Tulsa Area Community Schools Initiative (TACSI)

04/17/2015

In the news:
This article features a testimony given by Katrina Kickbush, a teacher from a community school in Baltimore, as she urges the House education committee to expand the community schools model to provide a range of services to students and families.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/02/07/teacher-tells-congress-we-simply-cannot-ignore-the-stunning-impact-of-income-inequality-and-high-child-poverty/

She urges that legislators attempting to rewrite No Child Left Behind provide sufficient resources to educators and students through a reform model known as community schools.

04/09/2015

Congratulations McClure Elementary on your new Teaching Garden! We are excited that students will learn responsibility and healthy habits! Thanks to T.D. Williamson for the generous opportunity for our students!
http://www.newson6.com/story/28749308/tulsa-elementary-school-dedicates-new-teaching-garden?utm_medium=social%20media&utm_source=community%20relations&hootPostID=e4f9cabb80fc62ae036b0cce490d4140

Students at Tulsa's McClure Elementary School got to play in the dirt Tuesday as part of a lesson on healthy eating.

04/09/2015

Community schools contain a network of integrated opportunities and supports that give students and their families tools they need to learn and grow. TACSI believes these integrated student supports can help close educational achievement gaps and increase opportunity for Tulsa’s children.

04/08/2015

Jesse Olea, student from our community school Cooper Elementary, shares some creative wisdom "Unlock your possibilities with your imagination because there is no limit to being yourself"

04/07/2015

So proud of Christina Starzl Mendoza and her hard work at TACSI!

We are so happy to announce our inaugural class of Women of the Year! They are: Rhonda Bear, Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, Shelley Cadamy, Dr. Pauline B. Harris, Dr. Kirsten Havig, Dr. Brenda Lloyd-Jones, Alicia Latimer, Christina Starzl Mendoza, Mimi Tarrash and Mayor Kathy Taylor.

These 10 women were selected for their dedication to creating a more equitable future for Tulsa, and we can't wait to share their stories with you! Visit http://tinyurl.com/YWCAWomen for more information on these incredible women.

04/01/2015

Dr. Karen Mapp, from Harvard University, talks about the essential ingredients for successful schools...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO2dZsshoMg

Dr. Karen Mapp, Lecturer on Education and Harvard University, talks about the recipe for school improvement. The five ingredients are: 1. School leadership 2...

03/27/2015

TACSI is very excited about this upcoming lecture by Diane Levin, Ph.D. at the OU-Tulsa Schusterman Learning Center. Please join us on April 9th at 6:30 to hear a wonderful speaker!

03/24/2015

This morning we are reading up on McAuliff's student-led newspaper! Very informative...
http://www.unionps.org/filesSite/The_Challenger_McAuliffe_News.pdf

03/24/2015

Partner Spotlight: Tulsa Symphony

We are so thankful for the Tulsa symphony musicians and the time they spend in our community schools working toward youth development! Click here to read more about their harmony project: http://www.tulsasymphony.org/harmony-project

03/21/2015

Meet our promotora team! These promotoras serve as liaisons between their neighborhood, schools, and other community-based organizations as part of the Power of Families project. These incredible women are advocates, educators, mentors, outreach workers, and role models.

03/19/2015

Ellen Galinsky and the team at Mind in the Making have enumerated the 7 essential life skills that every child needs. Check out those key skills here: http://www.mindinthemaking.org/7-essential-skills/ #

The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs Children need this skill in order to achieve their goals, especially in a world that is filled with distractions and information overload. It involves paying attention, remembering the rules, thinking flexibly and exercising self control. Perspecti…

03/11/2015

Within TACSI, we believe in the power of families. Read an overview of our Power of Families Project which is building a neighborhood network of support to help families learn about their child’s social-emotional development, physical/motor development, and pre-literacy and language development.