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CCOSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WORDS FROM THE DIRECTOR ABOUT ADMINISTRATORSSPONSORSCCOSA OF THE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN DISTRICTMEMBERSHIPFINANCESLEVEL SERVICES OASA & OARSA OASSPOAESP & PANDEMICODSSHIGHLIGHTSOMLEARESPONSE TIMELINE LEGISLATIVE AND ADVOCACY UPDATES PROFESSIONAL LEARNING MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS CCOSA STAFF2322212018171614131211109876543
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ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 3CCOSA.ORG CCOSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2019–2020 TRACY MOOTRY ODSS President Special Services Director Inola Public Schools MELISA KIFER ODSS President-Elect Special Services Director Stillwater Public Schools DR. GREGG GARN Sr. Assoc. Vice Provost of Digital Learning University of Oklahoma DONNA BOLES OAESP Perkins-TryonPerkins-TryonPrincipalPresident-ElectIESPublicSchools DUSTY THROCKMORTON OASSP GuthrieGuthrieAssistantPresident-ElectPrincipalHighSchoolPublicSchools JONATHAN ATCHLEY OMLEAPrincipalPresident-Elect Irving Middle School Norman Public Schools JOSH PIERCE OAESP MannfordElementaryMannfordPrincipalPresidentLowerSchoolPublicSchools KIM COODY OASSP GlenpoolGlenpoolPrincipalPresidentHighSchoolPublicSchools JUSTIN MANN CCOSA Vice Chairperson OMLEAPrincipalPresident Del Crest Middle School Midwest City-Del City Public Schools DR. DON RALEIGH OASA PryorSuperintendentPresidentPublicSchools DR. APRIL GRACE OASA ShawneeSuperintendentPresident-ElectPublicSchools CHRIS LeGRANDE CCOSA Chairperson OASSP Past GuthrieGuthriePrincipalPresidentHighSchoolPublicSchools
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.
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. This invitation for CCOSA to participate in interim studies further showcases the value we have at the Capitol. Legislators are coming to us for expert 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.
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.
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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!
CCOSA/OASADr.Sincerely,PamDeeringExecutive Director DR. PAM DEERING ExecutiveCCOSA/OASADirector
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.
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!
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CCOSA’s mission is to promote quality administrative leadership for Oklahoma schools through professional development, legislation and member services
ABOUT CCOSA
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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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ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 6 CCOSA.ORG SCHOLASTIC RENAISSANCE BARLOW PRESTIGIOUS CORYELL ROOFING CONSTRUCTIONAND OSIG OSAG THANK YOU TO SPONSORSOUR GOLD BUYBOARD EDGENUITY EDMENTUM FINANCIALHORIZONSERVICES OPSUCA SILVER ISTATION OG&E RED SKY KERR3CONSTRUCTORS/ARCHITECTS BRONZE ADVANCED ALPHASYSTEMSCOPIERPLUSSYSTEMSARCHITECTSINPARTNERSHIP BOKBANCFIRSTFINANCIALSECURITIESCCRCERTIFIEDCOMMERCIALRESTORATION CMS WILLOWBROOK THE COLLEGE FAMILYEDUSKILLSBOARDHERITAGE FORECAST 5 ANALYTICS LEARNINGINTERNATIONALSCIENCESLIFETOUCH
ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 7CCOSA.ORG ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR LYNN SCHROEDER ODSS SequoyahDirectorOutstandingoftheYearPublicSchools COREY HOLLAND OASA SuperintendentAssistantofthe Year Cache Public Schools DR. ROBERT ROMINES OASA MooreofSuperintendenttheYearPublicSchools DR. JIM McCHAREN Former administrator in Choctaw KARL WHITE Former administrator in Enid DR. CLARK OGILVIE Former administrator in Owasso VICKI WILSON OAESP Principal of the Year Homer Elementary School Byng Public Schools KYLE HILTERBRAN OMLEA Middle Level Principal of the Year Clinton Middle School Clinton Public Schools ERIC FOX OASSP Assistant Principal of the Year Jenks High School Jenks Public Schools CHRIS LeGRANDE OASSP High School Principal of the Year Guthrie High School Guthrie Public Schools LIFETIMEAWARDACHIEVEMENTRECIPIENTS
OBJECTIVE: Enrich CCOSA staff culture through systematic professional development and leadership positioning in Oklahoma.
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.
OBJECTIVE: Increase the participation of outside stakeholders in the working goals and objectives of CCOSA. 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.
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.
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.
STRATEGIC PLAN
OBJECTIVE: Develop a comprehensive marketing and advertising campaign.
OBJECTIVE: Create and disseminate positive messaging which encompasses our core beliefs regarding the transformative power of public education.
OBJECTIVE: Increase membership and engagement through a comprehensive examination of current member benefits and evaluation of impact of membership services.
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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: Engage the board of CCOSA and its sub-organizations in meaningful ways regarding our organization and its impact on the future of public education.
GOAL: 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.
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.
VISION
OBJECTIVE: Create a mechanism to educate and inform policy makers to make sound decisions that benefit students and enhance the work of educators.
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9 ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 CCOSA.ORG REVENUES CCOSA MEMBERSHIP MISC.SPONSORSHIPSPARTNERSHIPS/CONFERENCESMEMBERWORKSHOPS/PROGRAMS/DUESSERVICES48.17%33.32%29.21%24.64%6.54%6.28%25.44%9.43%8.58%5.79%2.59% EXPENSES EMPLOYEE SALARIES/ DIRECTORSEXECMISC.CONFERENCESSUPPLIES/TECHNOLOGYOFFICEMEMBERWORKSHOPS/BENEFITSSERVICESOPERATIONS/.COMMITTEE/EXPENSES
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ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 10 CCOSA.ORG MEMBERSHIP Full, active CCOSA membership increased by 1.6 percent between 2018-192019-20.and The largest increase of membership year over year was in OASSP from 789 to 819, an almost 4 percent increase. During the categoryCCOSAmembership2019-2020year,introducedanewofmembership: OASA Central Office Staff. This change resulted in 243 Central Office Staff members. 2,858 TOTAL 819789 2431.6% 819 OASSP206 ASSOCIATE 243 CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF MEMBERS 800 OAESP 159 OARSA 526 OMLEA 718 OASA 156 ODSS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
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members accounted for 259 of the MBP membership, while OkACTE members accounted for 915 of the membership. 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. STUDENTS15499ORLESS STUDENTS26500TO1,499 STUDENTS281,500TO4,999 STUDENTS5,0007TO9,999 STUDENTS10,0002TO24,999 MEMBERS BY ADM CONSULTINGSERVICESCCOSA FRAMEWORKSSCHOOLQUALITY
LEVEL SERVICES The CCOSA District Level Services Program offers expanded support and services to our members in the following areas: EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS AND FREE SERVICES FROM CCOSA PARTNERS PROFESSIONALLEARNING
Bret Rider, District 1 Assistant Superintendent Guymon Public Schools
Derald Glover, OASA Assistant Executive Director
6 5 8 1110 3 9 1814 12 7 17 19 13 16
OASA COUNTY
Dr. Don Raleigh, President PryorSuperintendentPublicSchools
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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• 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 Frame work which guides school CFOs in developing a comprehensive school budget.
HIGHLIGHTS
Dr. Beatrice Butler, District 18 WilburtonSuperintendentPublic Schools 4 2 1
• 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.
Geri Gilstrap, District 11 StilwellSuperintendentPublicSchools
Dr. Darrell Floyd, District 3 EnidSuperintendentPublicSchools Shelley Arrott, District 4 PoncaSuperintendentCityPublic Schools Sherry Durkee, District 5 SandSuperintendentSpringsPublic Schools Jeremy Hogan, District 6 MiamiSuperintendentPublicSchools
Chad Hance, District 13 CacheSuperintendentPublicSchools
Dr. Matt Posey, District 8 OiltonSuperintendentPublicSchools
Dr. Rick Cobb, District 7 Mid-DelSuperintendentPublicSchools
Max Tanner, AASA Executive Committee Oologah-TalalaSuperintendentPublic Schools
Doug Brown, District 19 IdabelSuperintendentPublicSchools
Mike Martin, District 16 PaulsSuperintendentValleyPublic Schools Todd Crabtree, District 17 ByngSuperintendentPublicSchools
2019–2020
Dr. Jason James, District 14 AlexSuperintendentPublicSchools George Coffman, District 15 MarlowSuperintendentPublicSchools
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
DISTRICTS BY
Dr. April Grace, President-Elect ShawneeSuperintendentPublic Schools
• Led off a strong advocacy season by hosting a successful OASA Legislative Conference
Dale Spradlin, District 2 BuffaloSuperintendentPublicSchools
Dusty Ricks, District 20 CenterMid-AmericaSuperintendentTechnology Melonie Hau, RepresentativeFederalOffice 2 NewcastleSuperintendentPublic Schools
Randy Davenport, District 9 HoldenvilleSuperintendentPublic Schools Randy Harris, District 10 WagonerSuperintendentPublic Schools
• Piloted using OARSA members to act as additional mentors for first year superintendents.
• Facilitated the CCOSA Instructional Leadership Framework training for small school and large school cohorts led by Bill Daggett’s ICLE team.
Kyle Reynolds, Vice-President WoodwardSuperintendentPublic Schools
OARSA 158 MEMBERS
ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 12 CCOSA.ORG OASA 718 MEMBERS (475 SUPERINTENDENTS / 243 CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF)
Dr. John Cox, Past President Federal Representative Office 1 PeggsSuperintendentPublicSchools
Dr. Keith Ballard, Advisory OU-Tulsa Campus Dr. Sharon Lease, Advisory Mid-America Christian University Dr. Kent AdvisoryShellenberger, Southern UniversityNazarene Dr. Pam Deering, CCOSA/ OASA Executive Director
Jeff Daugherty, District 12 MerrittSuperintendentPublicSchools
Josh Pierce, President Mannford Lower Elementary School
NORTHEASTTULSAAREASOUTHEAST
SOUTHWESTNORTHWEST
• 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.
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Camille Holt, Past-President Shattuck Elementary School
Katie Brister, SE Representative Silo Elementary School Silo Public Schools
Ashley Hoggatt, OKC Area Representative Kirkland Elementary School
Melissa Ferguson, SE Representative Coleman Public Schools Supt./ Principal Coleman Public Schools
Shattuck Public Schools
Andrea Sifers, NE Representative Fort Gibson Intermediate Elementary School Fort Gibson Public Schools
Carla Fry, NW Representative E.M. Trout Elementary School
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OKC AREA
OAESP DISTRICTS BY COUNTY
Mannford Public Schools
• 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 TraumaandCertificationPrincipal/Superintendenttrainings,workshopsFindingSolutionsforInformedStrategies.
OAESP 800 MEMBERS (156 OMLEA MEMBERS)
Donna Boles, President-Elect
Skeeter Sampler, State Rep./Federal Relations Officer/SW Representative Cache Intermediate Elementary School Cache Public Schools
HIGHLIGHTS 2019–2020
Janalyn Taylor, NW Representative Nance Elementary School Clinton Public Schools
Marci Brueggen, OARSA Representative Sherri Brown, OARSA Representative Dr. John Jones, University Representative University of Oklahoma Glen Abshere, OAESP Executive Director
Perkins-Tryon Public Schools
Perkins-Tryon Elementary School
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.
• The OAESP Mid-Winter Conference was held at the JanuaryTechnologyMoore-NormanCenteron31,2020with 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.
Ponca City Public Schools
• 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 PrincipalDistinguishedwasawarded to Molly Wilson, Centennial Elementary School, Mustang Public Schools.
Lana Welch, Lawton Area Representative Learning Tree Academy Lawton Public Schools
Lindy Risenhoover, Tulsa Area Representative Southeast Elementary School Jenks Public Schools
Kevin Wade, NE Representative Alexander Elementary School Commerce Public Schools
Angie Teas, Tulsa Area Representative Mark Twain Elementary School Tulsa Public Schools
Putnam City Public Schools
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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 TraumaandCertificationPrincipal/SuperintendentClassroomCenter’sofferings,professionalseveralOAESPAdditionally,Oklahoma.OASSPandpartneredtofacilitateCCOSAsponsoreddevelopmentincludingK20-CreatingUpliftingtrainings,workshopFindingSolutionsforInformedStrategies.
• With the announcement of the COVID-19 global pan demic, OASSP/OMLEA shift ed to weekly virtual meet ings for secondary/middle level administrators. Seven meetings were hosted via Zoom. Total member inter actions equaled 398, with an average of 56 members attending or viewing each session between March 2020 and June 2020.
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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526 MEMBERS
• Throughout fourOASSP/OMLEA2019-2020,hosted 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.
OMLEA
Dr. Scott Beck, OASSP/NASSP HS Principal of the Year Principal, Norman HS Norman Public Schools
OMLEA
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
Ms. Kate Creekmore, Tulsa Area Region Principal, Bixby 9th Grade Center Bixby Public Schools
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REGIONS BY COUNTY
Kevin Robinson, Region 21 Principal, Calera HS Calera Public Schools
Melissa Barlow, Region 13 Principal, Yukon HS Yukon Public Schools
Dalana Hawkins, Region 3 Assistant Principal, Ponca City HS Ponca City Public Schools
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Todd Overstreet, Region 9 Principal, Kingfisher HS Kingfisher Public Schools
Kimberly Fleak, Region 11 Principal, Muskogee HS Muskogee Public Schools
Kristy VanDorn, OASSP/OMLEA MS Principal of the Year Principal, Deer Creek MS Deer Creek Public Schools
OKC AREA
Mr. Jonathan Nantois, Tulsa Area Region Director Principal, Owasso 7th Grade Ctr. Owasso Public Schools
SOUTHWESTNORTHWEST
Ms. Christy McIntyre, SW Region Director Assistant Principal, Duncan MS Duncan Public Schools Will OMLEAParker,Executive Director
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Justin Kana, Region 19 Principal, Healdton HS Healdton Public Schools
OASSP
Eric Fox, Region 5A Associate Principal, Jenks HS Jenks Public Schools
Eliot Smith, OASSP Assistant Principal of the Year Assistant BartlesvilleBartlesvillePrincipal,HSPublicSchools Will Parker, OASSP Executive Director
Ead Simon, Region 20 Principal, Roff HS Roff Public Schools
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Michael Higgins, Region 8 Principal, Hammon HS Hammon Public Schools
Stephanie Williams, Region 14B Principal, Longfellow MS Norman Public Schools Justin RegionMacDonald,15 Principal, North Rock Creek Shawnee Public Schools
Tim Hightower, Region 18 Assistant Principal, Duncan HS Duncan Public Schools
Kerry Sitton, Career Technology Consultant Tulsa Technology Center
Kimberly PresidentCoody, Principal, Glenpool HS Glenpool Public Schools Dusty President-ElectThrockmorton, Assistant Principal, Guthrie HS Guthrie Public Schools
Dr. Cindy Koss, Oklahoma State Department of Education Deputy State Supt. of Academic Affairs
Chris OASSPLeGrande,PastPresident NASSP GuthriePrincipal,CoordinatorGuthrieHSPublicSchools
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Steve Anderson, Region 10 Principal, Mannford HS Mannford 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
NORTHEASTTULSAAREASOUTHEAST
Bobby Kreutz, Region 7 Assistant Principal, Grove HS Grove Public Schools
Leslie Frazier, OANHS Coordinator Principal, CowetaIntermediateCowetaHSPublicSchools
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Ron Sunderland, Region 2 Principal, Woodward HS Woodward Public Schools
Robert (Bo) Gamble, Region 4 Principal, Stillwater MS Stillwater Public Schools
Randy Biggs, Region 17 Principal, Frederick HS Frederick Public Schools
Laura Bullock, Region 22 Principal, Idabel MS Idabel Public Schools
Tony Rose, Region 14A Principal, Memorial HS Edmond Public Schools
Mickey Replogle, Region 5B Grade 12 Principal, Broken Arrow HS Broken Arrow Public Schools
Dr. William Frick, University Consultant University of Oklahoma Dr. Stephoni Case, University Consultant Southern Nazarene University
Michelle Gibson, Region 6 Principal, Vinita HS Vinita Public Schools
Vicki Bush, Region 12 Principal, Tahlequah HS Tahlequah Public Schools
Mr. Robb Mills, NW Region Director Principal, Waller MS Enid Public Schools
David Beiler, Region 5A Principal, Jenks HS Jenks Public Schools
Connie Miller, Region 1 Principal, Texhoma PS Texhoma Public Schools
Marshall Brence, Region 16 Principal, Pansy Kidd MS Poteau Public Schools
Jan Barrick, Business Consultant Alpha Plus Systems, Inc.
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• Attendees at the ODSS Best ConferencePractices 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 basednewly-learnedimplementevidence-strategies.
Rachelle English, Northeast Representative Director of Special Services Stilwell Public Schools
• 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.
Kody Strader, Northwest Representative Special Education Director Fairview Public Schools Testing CimarronCoordinatorValleyTesting Cooperative Teresa Golden, Southeast Representative Director of Special Services Kingston Public School
Mindy SouthwestHawthorne,Representative Director of Special Services Altus Public Schools
Lynn Schools
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Katherine Stufflebeam, At-large Representative Director of Special Services Sapulpa Public Schools
Amy Beams, At-large Representative Executive Director of Special Services Yukon Public Schools
• 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.
Sherri Coats, Southeast Leader Director of Special Services Byng Public Schools
Kifer, President-Elect Director of Special Services Stillwater Public Schools
Melisa
Andrea Kunkel, ODSS Executive Director & CCOSA General Counsel
Scott McCall, Legislative & Policy Liaison & Metro Leader Executive Director of Special PutnamServicesCityPublic Schools
COMMITTEE
Kari Ford, At-large Representative Director of Special Education Cheyenne Public School
Leslie Burnett, TADSS Leader Director of Special Services Pryor Public Schools
Mootry, President Special Services Director Inola Public Schools
Schroeder, Past President Federal Programs Director Sequoyah Public
Kim Elkington-Baxter, At-large Representative Director of Special Services McAlester Public Schools
EXECUTIVE
MARCH 25
First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Oklahoma (Tulsa).
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.
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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APRIL 22 Over haveadministratorseducators2,700andparticipatedinsituationupdates/touchbaseCCOSAmeetingssinceMarch25.
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LearningContinuousreleasesGuidanceDocument.
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CCOSAbeannualannouncesSummerLeadershipConferencewillheldvirtually.
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 associations begin situation update touch base Zoom calls for members.
spendingOklahomaapproveswaiversgrantingschoolsflexibilitywithcurrentfederalfunds.
The Honorable Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma, issues a Education’sofannouncedorder.safer-at-homeHealsosupporttheStateBoardofactiontocompletetheschoolyearinadistancelearningformat.
MARCH 20 OSDE requests a waiver accountabilityassessmentofandwiththeUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducation,andthethewaiverisaccepted.
Utah Jazz player tests positive after visiting an
metro-areaOKCschool.
The State Board of Education approves the closure of all Oklahoma in-person schools beginning March 17 through April 6.
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.
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MARCH 13 HofmeisterSuperintendentbeginshostingstatewideleaderscalls.
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Nearly 500 attendees listen in to TeleSPED, which pivoted to servicepandemic-relatedissuetopics
MARCH 30
Governor Stitt safer-at-homeextendsorder.
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MARCH 13
President Donald Trump declares theemergency.apandemiccoronavirusnational
OSDE releases a new resource to engage families and support distance learning during school closures. Governor Stitt toallowingexecutiveannouncesordersupportstaffbepaidduringtheseextraordinarytimes.
MARCH 27
AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki
CCOSA releases Blended Learning 2.0, which additionalimplementssupportasdistrictsprepareforanewschoolyear.
MARCH 16
The OSDE debuts Return to Learn, a framework for Oklahoma school districts as they plan for the 202021 school year.
MARCH 11
APRIL 1
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 receives approval from the USDA to continue free meal service to low-income children during the closures.
JUNE 3–4
CCOSA’s annual SummerbreakoutConferenceLeadershipgoesvirtual,offeringmorethan80sessionsamongtwodays.
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.
• 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.
LEGISLATIVE AND ADVOCACY UPDATES
DURING THE YEAR, THE PAC: Reviewed interim study
• 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.
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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.
OSAG is the largest provider of workers’ compensation services to Oklahoma public schools.
PRESTIGIOUS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
$110.8 MILLION FEWER DOLLARS TO COMMON EDUCATION IN FY21 4.59% LOSS IN THE STATE AID FORMULA
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.
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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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• 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.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2020
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
COMMITTEEPOLITICALACTIONUPDATES
21 ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 CCOSA.ORG PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ATTENDANCE 4,165 TOTAL ATTENDEES 1073 CCOSA VirtualLeadershipSummerConferenceExperience 187 ODSS Best ConferencePractices 254 OASA ConferenceLegislative 170 OAESP ConferenceMid-Winter 290 OASSP/ ConferenceOMLEA 193 Women in LeadershipSchoolForum 45 New AssistancePrincipalsProgram 23 Advanced School Finance 155 Treasurers EncumbranceandClerks 143 School Finance Boot Camps 96 Principal & PreparationCertificationSuperintendentExam 42 School Law Day 206 Creating ClassroomsUplifting 158 Number SchoolonCalculatingCrunches:yourscoretheOklahomaReportCard 171 Finding Solutions for PracticeTrauma-Informed 8 State Revenue & The ProcessBudgeting 25 Early DeepSuperintendentCareerDive CONFERENCES 2,167 ATTENDEESTOTAL WORKSHOPS 1,072 ATTENDEESTOTAL EFFECTIVENESSTEACHERLEADER(TLE) 926 ATTENDEESTOTAL 247 Tulsa Model 2-DayAdministratorNewTraining 574 Tulsa RecertificationModel Training 81 McREL New Administrator 2-Day Training 24 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.
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.
PRESTIGIOUS PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
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. 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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019–2020 23CCOSA.ORG CCOSA STAFF DR. PAM DEERING CCOSA Executive Director OASA Executive Director GLEN ABSHERE OAESP Executive Director (Effective January 2020) CYNDA KOLAR Business Manager CHARLOTTE MURPHY CEC & ExecutiveOASSP/OMLEAAssistant DERALD GLOVER OASA ExecutiveAssistantDirector ANDREA KUNKEL General Counsel ODSS Executive Director LYNNE WHITE OAESP Assistant/TLEExecutiveCoordinator ERIN TABBERER Marketing CommunicationandCoord. WILLIAM D. PARKER OASSP & OMLEA Executive Director DR. JEANENE BARNETT Education Policy and ResearchDirectorAnalyst/TLE MCKENZIE LUMRY OASA Executive Assistant DR. GRACIE BRANCH OAESP Executive Director (Executive Director through October 2019) ELYSE MAXWELL Director of Marketing and Communications LAURA CRABTREE ODSS Executive Assistant / Membership Coordinator
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