Curriculum and Instruction
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Office of Curriculum and Instruction
The Office of Curriculum and Instruction is committed to providing professional development, skills, and resources to education leaders, administrators, educators, parents, students, and communities so Oklahoma students will:
- be provided a rich, rigorous, purposeful, motivating, and differentiated learning environment with opportunities to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to be college, career, and citizen ready
- receive learning opportunities that allow them to be able to successfully apply knowledge and skills in life situations
- be creative thinkers who are able to skillfully listen, reflect, and convey their own thoughts in a meaningful dialogue
- be prepared to actively problem solve with creative multiple solutions
Leadership
- Tiffany Neill, Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
- Levi Patrick, Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
- Vickie Hale - Coordinator II
Encore Team
Coordinator I - Michelle Singleton
- Advanced Placement, AVID® - Director Dr. Elizabeth Maughan
- Fine Arts (Visual Art, Music, Dance, Drama/Theatre) - Director Dr. Elizabeth Maughan
- Gifted and Talented Education - Interim Director Levi Patrick
- Instructional Materials / Library - Director Rebecca Morales
- Health and Physical Education - Director Shana Classen
- World Languages - Director Dr. Cathleen Skinner
Literacy Team
Coordinator I - Judy Cummings
- Early Childhood and Family Education - Director Lauren Jenks-Jones
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English Language Arts
- Elementary (PK-5) Director Deb Wade
- Secondary (6-12) Director Jason Stephenson
- Reading and Literacy - Director Melissa Ahlgrim
- Social Studies and Personal Financial Literacy - Director Brenda Beymer-Chapman
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Team
Coordinator I - Megan Ashbaugh
- Education Technology and Computer Science - Director Karen Leonard
- Science and Engineering Education - Director Heather Johnston
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Mathematics
- Elementary (PK-5) - Director Susan Kirk
- Secondary (6-12) Director Christine Koerner
Special Projects
Coordinator I - Candy Cypert
Oklahoma Excel
- Director Dawn Irons
- ELA Specialist Andrea Chrisman
- Mathematics Specialist Gena Barnhill
- Science Specialist Susan Wray
Get Fit Project (CDC Grant)
- Director Michelle Camacho
Oklahoma Young Scholars Project (Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Grant)
- Project Director Levi Patrick
- Gifted/Talented Specialist Sherrie Cornelius
- Gifted/Talented Specialist Irma Brothers
Ag in the Classroom
For more information contact: Office of Curriculum and Instruction, SDE, (405) 521-4287
