OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) – Students for Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) head back to the classroom next week. Ahead of the new year, their superintendent Dr. Jamie Polk updated metro news outlets on a range of topics.
“What’s going to be so special about the upcoming year?” Polk asked. “That we will be student outcomes focused.”
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It’s a new year and new superintendent for the district in Polk. She said Friday that they are 97 percent enrolled and 97 percent staffed, but they do have a need for special education teachers and support staff.
“I think I need about ten more bus drivers,” she said.
Polk is asking parents this year to have their kids remember their phone numbers, names and addresses and to go over building rallying points in case of emergency.
“If something were to take place, they know exactly where their child would be,” she said.
They’re planning on continuing to use their weapons detection system from last year as well. It’s used only to detect weapons and nothing else.