The Oklahoma Academy

Durant, we want to hear from you!
Join us June 4th at 11:00 AM for a Community Town Hall at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Oklahoma’s education system is at a turning point. Only 26% of students are meeting grade-level expectations, and too many are still falling behind. The question is simple but important: what should we do next? This is your chance to be part of that conversation.
Community Town Halls bring together local voices to share ideas, identify challenges, and help shape real solutions. What we hear in Durant will help guide the statewide Town Hall this October and inform recommendations for Oklahoma’s future.
📍 Southeastern Oklahoma State University
📅 June 4
⏰ 11:00 AM (Lunch Provided)
RSVP at https://members.okacademy.org/ap/Events/Register/qWFZmAzckCQCe

The Oklahoma Academy has been traveling all over the state to ask a critical question: How can we reimagine the structure, content, and supports of education to better prepare our students for the future? We appreciate those who joined us in Alva, Oklahoma to lend their thoughts on education in our state. A huge thank you to Brian Gaddy, Oklahoma Academy Board Member, for helping us host this event!

It was great to hear from citizens in Lawton this week! We brought together community members, educators, business leaders, and parents to answer one big question: How do we better prepare Oklahoma students for the future? Thank you to everyone who attended and a special thank you to Mike Hixson, External Affairs Manager with PSO, for helping us host this event!

We held another excellent Community Town Hall on Education last week in Broken Arrow! A special thank you to Farhad Daroga for helping us host this event. We greatly appreciate everyone who was able to attend and lend their voices to identify practical, solutions-focused strategies that strengthen learning, support educators and improve student success in our state!

Ardmore, we want to hear from you!
Join us May 27th at 10:00 AM for a Community Town Hall at the Ardmore Convention Center.
Oklahoma’s education system is at a turning point. Only 26% of students are meeting grade-level expectations, and too many are still falling behind. The question is simple but important: what should we do next?
This is your chance to be part of that conversation.
Community Town Halls bring together local voices to share ideas, identify challenges, and help shape real solutions. What we hear in Ardmore will help guide the statewide Town Hall this October and inform recommendations for Oklahoma’s future.
📍 Ardmore Convention Center
📅 May 27
⏰ 10:00 AM
RSVP at https://members.okacademy.org/ap/Events/Register/EqFRQ4whgC6C9 and join the conversation. Your voice matters!

Broken Arrow-we want to hear from you tomorrow!
Join us May 14th at 2:00 PM for a Community Town Hall at Broken Arrow Seniors, Inc.
Oklahoma’s education system is at a turning point. Only 26% of students are meeting grade-level expectations, and too many are still falling behind. The question is simple but important: what should we do next?
This is your chance to be part of that conversation.
Community Town Halls bring together local voices to share ideas, identify challenges, and help shape real solutions. What we hear in Broken Arrow will help guide the statewide Town Hall this October and inform recommendations for Oklahoma’s future.
📍 Broken Arrow Seniors, Inc.
📅 May 14
⏰ 2:00 PM
RSVP at https://members.okacademy.org/ap/Events/Register/YEFMxlWUNCzCK

We had an amazing group of participants today for our Community Town Hall in Midwest City! A special thank you to Dr. Emily Stacey and Dr. Anita Poole-Endsley with Rose State College for helping us host this event. We had excellent discussions on how to better prepare our students for a rapidly changing world!

Midwest City, we want to hear from you tomorrow!
Join us May 12th at 10:00 AM for a Community Town Hall at Rose State College.
Oklahoma’s education system is at a turning point. Only 26% of students are meeting grade-level expectations, and too many are still falling behind. The question is simple but important: what should we do next?
This is your chance to be part of that conversation.
Community Town Halls bring together local voices to share ideas, identify challenges, and help shape real solutions. What we hear in Midwest City will help guide the statewide Town Hall this October and inform recommendations for Oklahoma’s future.

📍 Rose State College Student Union Ballroom C
📅 May 12
⏰ 10:00 AM
RSVP at https://members.okacademy.org/ap/Events/Register/6VFQW0ZTmC1CZ and join the conversation. Your voice matters!

We held another excellent Community Town Hall on Education this week in Moore! A huge thank you to Andy Sherrer, Regional President-Oklahoma City Market with First United Bank and Danny Hilliard with DCH Strategies, LLC for helping us host this event. We greatly appreciate everyone who was able to attend and lend their voices to identify practical, solutions-focused strategies that strengthen learning, support educators and improve student success in our state!