THIS SCHOOL YEAR. KYLIE JOINS US LIVE. AND JUST LIKE STUDENTS, TEACHERS TOO HAVE WORRIES AHEAD OF THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TODAY, PRESIDENT OF THE OKLAHOMA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION TOLD ME TEACHERS ARE CONCERNED WITH THE LACK OF SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FROM THE TOP DOWN. THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW. DO THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR THEIR CLASSROOMS OR THEIR SCHOOL SITES? DO THEY HAVE SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND ARE THEY BEING TARGETED? THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES. OKLAHOMA TEACHERS ARE FACING. THIS SCHOOL YEAR. ACCORDING TO THE OKLAHOMA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, THE STATE’S LARGEST TEACHERS UNION. BEFORE THE SCHOOL, BELL RINGS, OKLAHOMA TEACHERS ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THAT IS THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, THE RESPECT THAT THEY GET, NOT BEING TARGETED BY OTHER AGENTS, STATE AGENCIES, BUT MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT THEIR COMMUNITY HAS THEIR BACK, THAT SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS TO. WHEN I SAY ONE VOICE, THEY SAY FIRST CHOICE OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS THEY’RE DOING THAT BY IMPROVING GAPS IN READING AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL. THIS YEAR, ALL 31 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL INCLUDE CURRICULUM FROM THE WIDA EXAM, A TEST TYPICALLY REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE. WE USE THE RUBRICS FOR THE WRITING PORTION OF THAT EXAM, AND BEGAN TO INCORPORATE THOSE IN OUR ELA CURRICULUM AT SEVERAL SITES, AND WHAT WE BEGAN TO NOTICE WAS, AS STUDENTS BEGIN TO WRITE, THEY BEGIN TO UTILIZE THOSE SKILLS THAT WE TEACH IN READING. AND WE KNOW THAT NATIONALLY, WE HAVE A CRISIS AND OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT LEARNING TO READ AND LEARNING TO LOVE, TO READ AND SO WE ARE COMMITTED AS A TEAM IN OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ENSURING WE ARE TEACHING THE SCIENCE OF READING, BUT WE’RE ALSO COMMITTED TO ENSURING WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GROW IN THEIR LOVE FOR READING. THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS NEXT TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH.
Oklahoma teachers facing challenges going into new school year
Just like students, teachers have worries, too, ahead of the first day of school
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Updated: 11:58 AM CDT Aug 10, 2024
Just like students, teachers have worries, too, ahead of the first day of school.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.On Friday, the president of the Oklahoma Education Association told KOCO 5 that teachers are concerned about a lack of support and resources from the top down.“Their concerns right now are do they have the resources for their classroom or school sites? Do they have safety and security? And are they being targeted,” said Katherine Bishop, president of the Oklahoma Education Association.>> Download the KOCO 5 appBefore the bell rings, teachers are asking for your support.“That is the community support, the respect that they get, not being targeted by other state agencies. Making sure they know the community has their back,” Bishop said.Oklahoma City Public Schools said they’re doing that by improving gaps in reading at the elementary school level.All 31 elementary schools will include curriculum from the World-class Instructional Design and Assessment, or WIDA, exam, a test typically required for students learning English as a second language.“We use the rubrics for the writing portions for our exam and began to incorporate those into our ELA curriculum at several sites,” said Shaun Ross, secondary executive director for Oklahoma City Public Schools. “What we began to notice was as students began to write, they began to utilize those skills that we teach in reading.”“We know that nationally, we have a crisis in our students not learning to read and learning to love to read. We are committed as a team at OKCPS that we are teaching the science of reading and ensure our students have an opportunity to learn to love to read,” said Laura McGee, the senior executive director of elementary and leadership for Oklahoma City Public Schools.The first day of school for Oklahoma City Public Schools is Aug. 13.Top HeadlinesAre you a Cash App user? You may be eligible for a piece of this $15 million settlementOklahoma City church officials express grief over deaths of three members in Sundance Airport plane crashOCPD: Person dead, two hospitalized after shooting at apartment complex near SpencerNew details in murder, crime spree across Oklahoma CityNew call to impeach Ryan Walters after some school districts not receiving safety funds
OKLAHOMA CITY — Just like students, teachers have worries, too, ahead of the first day of school.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
On Friday, the president of the Oklahoma Education Association told KOCO 5 that teachers are concerned about a lack of support and resources from the top down.
“Their concerns right now are do they have the resources for their classroom or school sites? Do they have safety and security? And are they being targeted,” said Katherine Bishop, president of the Oklahoma Education Association.
>> Download the KOCO 5 app
Before the bell rings, teachers are asking for your support.
“That is the community support, the respect that they get, not being targeted by other state agencies. Making sure they know the community has their back,” Bishop said.
Oklahoma City Public Schools said they’re doing that by improving gaps in reading at the elementary school level.
All 31 elementary schools will include curriculum from the World-class Instructional Design and Assessment, or WIDA, exam, a test typically required for students learning English as a second language.
“We use the rubrics for the writing portions for our exam and began to incorporate those into our ELA curriculum at several sites,” said Shaun Ross, secondary executive director for Oklahoma City Public Schools. “What we began to notice was as students began to write, they began to utilize those skills that we teach in reading.”
“We know that nationally, we have a crisis in our students not learning to read and learning to love to read. We are committed as a team at OKCPS that we are teaching the science of reading and ensure our students have an opportunity to learn to love to read,” said Laura McGee, the senior executive director of elementary and leadership for Oklahoma City Public Schools.
The first day of school for Oklahoma City Public Schools is Aug. 13.
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