Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences

Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences
Location
3441 E. Archer Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74115-7458
United States
Information
Type Charter
Established 2001
Director Eric Doss
Principal Liesa Smith
Mascot Phoenix
Information (918) 828-7727
Grades 9-12
Website http://www.tsas.org/

The Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences, also known as "TSAS", is a public charter school serving grades 9-12 located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The TSAS mission is to provide a liberal arts, college preparatory curriculum through innovative teaching methods focused on developing the individual. Enrollment is approximately 275 students, and as a public charter school, accepts only students who reside within Tulsa Public Schools boundaries, when there are more applicants than can be accepted, a random lottery open to the public determines new pupils.[1]

TSAS was founded in 2001 as the city's first charter high school by a group of educators primarily from Tulsa's Memorial High School, it provides a college preparatory curriculum mixing liberal arts with sciences and mathematics.

Location

In 2012, TSAS Directors announced plans to move the school to the former Barnard Elementary School building located at 2324 East 17th Street. Throughout the summer of 2012, staff and volunteers helped clean and revamp the old building. School started August 15, 2012. On the morning of September 5, 2012, three weeks after school began, firefighters were called to the building. The building and nearly all of its contents were destroyed by fire. Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Keith Ballard made the decision to offer TSAS the former Sequoyah Elementary building located at 3441 E. Archer St.[2]

Academics

The curriculum at TSAS is rigorous and college preparatory. Advanced Placement classes are emphasized, and graduation requirements exceed the state’s requirements. In addition to its rigorous college prep environment, TSAS offers visual art, jazz band, orchestra, musical theatre, speech, debate and photography. The school year is divided into trimesters, and students take only five 70-minute classes per session.

References

  1. ↑ Sims, Ashli (2011-02-23). "Tulsa Charter School Holds Lottery For New Students". newson6.com. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  2. ↑ Eger, Andrea (2006-08-16). "Tulsa School Board: Magnet schools quotas tossed". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  3. ↑ Oklahoma 2010 ACT Results (PDF), Oklahoma State Department of Education, p. 19, retrieved 2011-08-07
  4. ↑ 2010 Academic Performance Index Oklahoma Public Schools (PDF), Oklahoma State Department of Education, p. 95, retrieved 2011-08-07

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