Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences
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The Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences, also known as "TSAS", is a public charter school
serving grades 9-12 located at 5155 East 51st Street, Tulsa, OK. The TSAS mission is to provide a liberal arts, college preparatory curriculum through innovative teaching methods focused on developing the individual. Enrollment is approximately 275 students, and as a public charter school, accepts only students who reside within Tulsa Public Schools
boundaries, when there are more applicants than can be accepted, a random lottery open to the public determines new pupils.
TSAS was founded in 2001 as the city's first charter high school by a group of educators primarily from Tulsa's Memorial High School, it provides a college preparatory curriculum mixing liberal arts with sciences and mathematics.
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
serving grades 9-12 located at 5155 East 51st Street, Tulsa, OK. The TSAS mission is to provide a liberal arts, college preparatory curriculum through innovative teaching methods focused on developing the individual. Enrollment is approximately 275 students, and as a public charter school, accepts only students who reside within Tulsa Public Schools
Tulsa Public Schools
Tulsa Public Schools is an independent school district serving the Tulsa, Oklahoma area in Northeastern Oklahoma. It is the 2nd largest school district in Oklahoma. As of 2010 the district serves approximately 41,224 students, up slightly from 41,200 students from Kindergarten through Twelfth grade...
boundaries, when there are more applicants than can be accepted, a random lottery open to the public determines new pupils.
TSAS was founded in 2001 as the city's first charter high school by a group of educators primarily from Tulsa's Memorial High School, it provides a college preparatory curriculum mixing liberal arts with sciences and mathematics.
Mission Statement
TSAS provides a liberal arts, college preparatory curriculum for high school students through innovative teaching methods that focus on developing the individual.Academics
The curriculum at TSAS is rigorous and college preparatory. Advanced Placement classes are emphasized, and graduation requirements exceed the state’s requirements. In addition to its rigorous college prep environment, TSAS offers visual art, jazz band, orchestra, musical theatre, speech, debate and photography. The school year is divided into trimesters, and students take only five 70-minute classes per session.- TSAS's 2010 ACT average composite score is 22.3.
- TSAS's 2010 Oklahoma Academic Performance IndexAcademic Performance IndexThe Academic Performance Index is a measurement of academic performance and progress of individual schools in California, United States. It is one of the main components of the Public Schools Accountability Act passed by the California legislature in 1999...
score is 1376 out of 1500.
External links
- Official Site
- Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences at edreform.com