State: Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Your Guide to Data and Services for Oklahoma
SREB works with Oklahoma policymakers, colleges and schools to help them improve education. From this page, find independent, accurate data, reliable best practices and ways to share scarce resources.
Oklahoma Members of the Board
Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma, Oklahoma
City, ex officio (2027)
Chad Caldwell, State Representative, Enid
(2026)
Jennifer Monies, Managing Partner,
Growth, Saxum, Oklahoma City (2025)
Adam Pugh, State Senator, Edmond (2024)
Keith Sinor, Superintendent, Tuttle Public
Schools, Tuttle (2027)
(Appointments to the Board are made by the Governor. Terms
expire June 30 of the specified year.)
Oklahoma Members of the Legislative Advisory Council
Chad Caldwell, State Representative, Enid
Adam Pugh, State Senator, Edmond
Attract, Develop and Retain a Sustainable Teacher Workforce
Recommendations from the RAISE: Oklahoma Educator Roundtable
SREB has supported two roundtables
in Oklahoma.
Educators from nine school districts in Oklahoma who received a U.S. Department of Education Supporting Effective Educator Development grant formed the RAISE: OK Roundtable of Educators to work together to research and discuss how to help address the teacher shortage crisis in the state. The roundtable met in-person and virtually from November 2023 to September 2024 with the aid of SREB and produced the recommendation report.
OKLAHOMA
Faculty Diversity by Rank
These state profiles examine the racial and ethnic makeup of college faculty by rank at various institution types. The data compare Black, Hispanic, and white faculty at two-year and technical colleges, public four-year institutions and private four-year institutions.
Oklahoma: School Improvement Services
The Southern Regional Education Board works with educators and state and district education agency personnel in Oklahoma and nationwide to provide support for continuous school improvement, rigorous curricula and instructional practices, teacher induction, professional development and instructional coaching services, technical assistance and program evaluation.
Find out what services are available for Oklahoma districts and schools in this PDF.
Oklahoma: An Early Path
An Early Path covers data and policies for each SREB state in Pre-K, elementary and middle grades in 2023. The reports also highlight important demographic data. These are SREB’s 11th progress reports to states on educational progress and the final set for the 2020 Challenge to Lead Goals. Each state report provides comparable data so states can see how they relate to one another, the SREB region and the nation.
OKLAHOMA: FINDING A PATH
Finding a Path covers data and policies for each SREB state’s progress in high school, postsecondary and the workforce. Watch for reports on birth to middle grades in 2023. These are SREB’s 10th biennial reports to states on educational progress and the final set for the 2020 Challenge to Lead Goals. They provide comparable data so states can see how they relate to one another, the Southern region and the nation. New this year: sections on the K-12 teacher and postsecondary workforces.
Oklahoma: Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace
Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace is the seventh biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB’s Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student achievement, high school graduation, college completion and workforce readiness.
Oklahoma Featured Facts
from the SREB Fact Book on Higher Education
Oklahoma-specific data on population, demographic, education attainment, enrollment, graduation rates, workforce, tuition, debt, funding, faculty salaries and more.
Oklahoma
Student and Faculty Diversity
These state profiles compare the demographics of college faculty and the general and college student populations in each SREB state. The data compare the percentage of Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and white students with the percentage of faculty in those groups at two-year and technical colleges, public four-year institutions and private four-year institutions.
Oklahoma
College Affordability Profile
To help policymakers assess and improve college affordability in their states, SREB provides tailored reports on the policies, programs and prices that drive affordability. Each member-state profile details net price at different types of institutions, state financial aid based on need or other factors, student borrowing, and percentage of family income needed to pay for college at different income levels.
Oklahoma
2020 State Workforce Outlook
Data on how automation and the COVID-19 pandemic will affect Oklahoma’s workforce.
Oklahoma: A Turning Point
A Turning Point is the ninth biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB’s Challenge to Lead goals for education. The 2020 report focuses on Charting a Course to 2030 — evaluating how well states are preparing their workforces for the future economy. Each customized state report documents advancement on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student achievement, high school graduation, college completion and workforce readiness.
Oklahoma Educator Supply and Demand Network
Recommendation Report
In 2019, the Oklahoma State Department of Education, under the direction of Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, convened a roundtable of K-12 and higher education practitioners to form the Oklahoma Educator Supply and Demand Network. The group was tasked with recommending improvements for preparing teacher candidates and better supporting new teachers in Oklahoma public schools.
Shared-Time Technology Centers
A Study of Six State Funding Systems
Students need learning experiences connected with the world of work to equip them to enter the workforce and secure good jobs. This report provides an overview of funding for career and technical education and a detailed look at CTE funding models in Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West Virginia. Produced by SREB for the Kentucky Career and Technical Education Task Force, it also offers considerations for actions to improve CTE.
Oklahoma: A Decade of Progress
This report outlines a decade of the state’s progress toward meeting SREB’s Challenge to Lead education goals. Data on key education measures for each of the 12 goals are presented, with commentary that puts the information in a regional and national context. The lead figures on each page also are available as PowerPoint slides at http://www.sreb.org/index.html
Oklahoma: Looking Closer
Looking Closer is the eighth biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB’s Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student achievement, high school graduation, college completion and workforce readiness.
We partnered with leaders and educators from three school districts in Oklahoma to find out what happens when teachers are actually the ones behind the steering wheel. Here’s what we learned about empowering teachers to lead their own professional development.Oklahoma’s Promise Program Performance Review
At the request of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, SREB conducted a review of Oklahoma’s Promise program in late 2017 and early 2018. This report summarizes findings and offers seven recommendations.
Case Study: Piedmont High School
Raising Rigor and Expectations
Piedmont High School is a high-achieving school with a 2015 graduation rate of 99 percent. This case study details how the school used the High Schools That Work design to put in place the building blocks to foster a culture of continuous improvement to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed.
