TPS Offers Tulsa A Chance To Say Goodbye To Closing Schools

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TULSA, Oklahoma -- Tulsa Public Schools is inviting former students, parents, and teachers of the 14 schools marked for closure to say goodbye one last time.

An open house is scheduled for Saturday May 21, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The schools will be open for alumni who want to take pictures or relive fond memories.

The Tulsa Public School Board voted to close the 14 schools in April. Project Schoolhouse is projected to save the district $5 million and eliminate approximately 6,000 empty seats.

04/21/2011 Related Story: 14 Tulsa Public Schools To Close Under Superintendent's Final Proposal

The following schools will be open for this final salute in their honor:

Chouteau, Roosevelt, Sandburg, Barnard, Cherokee, Alcott, Grimes and Addams elementary schools; Cleveland and Wilson middle schools; Tulsa Met-Franklin, Tulsa Met-Lombard; and ECDC-Bunche.