagined the changes that we have all seen and made as a result of the virus?

At CCOSA, we had to totally rethink how we delivered services to you as our members.

We are proud to have continued connecting people despite the pandemic. Our people are what make CCOSA so strong!

Despite the challenges presented, membership grew!

Thank you for staying with us, your professional association.

Once again, we started the 2020-21 year with interim studies even in the pandemic. Virtual meetings became the new meeting norm. CCOSA members volunteered their expertise to present innovative and creative programs occurring in schools. Meetings with key legislators before and during the session provided insight into their priorities and allowed us to communicate our goals and priorities. Even with our efforts, the effects of the pandemic, with limited access to legislators and meetings at the state capitol, along with the politics at the national level, common education in the state faced more mandates and funding issues.

CCOSA continued to stand firm on several key issues including opposing the diversion of state money to non-public/private schools, supporting more funding, and holding tough on virtual charter accountability and transparency. We will continue with these key goals and priorities to protect public education.

During the year, we launched a campaign entitled “Public Schools: The Heart of the Community” with the message that our districts must begin with grassroots support of public education with their parents and community to be truly effective with legislators and to hold them accountable in the support of public education. We will be continuing this effort into the 2021-22 school year.

Professional learning looked a lot different than in the past because of the effects of the pandemic on in-person meetings and social distancing for health safety. We introduced new communication events that included: ■■ Weekly

OASA Touch Bases meetings with members that included more than 4,000 attendees throughout the year.

Connects became an on-the-fly hot topic webinar series that lasted only an hour for members to tune into a conversation on federal funding, student counts, and many others.

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conference was offered in a hybrid format for the first time, when previously in 2019-20 the meeting was fully virtual due to the pandemic.

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professional learning was offered virtually to continue services and meet members’ needs including TLE and McREL Training.

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Program cohort webinars in addition to Student Accounting and Indian Education cohort continued to help build expertise in our districts as new opportunities for service.

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Federal Funds webinars helped members learn more about the use of the new federal CARES Act pandemic funding relief for schools and generated significant additional sponsorships.

Sponsorships continue to grow as a result of CCOSA’s strength of programs and advocacy, along with continued marketing and communication efforts. CCOSA’s legacy sponsors sustained and grew this year. We are grateful to them and to our new sponsors for supporting CCOSA’s mission, which is to promote quality administrative leadership for Oklahoma schools through professional development, legislation, and member services.

A special thanks goes to the CCOSA Executive Committee members who are: Justin Mann, Dr. April Grace, Kyle Reynolds, Dusty Throckmorton, David Beiler, Jonathan Atchley, Robb Mills, Donna Boles, Ashley Hoggatt, Melisa Kifer, Teresa Golden, and Dr. Gregg Garn. They not only worked through the tough challenges in their professional roles, but they also stayed strong in leading CCOSA. The CCOSA office team demonstrated courage, tenacity, and perseverance through the year as the office shifted from in-person to virtual to hybrid and back with the goal of staying safe AND serving our members. What a great team!

This Annual Report reflects a summary of the many hours of thought and work to make all of the events and activities happen as seamlessly as possible. During this year, we have celebrated successes and mourned losses of colleagues and friends. We are excited about future projects that will continue to build CCOSA as a value to you.

Membership is important to keep the support of public education at the forefront of discussions as we fight against using public money for private school interests and other bad policy that seeks to take away local board of education control. We continue to say and we truly believe that we are “Stronger Together” in support of public education.

Sincerely,

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Dr. Pam Deering CCOSA/OASA Executive Director

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Principal Leadership program for mentoring and coaching was piloted with full intentions to open to all members in 2021-22.

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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 stakeholders in the working goals and objectives of CCOSA.

CCOSA.ORG

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

GOAL:

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.

and increase use of technology for promotion of CCOSA programs and advocacy.

OBJECTIVE: Develop

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate

OBJECTIVE: Establish

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

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.

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

a comprehensive marketing and advertising campaign.

GOAL:

Develop a policy platform and initiatives that will elect propublic education officials and adequately support them to make informed decisions which benefit students and their public schools.

OBJECTIVE: Create a mechanism to educate 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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CCOSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2020–2021

JUSTIN MANN

KYLE REYNOLDS

DUSTY THROCKMORTON

ROBB MILLS

DONNA BOLES

DAVID BEILER

JONATHAN ATCHLEY OMLEA President Principal, Irving MS Norman Public Schools

OMLEA President-Elect Principal, Waller MS Enid Public Schools

OAESP President Principal, Perkins-Tryon IES Perkins-Tryon Public Schools

ASHLEY HOGGATT

MELISA KIFER

TERESA GOLDEN

DR. GREGG GARN

OAESP President-Elect Principal, Kirkland ES Putnam City Public Schools

ODSS President Special Services Director Stillwater Public Schools

OASA President-Elect Superintendent Woodward Public Schools

OASSP President Assistant Principal, Guthrie HS Guthrie Public Schools

CCOSA Vice Chairperson OASA President Superintendent Shawnee Public Schools

OASSP President-Elect Principal, Jenks HS Jenks Public Schools

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DR. APRIL GRACE

CCOSA Chairperson OMLEA President Principal, Washington MS Washington Public Schools

ODSS President-Elect Special Services Director Kingston Public Schools

Higher Education Liaison University of Oklahoma

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ABOUT CCOSA

ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR

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

OUR HISTORY 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).

OKLAHOMA PUBLIC EDUCATION

FAST FACTS

509 31 6 694,116 42,859

DR. APRIL GRACE OASA Supt. of the Year Superintendent Shawnee Public Schools

MARK LEA

OAESP Principal of the Year Principal, Stilwell ES Stilwell Public Schools

JENNIFER PATTERSON OASSP Assistant Principal of the Year Asst. Principal, Waller MS Enid Public Schools

DR. LISA MULLER

OASA Asst. Supt./Central Office Admin. of the Year Associate Superintendent Jenks Public Schools

MELISSA BARLOW

OASSP High School Principal of the Year Principal, Yukon HS Yukon Public Schools

LAURA BULLOCK

OMLEA Middle-Level Principal of the Year Principal, Idabel MS Idabel Public Schools

TRADITIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS

CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICTS

VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOLS

STUDENTS

TEACHERS

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DR. KAREN WILSON

ODSS Special Services Director of the Year Executive Director of Student Services Mustang Public Schools

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS KATHY DUNN

Former Midwest City / Del City Public Schools Assistant Superintendent

BRET TOWNE

Former Edmond Public Schools Superintendent

BARBARA ELLIS

Former Lawton Public Schools Assistant Superintendent

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS PRESTIGIOUS

AMERICAN FIDELITY

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GROWING LEADERS

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FINANCES REVENUES

33.48% 28.82% 19.70% 10.76% 7.24%

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

EXPENSES

51.72%

EMPLOYEE SALARIES/ BENEFITS

26.50%

WORKSHOPS/ PROGRAMS/MEMBER SERVICES

10.31% 8.44% 2.63% 0.39% CCOSA.ORG

OFFICE OPERATIONS/ SUPPLIES/TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCES MISC. EXEC. COMMITTEE/ DIRECTORS’ EXPENSES

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MEMBERSHIP

1.2%

Active membership increased by 1.2 percent in fiscal year 2020-2021.

180 156

The largest increase of membership year over year was in ODSS from 156 to 180, a 15 percent increase.

13.2%

CCOSA also saw a notable increase in OASA Central Office Staff members, from 243 to 275, a 13.2 percent increase year over year.

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

66 88

BUSINESS ASSOCIATES UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATES

160 180

OARSA

ODSS

749 OASA

37 ASSOCIATES

474 275

SUPERINTENDENTS

CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF

8 ASSOCIATES

375

OMLEA/OASSP MEMBERS

811

OASSP

5 ASSOCIATES

785 OAESP

151

OMLEA/OAESP MEMBERS

9 ASSOCIATES

2,685

INDIVIDUAL ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP

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2,898 TOTAL MEMBERSHIP

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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

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IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR, THE PROGRAM HAD 36 MEMBERS. NOW IN YEAR FIVE, THERE ARE 65 DISTRICT LEVEL SERVICES MEMBERS. WHILE THIS IS A DECREASE FROM FY19-20, WE DID HAVE FOUR NEW MEMBER DISTRICTS AND RETAINED OVER 78 PERCENT OF DISTRICT MEMBERS YEAR OVER YEAR. IN FY20-21, CCOSA IMPLEMENTED FEDERAL PROGRAMS CONSULTATIONS TO HELP SUPPORT DISTRICTS AS FEDERAL ESSER FUNDING WAS RELEASED.

MUTUAL BENEVOLENCE PLAN The Mutual Benevolence Plan (MBP) had 16 deaths in the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year.

With 1,433 members at year end, the average payout per death was $12,712.

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CCOSA STAFF

DR. PAM DEERING

CCOSA Executive Director OASA Executive Director

GLEN ABSHERE

OAESP Executive Director

KATHY DUNN

Director of Professional Learning for State and Federal Programs

CHARLOTTE MURPHY CEC & OASSP/OMLEA Executive Assistant

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DERALD GLOVER

WILLIAM D. PARKER

ANDREA KUNKEL

DR. JEANENE BARNETT

ELYSE MAXWELL

CYNDA KOLAR

OASA Assistant Executive Director

CCOSA General Counsel ODSS Executive Director

Director of Marketing and Communications

LYNNE WHITE

OAESP Executive Assistant/TLE Coordinator

OASSP & OMLEA Executive Director

Education Policy and Research Analyst/TLE Director

Business Manager

LAURA CRABTREE

Membership Coordinator/ ODSS Executive Assistant

HOLLIANN BURNETT OASA/Marketing & Communications Executive Assistant

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OASA

275 749 CENTRAL 474 MEMBERS OFFICE SUPTS. STAFF

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HIGHLIGHTS 2020–2021 ■■ As

Oklahoma schools entered the second school year with COVID protocols in place, a concerted effort was made to make CCOSA a “hub” for communication for school administrators. Weekly “OASA Touch Bases” Zoom meetings continued, hosting as many as 250 attendees, and were consistently over 100 attendees. It became the go-to source for information for most administrators, as it gave them time to discuss openly and share ideas.

allowed administrators to invite their entire leadership team to participate. Just as schools had to provide seamless instruction during the pandemic, OASA had to provide First Year Superintendent Academy meetings, Finance Bootcamps, legislative briefings, and board meetings all via Zoom. The OASA Legislative Conference was a hybrid event, as was the annual CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference.

To complement the discussion forum of the “Touch Bases” Zooms, CCOSA also hosted CCOSA Connects Zoom meetings periodically during lunch. OASA was instrumental in providing meaningful programming ideas for these meetings. CCOSA Connects was designed with less discussion and more timely content. These sessions

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Dr. April Grace Superintendent Shawnee Public Schools

Vice-President: Dr. Matt Posey Superintendent Oilton Public Schools

President-Elect: Kyle Reynolds Superintendent Woodward Public Schools

Past President: Dr. Don Raleigh Superintendent Pryor Public Schools

all of these challenges, OASA services increased with the addition of Kathy Dunn as the Federal Programs Consultant. This position came at a perfect time as schools were navigating the complicated ESSER Federal Funding requirements. Membership has increased, as well as districts participating in the CCOSA District Level Services program.

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D16: Mike Martin Superintendent Pauls Valley Public Schools D17: Lee Northcutt Superintendent Caddo Public Schools D18: Dr. Beatrice Butler Superintendent Wilburton Public Schools D19: Doug Brown Superintendent Idabel Public Schools D20: Tony Hancock Superintendent Caddo Kiowa Tech Center AASA Governing Board Office 1: Dr. John Cox Superintendent Peggs Public School AASA Governing Board Office 2: Dr. Melonie Hau Superintendent Newcastle Public Schools AASA Executive Committee: Max Tanner Superintendent Oologah-Talala Public Schools At-large Member: Jim Parrish Executive Director Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma At-large Member: Cecilia Robinson-Woods Superintendent Millwood Public Schools Advisory: Dr. Keith Ballard OU-Tulsa Campus Dr. Sharon Lease Mid-America Christian University Dr. Kent Shellenberger Southern Nazarene University

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REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES D1: Bret Rider Superintendent Guymon Public Schools D2: Dale Spradlin Superintendent Buffalo Public Schools D3: Dr. Darrell Floyd Superintendent Enid Public Schools D4: Shelley Arrott Superintendent Ponca City Public Schools D5: Sherry Durkee Superintendent Sand Springs Public Schools D6: Jeremy Hogan Superintendent Miami Public Schools D7: Dr. Rick Cobb Superintendent Mid-Del Public Schools D8: Dr. Jeff Taylor Superintendent Pretty Water Public Schools D9: Randy Davenport Superintendent Holdenville Public Schools D10: Randy Harris Superintendent Wagoner Public Schools D11: Geri Gilstrap Superintendent Stilwell Public Schools D12: Jeff Daugherty Superintendent Merritt Public Schools D13: Chad Hance Superintendent Cache Public Schools D14: Jerime Parker Superintendent Amber-Pocasset Public Schools D15: George Coffman Superintendent Marlow Public Schools

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OASA DISTRICT BOUNDARIES District 1 Beaver, Cimarron & Texas Counties District 2 Alfalfa, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Major, Woods & Woodward Counties District 3 Blaine, Grant, Garfield, Kingfisher & Logan Counties District 4 Kay, Noble, Osage, Pawnee & Payne Counties District 5 Tulsa & Washington Counties District 6 Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa & Rogers Counties District 7 Cleveland & Oklahoma Counties

District 8 Creek, Lincoln & Okfuskee Counties District 9 Hughes, Pottawatomie & Seminole Counties District 10 McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee & Wagoner Counties District 11 Adair, Cherokee & Sequoyah Counties District 12 Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills & Washita Counties District 13 Comanche, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa & Tillman Counties District 14 Caddo, Canadian & Grady Counties

District 15 Cotton, Jefferson & Stephens Counties District 16 Carter, Garvin, Love, McClain & Murray Counties District 17 Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Johnston, Marshall & Pontotoc Counties District 18 Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore & Pittsburg Counties District 19 Choctaw, McCurtain & Pushmataha Counties District 20 All Career Tech Administrators

OARSA 160

MEMBERS

Membership in the Oklahoma Association of Retired School Administrators (OARSA) is open to any person who has retired from school administration or educational service.

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OASSP

811 MEMBERS

375 OMLEA

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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.

HIGHLIGHTS 2020–2021 ■■Last school year, OASSP served 811 secondary members across Oklahoma. The pandemic required our association meetings to pivot virtually. Even as principals sought-out new schedules and interventions for serving students on and off campus, our members met via Zoom to discuss their plans and outreach to families. 2020-2021 OASSP President Dusty Throckmorton hosted meetings with principals as well as represented secondary leaders during CCOSA Executive Committee Meetings.

■■Throughout first semester, we also pivoted our New Principals Academy to online sessions with 59 participants.

OASSP Executive Director Will Parker also completed training with NAESP to become a nationally certified principal coach. He and OAESP Executive Director Glen Abshere piloted a new professional development offering on Principal Coaching that will be offered during the 2021-2022 school year.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Dusty Throckmorton Guthrie High School Guthrie Public Schools President-Elect: David Beiler Jenks High School Jenks Public Schools Past President: Kimberly Coody Glenpool High School Glenpool Public Schools NASSP Coordinator: Chris LeGrande Guthrie High School Guthrie Public Schools Assistant POY: Eric Fox Jenks High School Jenks Public Schools Middle School POY: Kyle Hilterbran Clinton Middle School Clinton Public Schools High School POY: Chris LeGrande Guthrie High School Guthrie Public Schools OASSP/OMLEA Executive Director: Will Parker CCOSA OASSP/OMLEA Executive Assistant: Charlotte Murphy CCOSA

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of the Year state winners were recognized by the National Association of Secondary School Principals including Yukon High School Principal and Oklahoma High School Principal of the Year Melissa Barlow and Waller Middle School, Enid PS, Assistant Principal and Oklahoma Assistant Principal of the Year Jennifer Patterson.

■■Finally, OASSP participated along with OAESP in the first year of TeleLEAD, an online meeting for case studies concerning school principals. The TeleLEAD ECHO is a partnership of CCOSA, OSU Center for Health Sciences Project ECHO and OSU-Tulsa. TeleLEAD provides opportunities for school principals to learn from one another, share best practices and collaborate on issues facing Oklahoma schools.

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES #1 Jason Schreiner Goodwell High School Goodwell Public Schools #2 Ron Sunderland Woodward High School Woodward Public Schools #3 Dr. Dalana Hawkins Ponca City High School Ponca City Public Schools #4 Jerry Burnett Perkins-Tryon Middle School Perkins-Tryon Public Schools #5A Scott Kiker Collinsville High School Collinsville Public Schools and Mark Officer Owasso High School Owasso Public Schools #5B LaDonna Chancellor Bartlesville High School Bartlesville Public Schools #6 Tina “Michelle” Gibson Vinita High School Vinita Public Schools #7 Robert Kreutz Grove High School Grove Public Schools #8 Michael Higgins Hammon High School Hammon Public Schools #9 Todd Overstreet Kingfisher High School Kingfisher Public Schools #10 Steve Anderson Mannford High School Mannford Public Schools #11 Buck Ewton Morris High School Morris Public Schools

#12 Steven Goss Keys High School Keys Public Schools #13 Melissa Barlow Yukon High School Yukon Public Schools #14A Anthony “Tony” Rose Edmond Memorial High School Edmond Public Schools #14B Stephanie Williams Exec. Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Norman Public Schools #15 Justin MacDonald North Rock Creek Middle School North Rock Creek Public Schools #16 Marshall Brence Pansy Kidd Middle School Poteau Public Schools #17 Randy Biggs Frederick High School Frederick Public Schools #18 Kevin Kelly Duncan High School Duncan Public Schools #19 Justin Kana Healdton High School Healdton Public Schools #20 Terry Painter Latta Middle School Latta Public Schools #21 Kevin Robinson Calera High School Calera Public Schools #22 Laura Bullock Idabel Middle School Idabel Public Schools

University Consultants: Dr. William Frick University of Oklahoma Dr. Stephoni Case Southern Nazarene University Oklahoma State Department of Education: Dr. Shelly Ellis Deputy Superintendent of Student Supports State Coordinator for Oklahoma Association of National Honor Society (OANHS): Leslie Frazier Retired Member Business Consultant: Jan Barrick CEO Alpha Plus, Oklahoma City Career Technology Consultant: Kerry Sitton Tulsa Technology Center, Owasso

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OASSP REGIONS BY COUNTY Region 1 Beaver, Cimarron, Texas Region 2 Harper, Woods, Ellis, Woodward, Major Region 3 Alfalfa, Grant, Kay, Garfield, Noble Region 4 Osage, Pawnee, Payne Region 5A Tulsa Public Schools & rest of Tulsa County except Broken Arrow School District Region 5B Broken Arrow School District & Washington County Region 6 Nowata, Craig, Ottawa Region 7 Rogers, Mayes, Delaware Region 8 Dewey, Roger Mills, Custer, Beckham, Washita Region 9 Blaine, Kingfisher, Logan Region 10 Lincoln, Creek, Okfuskee Region 11 Wagoner, Okmulgee, Muskogee, McIntosh Region 12 Cherokee, Adair, Sequoyah Region 13 Caddo, Canadian, Grady, McClain Region 14A Oklahoma County, inclusive of Bethany, Deer Creek, Luther, Edmond, Millwood, Mustang, OKC, Putnam City & Western Heights Region 14B Oklahoma and Cleveland Counties that include: Harrah, Jones, Choctaw-Nicoma Park, Lexington, Little Axe, Midwest City-Del City, Moore, Noble & Norman Region 15 Pottawatomie, Seminole, Hughes Region 16 Pittsburg, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore Region 17 Harmon, Greer, Kiowa, Jackson, Tillman Region 18 Comanche, Stephens, Cotton, Jefferson Region 19 Garvin, Murray, Carter, Love Region 20 Pontotoc, Coal, Atoka Region 21 Johnston, Marshall, Bryan Region 22 Pushmataha, McCurtain, Choctaw

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526 MEMBERS

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.

HIGHLIGHTS 2020–2021 ■■ In

FY 2020-2021, OMLEA served 526 members with virtual meetings held throughout the summer and fall semester as principals pivoted to new offerings during the pandemic. 2020-2021 OMLEA President Jonathan Atchley hosted meetings as well as represented middle-level leaders during CCOSA Executive Committee Meetings.

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the cancellation of our annual state conference and the national conference moving online, our Middle-Level Principal of the Year Laura Bullock was recognized during the CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference in June 2021.

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also represented during our first year of TeleLEAD, an online meeting for case studies concerning principal practice. Jenks High School Associate Principal Eric Fox and Norman Public Schools’ Stephanie Williams, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion represented middle-level and secondary principals as part of the hub team. The TeleLEAD ECHO is a partnership of CCOSA, OSU Center for Health Sciences Project ECHO and OSU-Tulsa. TeleLEAD provides opportunities for school principals to learn from one another, share best practices and collaborate on issues facing Oklahoma schools.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Jonathan Atchley Irving Middle School Norman President-Elect: Robb Mills Waller Middle School Enid Past-President: Justin Mann Washington Middle School Southeast: Marshall Brence Pansy Kidd Middle School Poteau Northeast: John Potter Pryor Middle School

OKC Area: Kenny Ward Oklahoma City Public Schools James Werchan Harrah Junior High School Tulsa Area: Alton Lusk Owasso 8th Grade Center Kate Creekmore Bixby 9th Grade Center Northwest: Kyle Hilterbran Clinton Middle School Southwest: Christy McIntyre Duncan Middle School

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OAESP

785 MEMBERS

1 51 OMLEA

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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 2020–2021 ■■ Mark

Lea was recognized as the 2021 OAESP Administrator of the Year. He is the principal at Stilwell Grade School, Stilwell Public Schools. Reuben Bellows, Principal of Earl Harris Elementary School, Bethany Public Schools was named the 2021 Principal of Excellence. Bill Pierce, principal of Surrey Hills Elementary School, Yukon Public Schools was honored as the 2021 James Burnett Distinguished Principal.

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held its annual Mid-Winter Conference on February 10, 2021 at the Edmond Conference Center. The conference was held in a hybrid format. Dr. Joe Sanfelippo, Superintendent of Fall Creek, WI was the keynote speaker.

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re-branded New Principals Academy had 55 participants in a virtual format.

■■ OAESP

Executive Director, Glen Abshere and OASSP/OMLEA Executive Director, Will Parker completed nine-month national certification programs to become NAESP Nationally Certified Principal Mentors.

■■ TeleLEAD,

a partnership of CCOSA, OSU Center for Health Sciences Project ECHO and OSU-Tulsa kicked off on Oct. 7, 2020. OAESP, OASSP, and OMLEA participated in the first year of TeleLEAD that meets twice a month. Each session focused on a real-life case study in the life of a principal and a short didactic.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Donna Boles Principal, Perkins-Tryon ES Perkins-Tryon Public Schools President-Elect: Ashley Hoggatt Principal, Kirkland ES Putnam City Public Schools Past President: Josh Pierce Mannford Lower ES Mannford Public Schools

NAESP State Representativeesentative/Federal Relations Officer: Julie Bloss Principal, Grove Early Childhood Center Grove Public Schools Higher Education Representativeesentative: Dr. John Jones University of Oklahoma

TULSA AREA OKC AREA SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST

Retired Members: Sherri Brown and Marci Brueggen

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Katie Brister, SE Representative Silo ES Silo Public Schools Cathey Bugg, OKC Area Representative Heritage ES Edmond Public Schools Tara Burnett, NW Representative Highland Park ES Woodward Public Schools Hailey Crow, Lawton Area Representative Whittier ES Lawton Public Schools Melissa Ferguson, SE Representative Coleman Public Schools Supt./Principal Coleman Public Schools Terri Hamilton, SW Representative Altus ES Altus Public Schools

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Michelle Lewis, OKC Area Representative Thelma Parks ES OKC Public Schools Traci Newell, SW Representative Elgin ES Elgin Public Schools Lindy Risenhoover, Tulsa Area Representative Southeast ES Jenks Public Schools Andrea Sifers, NE Representative Ft. Gibson Intermediate School Ft. Gibson Public Schools Janalyn Taylor, NW Representative Nance ES Clinton Public Schools Kevin Wade, NE Representative Alexander ES Commerce Public Schools

OAESP DISTRICTS BY COUNTY NORTHWEST Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Grant, Harper, Kay, Kingfisher, Major, Noble, Payne, Texas, Woods, Woodward SOUTHWEST Beckham, Caddo, Commanche, Cotton, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Roger Mills, Stephens, Tillman, Washita NORTHEAST Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Sequoyah, Wagoner, Washington

TULSA Creek, Tulsa SOUTHEAST Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston, Love, Marshall, McClain, McCurtain, Murray, Okfuskee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Seminole OKC Canadian, Cleveland, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma

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ODSS

180

MEMBERS

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HIGHLIGHTS 2020–2021 ODSS quickly understood what its members needed during the 2020-21 school year. They needed more from their association, and they needed the best we could possibly provide.

■■Both the U.S. Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Department of Education issued a flurry of guidance documents during the summer of 2020 and the school year that followed. ODSS’ national affiliate – the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) – put on frequent webinars and released sample forms and procedures to support its members.

Many, many other organizations also weighed in with information to help special education administrators through the pandemic. ODSS went through this information and guidance for its members to identify and interpret the relevant information they needed. In addition, ODSS Executive Director and director-members met many times with personnel from OSDE’s Special Education Services section to debate the meaning of guidance language, discuss specific director concerns and negotiate ways to simplify procedures and documents to ease the load on special education teachers, related services providers and other staff members.

■■ODSS recognized that its members not only needed information promptly, but also needed multiple opportunities to get it. Instead of holding initial member meetings in September – its usual schedule - ODSS held three virtual “Keep in Touch” meetings in July and two in August. Instead of in-person area meetings, ODSS held monthly virtual meetings open to all directors.

After each meeting, it emailed the recording and meeting materials to all who wanted it. This practice opened the meetings to directors – many of whom were also teachers - who had never been able to attend before. ODSS learned how important it will continue to be to offer a virtual meeting option and to share recordings with those who have no other way to get the information.

■■ODSS continued to operate TeleSPED ECHO, a collaboration among CCOSA/ODSS, OSU Center for Health Sciences Project ECHO and OSU-Tulsa. These sessions presented another way for directors and others to understand pandemic-related and more general special education issues. At each session the TeleSPED team presented a real-life case posed by a director or other school administrator. Because so many of the cases focused on challenging

student behavior, they provided a good roadmap for school personnel trying to understand evidencebased processes to address behavior issues. TeleSPED had a total of 1,080 participants over its 14 sessions – an average of 77 per session.

■■In ODSS’ eighth year operating the First-Year Special Education Directors Project with OSDE’s Special Education Services section, 43 new directors participated. ODSS presented four virtual meetings and two webinars for the new directors, and assigned each new director an experienced director mentor with at least three years’ experience to work with them throughout the school year.

Turnover among special education directors continues to be high, and the First-Year Project helps beginning directors develop their knowledge and understanding of the job within a community of support.

■■Finally, ODSS experienced a record active membership year! We’re so proud of our wonderful members, their hard work, creativity and diligence. There’s no other group like ODSS.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Melisa Kifer Director of Special Services Stillwater Public Schools President-Elect: Teresa Golden Director of Special Services Kingston Public Schools Past President: Tracy Mootry Special Services Director Inola Public Schools 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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Sherri Coats, Southeast Leader Director of Special Services Byng Public Schools Rachelle English, Northeast Representative Director of Special Services Stilwell Public Schools Kody Strader, Northwest Representative Special Education Director Fairview Public Schools Testing Coordinator Cimarron Valley Testing Cooperative Lori McCoy, Southeast Representative Special Services Director Durant Public Schools 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 Schools Katherine Stufflebeam, At-large Representative Director of Special Services Sapulpa Public Schools Andrea Kunkel, ODSS Executive Director & CCOSA General Counsel

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATES It was a busy legislative session, with a flurry of activity that began before session opened and remained the same through sine die, May 27, 2021.

Much of this activity did not result in something that Oklahoma public schools have been wanting or needing. The Governor did lay out his education “reform” agenda very clearly in his state of the state address, and both chambers quickly pushed his priority bills through with little analysis or input: education funding “reform” (HB 2078) that supposedly will result in funding following the student and Open Transfers (SB 783).

SB 793: OPEN TRANSFERS SB 783 requires each school district board of education to adopt an open transfer policy for the school district which specifies its criteria and standards for approval of transfers of students who do not reside in the district.

Additional details include: ■■ Transfer

requests can be denied for lack of capacity based on grade level for each school site within a school district (defined in local policy), excessive absences (ten or more unexcused within a semester), and discipline (as described in current law).

HB 2078: FUNDING FORMULA CHANGE HB 2078 changed the basis for state aid funding. Instead of using the highest weighted average daily membership from the current year or two prior years, districts can use only the highest weighted average daily membership from the current year or prior year. This new mode of calculating school funding goes into effect in FY2022-2023

■■ Local

board of education must develop a policy by January 1, 2022 to address reasons for denying.

■■ Each quarter, the local board shall

It also changed the percentage allowed for General Fund Balance: Total Amount of General Fund Collections, Excluding Previous Year Cash Surplus as of June 30

Amount of General Fund Balance Allowed

Less than $1,000,000

40% 48%

$1,000,000 — $2,999,999

35% 42%

$3,000,000 — $3,999,999

30% 36%

$4,000,000 — $4,999,999

25% 30%

$5,000,000 — $5,999,999

20% 24%

$6,000,000 — $7,999,999

18%

22%

$8,000,000 — $9,999,999

16%

19%

$10,000,000 or more

14%

17%

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capacity,

■■ publish

the capacity study in a prominent place on the website, and

■■ notify

the State Department of Education (SDE).

■■ If

a transfer request is denied, parents can appeal the local board of education’s decision through the state board of education.

■■ SB

793 repealed all emergency transfer language, effective upon the Governor’s signature (March 31, 2021), which created some issues for schools.

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE UPDATES The CCOSA Executive Committee also oversees the PAC and met quarterly throughout 2020-2021. During the year, the PAC: ■■ Reviewed

interim study involvement from CCOSA members and staff experts

■■ Discussed

the importance of upcoming elections in November, 2022, including the state superintendent race since Superintendent Hofmeister is term limited

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■■ Supported

work on proactive legislation

■■ Opposed

legislation that would negatively impact our students and our schools

■■ Celebrated

successes in legislation

■■ After

many have requested it, CCOSA members are now able to make automatic monthly recurring contributions to the CCOSA PAC as a way to help members spread out donations in a budget-friendly way and serve as a way for us to grow the education PAC to a level that can make a difference in the important upcoming election cycle. ■

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LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS THE BUDGET

TAX CREDITS

BUILDING FUND

The final state budget, thankfully, reflected an understanding that even though public schools have received a tremendous increase in federal funding, there should not be a cut in state services as schools take care of student needs during the pandemic.

SB 1080 was another bill that became entangled with the budgeting process.

SB 1080 passed despite CCOSA’s strong opposition to expanding the amount of public funds going to pay for private school tuition. It increased the tax credit cap to $50 million ($25 million public and $25 million private schools) under the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act. The current cap is $5 million.

SB 229 represents a great piece of good news for building fund equity in Oklahoma. For the first time ever, the State Building Equalization Fund (Redbud) has a dedicated funding stream. SB 229, the Redbud School Funding Act for the State Public Common School Building Equalization Fund, apportions a certain amount of income tax dollars to the State Public Common School Building Equalization Fund that can then be used to provide building funds to traditional public schools as well as public charter schools, but excluding virtual charter schools.

We are so grateful for the hard work of the Legislature this year to restore financial losses that resulted from FY21 cuts and to increase funds to the FY22 education budget.

The following two bills were the primary vehicles for Oklahoma’s FY2022 Budget: HB 2900 created the Budget Implementation Act of 2021 and SB 1067 appropriated funds (lineitem) to the State Board of Education.

Some highlights include: ■■ $110

million to restore cuts taken from the State Aid Formula last year ■■ $26 million to trigger K-1st classsize mandates ■■ $27 million additional funds for science textbooks ■■ $8 million additional to the School Activities Fund HB 2900 also appropriated $109,000,000 for the Ad Valorem Reimbursement Fund.

TAX CUTS Although the Senate originally was very clear that they had no appetite for Speaker McCall’s budget cuts that passed easily out of the House, those tax cuts eventually passed and became law. HB 2960 reduces the corporate income tax from 6% to 4% beginning FY22. This is projected to be a $53.9 million decrease in income tax collections for FY22 and a $110.2 million decrease per year for FY23 and future years. HB 2962 cuts the individual income tax from 5% to 4.75% beginning FY22. This is projected to be an $83.1 million decrease in income tax collections for FY22 and a $236.7 million decrease per year for FY23 and future years.

The Total Fiscal Impact is projected to be $346.9 million annually.

The Redbud School Funding Act is projected to create a multimilliondollar dedicated funding stream, generated from marijuana retail sales, for school building-related needs that would benefit more than 300 traditional school districts and charter schools that receive little or no building fund revenue.

OTHER LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES Legislators also responded to CCOSA’s requests for greater flexibility for teacher candidates (through HB 1796 providing OSAT flexibility for advanced degrees, HB 2329 allowing certification exception for teacher candidates who are deaf, HB 2748 creating an alternative certification path for early childhood and elementary education) and for streamlining professional development requirements (through HB 1593 removing the “every year” requirement for four professional developments and HB 2749 strengthening RSA professional development opportunities). We appreciate House Common Education Chair Rhonda Baker for reaching out to CCOSA for discussion and guidance on positive legislation. SB 267, authored by Senate Education Vice Chair Dewayne Pemberton, allows districts to hire retired educators (if they have been retired for a year or longer) at a negotiated CCOSA.ORG

salary. All of these bills represent big celebrations for CCOSA, our members, and their school communities.

HB 2966 represents a place for us to start in 2021-2022 to continue Virtual Charter School Accountability. HB 2966 would increase transparency and accountability for virtual charter schools, in particular as it relates to Education Management Organizations (EMOs). HB 2966 addresses some of the key provisions from the State Auditor and Inspector’s recommendations in the Epic Charter Schools audit and responds to the concerns spelled out in the multicounty Grand Jury’s Interim Report investigating Epic and allegations of mismanagement of public funds.

HB 2966 passed overwhelmingly in the House although the Senate did not hear the bill before adjournment, May 27, 2021. It will be dormant and ready to go in the next session or the content could be built into

a new bill with a similar goal for transparency and accountability.

In 2020-2021, CCOSA encouraged its members to continue to share their stories because the stories that we tell each other shape our world. Our members who are Oklahoma public school leaders were encouraged to be prepared at a moment’s notice to talk about their school to a community member, business representative, reporter, and legislator — because we know that Oklahoma public schools have many positive stories.

We just have to be ready to share all of the positive opportunities happening in our public schools.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage this past year, Oklahoma local public schools demonstrated what has always been the case: Oklahoma public schools constitute the best choice for Oklahoma families because they represent places where students are safe, loved, and challenged.

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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ATTENDANCE

3,916

TOTAL ATTENDEES IN FY 2020-2021 CONFERENCES

1,326 ATTENDEES

WORKSHOPS

961

ATTENDEES

256

975

95

59 288

160

29 13

120

103 80

School Law Day

OASA Legislative Conference

New Principals Academy

Treasurers and Encumbrance Clerks

School Finance Boot Camps

CCOSA Virtual Conference

Principal & Superintendent Certification Exam Preparation

Creating Uplifting Classrooms

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OAESP Mid-Winter Conference

State Revenue Finance

Early Career Superintendent Deep Dive

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First Year Superintendents

Reaching and Teaching Children Exposed to Trauma

TEACHER LEADER EFFECTIVENESS (TLE)

1,629 ATTENDEES

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198

68

1,322

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Tulsa Model New Administrator 2-Day Training

Tulsa Model Recertification Training

McREL New Administrator 2-Day Training

Tulsa Model Recertification Training

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FEDERAL PROGRAMS As Oklahoma schools were reeling at the prospect of school closures and educating our students in the grips of a global pandemic, CCOSA offered to be a virtual host for a small group of OKC area Federal Programs Directors. The collaborative network of educators met weekly to share knowledge and best practices related to how federal programs could support the new challenges brought by distance learning.

With the influx of ESSER COVID Relief funds came more federal guidance, required applications, and spending plans. The Federal Programs and EL Consortium grew to a statewide collaborative network of 302 people working together to know the guidance for all federal programs as well as the new ESSER funds, with the goal of maximizing the impact of the funds on Oklahoma students’ success.

Seeing the value of Oklahoma educators working together in the Federal Programs and EL Consortium inspired two other groups to reach out to CCOSA to also lead consortiums for managers and directors of Student Accounting and Indian Education programs.

BY THE NUMBERS CCOSA’s participation in the collaborative consortium work includes:

302

FEDERAL PROGRAMS & EL CONSORTIUM PARTICIPANTS

142

INDIAN EDUCATION PARTICIPANTS CONSORTIUM

32

TRIBAL LEADER PARTICIPANTS

59

STUDENT ACCOUNTING CONSORTIUM PARTICIPANTS

11

STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LEADERS

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TOTAL NUMBER OF CONSORTIUM MEETINGS

4,372

A great deal of the work of the consortiums in 2020-2021 centered around educating children during a pandemic, including managing the COVID Relief funding packages allocated by Congress. The ESSER funds came in three waves with the primary requirements of mitigating the spread of COVID-19 while filling learning gaps resulting from regular schooling being interrupted by quarantines and school closures.

ESSER FUNDING IN OKLAHOMA April 2020 CARES Act ESSER I $160.9M for PK-12 schools January 2021 CCRSA ESSER II $665M for PK-12 schools March 2021 ARP ESSER III $1.5B for PK-12 schools

CCOSA’s Director of Professional Learning for State and Federal Programs continued to provide leadership for schools in innovative uses of ESSER funds and regular Federal Programs to best meet the needs of Oklahoma students through the work of the consortiums, Federal Programs Boot Camps, and consultation with CCOSA’s member schools participating in District Level Services. Our goal at CCOSA is to inform our member districts of laws that govern our work and best practices that elevate our schools to achieve maximum funding and ultimately maximum student success.

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS IN ALL FEDERAL PROGRAMS MEETINGS DURING FY 2020-2021

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MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS During 2020-2021, CCOSA continued to expand and improve upon marketing and communication practices. The most visible of these improvements came by way of a new CCOSA website, made possible through a partnership with school website provider Finalsite. The new website launched June 30, 2021 and provides modernized capabilities for communicating with members, sponsors and exhibitors.

During 2020-2021, CCOSA also launched its webinar series CCOSA Connects, where members have the opportunity to learn about a hot topic during a one-hour, lunchtime webinar. Topics for these ranged from maximizing student counts to COVID liability and the Families First Act. In its inaugural year, CCOSA Connects garnered more than 1,200 attendees.

Also in June 2021, CCOSA hosted its first hybrid Summer Leadership Conference. In order to fulfill contractual obligations to the Embassy Suites in Norman and to provide the safest possible event, CCOSA provided the conference through a mix of in person and live streamed speakers. Though the conference looked much different from a typical year, CCOSA’s goal was to provide an opportunity for administrators, speakers and exhibitors to gather together safely once again.

In early FY2020-2021, in response to the successful all-virtual 2020 CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference, CCOSA also put in place a revenue sharing partnership with production company factor 110 and virtual event

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app provider Whova. This partnership allowed CCOSA event experts to support others as they began planning virtual events during the pandemic.

To continue with the momentum of providing professional development in new ways, CCOSA began work on a Learning Management System (LMS) with Apptegy. This partnership will provide coursework through the LMS in 2021-2022.

CCOSA marketing also onboarded the most new sponsors the organization has seen in recent years and implemented a sponsorship benefit accountability tracking system in order to provide better customer service to sponsors.

CCOSA marketing also kicked off a new messaging campaign entitled Local Public Schools: the Heart of the Community.

This campaign launched with a video featuring Oklahoma schools and is intended to help tell the story of local public schools as districts meet with legislators and stakeholders in their communities.

Better Schools Magazine continued this year featuring our most popular issue ever on Student Counts in September 2020. Readership increased yet again from the previous fiscal year, showing a more than 194 percent increase between FY2019-2020 and FY2020-2021.

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