Skiatook Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Skiatook, Oklahoma.
It operates four schools: Skiatook Elementary, Skiatook Intermediate Elementary, Newman Middle School, and Skiatook High School.
Within Tulsa County, the district includes most of Skiatook.[1] It also includes all of Skiatook in Osage County.[2]
As of 2022[update] the school has Osage language as a class for world languages.[3]
History
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2024) |
Rick Thomas became the superintendent in 2011.[4]
In 2019 the district enacted a strategic plan.[5]
Rick Thomas was superintendent until July 1, 2022, when he retired.[4] Melissa Bush became the new superintendent on July 1, 2022.[6] Bush, who originated from Skiatook, continued the strategic plan.[5]
References
edit- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tulsa County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Osage County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Duty, Shannon Shaw (2022-09-30). "Awakening the Osage Language". Osage News. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ a b "Skiatook superintendent retiring after 39 years in public education". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ a b Haddaway, Art (2022-06-13). "Skiatook Superintendent Melissa Bush inspired by long-standing lineage of education". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Krehbiel-Burton, Leigh (2022-06-04). "Skiatook Public Schools hires new superintendent". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Skiatook Journal. Retrieved 2024-01-28.