July 25-31 #oklaed News Brief

July 25

The Oklahoman

• Lesson Plan: School districts describe path to reopening
• Putnam City to start school year virtually
• Driver accused in Moore High School students' deaths to face trial
  

Enid News & Eagle

• Editorial: State, local school boards make plans based on information at hand

Tahlequah Daily Press

• POLITICAL ROUNDUP: Parents have mixed feelings on kids returning to school‍

Ada News

• OSSAA executive director discusses 2020 fall sports
  

News 9

• Covering the Capitol: Back to school risks‍
  
  

July 26

The Oklahoman

• Virus creates challenges for future teachers

Duncan Banner

• Hefner invited to panel on preparing students for careers after school
  

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July 27

The Oklahoman

• Schools set plans, precautions for fall semester‍

Tulsa World

• 'Is it worth it?': Area teachers worry about returning to classrooms during height of pandemic uncertainty
• TPS to propose starting school year with 100% distance learning and graded work
• Tulsa Public Schools will start with 100% distance learning if board approves recommendation next week
• Bixby schools will have half of students in school at a time during first weeks of fall semester
  

Oklahoma Watch

• COVID-19 poses another challenge for schools: Air quality
  

Muskogee Now

• State pediatrics groups say Oklahoma schools shouldn't open in August

Enid News & Eagle

• Enid Public Schools cancels immunization clinics due to rise in COVID-19 cases
• Former EPS police chief sues district, superintendents in district court
  

Guymon Daily Herald

• Guymon School District requests input regarding mask requirements
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• TPS to start class Aug. 13, with new protocols in place
  

Daily Ardmoreite

• New school year prompts more virus concerns as new cases break one-day record
  

KFOR 4

• Health experts urging parents to get children vaccinated before returning to school
• Sunbeam Family Services passes out school supplies for grandparents raising grandchildren
  

KOCO 5

• Moore High School football team’s practice canceled after player tests positive for COVID-19
  

KSWO 7

• BACK TO LEARNING: Elgin Public Schools preparing for new school year
  

KTUL 8

• Oklahoma pediatric groups say schools shouldn't open in August
• Tulsa superintendent to recommend distance learning to start the school year

FOX 23

• Keeping kids safe: what’s next for Oklahoma high school sports
  

FOX 25

• Oklahoma has 5th worst school system in the nation, according to study
• Edmond Public Schools to host meeting discussing 2020-2021 reopening plan
• Schools address loss of learning

Public Radio Tulsa

• Some Oklahoma school districts thrown by lack of statewide policy on safely reopening
  

KOSU

• Epic Charter Schools becomes Oklahoma's largest school district‍
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July 28

The Oklahoman

• Point of View: America's families need more public charter schools
  

Tulsa World

• 20 quotes from Oklahoma educators on going back to school during a pandemic
  

McAlester News-Capital

• 'Trial run': McAlester Public Schools testing COVID-19 protocols in summer school
  

Lawton Constitution

• Elgin football shuts down for 2 weeks after assistant tests positive for COVID-19
  

Muskogee Phoenix

• Oklahoma pediatricians, family physicians outline recommendations for school reopening
  

Skiatook Journal

• TTCU announces donations to Skiatook area schools
  

Owasso Reporter

• TTCU Federal Credit Union donates $7,500 to Owasso Public Schools
  

Wagoner County American-Tribune

• Wagoner Schools plans Indian supply pickup
  

Norman Transcript

• Norman Public Schools releases more back-to-school details, including plans for positive tests
  

Enid News & Eagle

• EPS board votes to follow state COVID-19 recommendations
  

KJRH 2

• Green Country's three largest districts, state navigate back-to-school plans: 'A lot of families are really pleading for more information'
  

KFOR 4

• Epic Public Charter Schools sees big virtual school enrollment jump for virtual classes due to COVID-19
• Edmond school board reopening schools Aug. 20 with a hybrid, ‘blended’ model of learning
  

KOCO 5

• Edmond Public Schools to start school year Aug. 20 with blended learning model
  

News on 6

• Jenks Public Schools delays deadline for parents to decide best option
  

KSWO 7

• OK State Superintendent speaks to 7 News about upcoming school year
  

KTUL 8

• Some Oklahoma teachers choosing to retire early, rather than go back to school

News 9

• Edmond approves mask mandate ahead of Edmond Public Schools' back to school plans meeting
  

FOX 25

• Mustang to change nickname of marching band due to historical connotation
• New technology working to help Oklahoma school fight coronavirus
• Over 40,000 students enroll in EPIC Charter Schools

4029tv.com

• Spiro & Cameron Public Schools start next week, masks not required
  

Public Radio Tulsa

• Superintendent recommends Tulsa Public Schools begin year with no in-person instruction
  

Business Insider Australia

• Teacher unions across the US say they're 'extremely fearful' about in-person classes and demand states take more measures to keep them safe

July 29

The Oklahoman

• Mustang district says Nightrider nickname 'not reflective of band's mission'
• Edmond schools to reopen with split schedule
• Epic budgets $270 million in revenue, completes internal audit
  

Tulsa World

• Distance learning plan wouldn't prevent TPS athletics from continuing -- but coronavirus might
  

Miami News-Record

• Miami schools struggle with how to return safely
  

Skiatook Journal

• Sperry releases more detailed Return to Learn plan
  

Tahlequah Daily Press

• Epic releases county-by-county enrollment numbers
• Woodall School announces rules for reopening
  

Luther Register

• LPS proposes mask mandate
  

KJRH 2

• Support personnel worried about back-to-school plans regarding safety, job security
  

KFOR 4

• Mustang Public Schools delays first day of class
• Edmond’s return to school plan causes concerns
  

KOCO 5

• BACK TO SCHOOL: What's your school's plan? Check our interactive list
  

News on 6

• Lawmakers concerned about air quality at Oklahoma schools
• OKCPS announces Fall 2020 learning options
  

KSWO 7

• Steady increase in positive Coronavirus cases
  

KTUL 8

• Broken Arrow plans to start school with mandatory masks, in-person learning

FOX 23

• Epic Charter Schools slated to become largest district in the state
  

FOX 25

• OK teachers respond to POE survey, agree with reopening plans
• OKCPS to offer two learning options for fall 2020
• Best computer on a budget for the new school year
• Teacher groups demand safety measures in classrooms

PR Newswire

• Grove Collaborative donates safe, healthy cleaning and sanitizing products to hundreds of public schools in the U.S.
  
  

July 30

The Oklahoman

• No-cost broadband expansion offered to schools, libraries and health care facilities, Oil & Gas Expo canceled‍
• Oklahoma high school sports: Sequoyah Tahlequah cancels all activities for first nine weeks of school, including football
  

Tulsa World

• Epic co-founder claims innocence in new video address amid back-to-school student recruiting drive

Durant Herald Democrat

• Pair of academic `pathways’ available for Durant students

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

• Washington County schools still set to begin in-person classes as OKC, Tulsa eye virtual start

Stillwater News Press

• Stillwater High officials working through plans for games this fall‍‍
• School board approves academic calendar, guidelines for school year
  

Daily Ardmoreite

• Charter school enrollment spikes amid pandemic

OSDE

• Hofmeister remarks on Gov. Stitt's investment in PPE for schools, students‍‍

KFOR 4

• OKCPS details online learning choices as trend grows in the state
• Gov. Stitt announces all teachers will be tested for COVID-19 and supplied with PPE, some still terrified to work
  

KOCO 5

• State committing $10 million to provide personal protective equipment to Oklahoma schools
• OEA president says there are many obstacles to hurdle before children return to school
• OKCPS to host in-person enrollment
  

News on 6

• Broken Arrow Public Schools to hand out free school supplies
• Oklahoma School For The Blind delays start date
  

KTUL 8

• Green Country educators react to PPE funding announcement

FOX 25

• OKCPS serves more than 1.4 million meals, extends summer meal service
• Stop buying these back to school items

Public Radio Tulsa

• As some schools prepare to open doors, county health director recommends against in-person classes

FOX Business

• Public schools are best, worst in these states in 2020: Report
  

American School & University

• Driven by coronavirus concerns, a virtual charter school in Oklahoma has become the state's largest public school system‍
  

July 31

The Oklahoman

• Stitt puts $10 million toward school PPE, promises teacher testing

Public Radio Tulsa

• Epic Charter Schools co-founder assures community that active OSBI investigation not a concern

The Guardian

• Teachers fearing in-person schooling make wills, retire or plan strikes‍‍