By Fox23.com News Staff
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ebony Johnson toured several locations in west Tulsa to speak with residents and share information about the upcoming “Strong Schools, Strong Tulsa” bond vote scheduled for April 7.
“We are out here in the community,” shared Dr. Johnson. “Right now, we are hitting up, of course, west Tulsa…We’ve hit up a couple of local restaurants and the various businesses and we’re just excited to be out in the community talking about Tulsa Public Schools, the importance of supporting Tulsa Public Schools by learning about the $609 million bond proposition that we are putting before our community.”
Dr. Johnson explained why having voters approve bonds like this is so important for supporting the education of Tulsa’s youth.
“It’s so important that people understand that our previous bonds have taken care of so many important things like technology and books and various resources and transportation. We need to continue to do that type of work and understand the things that are out here and what our students actually need to thrive. April 7th is a really important date. We want people to learn about it, understand it and make a good decision on April 7th.”
Dr. Johnson said she wanted to connect on a personal level with people who have and haven’t previously heard about the bond vote.
“There were a few people that are like ‘oh absolutely, I know about this. I’ve seen it on the news’ and they’ve seen materials that have already started to go home from our schools, but many of our constituents and residents were like ‘oh, tell me more,’ so they were learning about a lot of this information. I think they were pleased to see that as a superintendent, I am out and shaking their hands.”
Dr. Johnson said she hopes these tours and meetings will help people understand what they’re voting for on April 7th.
“[We’re] just getting out and making sure they see us, that they know that this is serious. We want them to learn about what’s happening in Tulsa Public Schools and what we’re trying to do for their young people. We made sure that our students knew about driver’s education because we definitely want to bring that back. Our students are asking for help with that and they need licenses for internships and opportunities. We’re just so excited.”
Dr. Johnson said she and other members of the TPS team will be visiting areas all across Tulsa to discuss the bond with voters in the upcoming weeks.
To learn more about the bond, click here.
