TPS Superintendent Recommends Distance Learning To Start, Board To Vote Monday

TPS Superintendent Recommends Distance Learning To Start Year, Board To Vote Monday

Monday, July 27th 2020, 9:38 pm

By: Erick Payne

TULSA, Okla. -

Tulsa Public Schools leaders will decide next week whether to start the semester on August 31 with online classes only.

TPS Superintendent Deborah Gist said she is recommending they begin with distance learning only for the first 9 weeks of school.

In a letter to families, Gist said they've worked closely with health professionals to monitor the pandemic. She said new guidance from the state department of education points to delaying a return to in-person learning.

The board is expected to vote on Monday.

Erick Payne

Erick Payne joined News On 6 in 2019. Erick is a native of Broken Arrow and he graduated from the University of Oklahoma after majoring in broadcast journalism with a minor in political science. While there, he worked for OU Nightly in several roles, incl