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Western Heights Public Schools, Oklahoma

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Western Heights Public Schools
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Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
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Superintendent: Brayden Savage
# of school board members: 5
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Western Heights Public Schools is a school district in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.

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Superintendent

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Brayden Savage is the superintendent of Western Heights Public Schools. She was appointed superintendent in February 2022. Her previous career experience includes working as the director of alternative education for the Oklahoma State Department of Education and principal in the Shawnee Public School District.[1]

Past Superintendents

  • Kim Race was the interim superintendent of Western Heights Public Schools. She was previously the assistant superintendent and was named interim superintendent by the school board on July 16, 2021, to replace Mannix Barnes.[2]
  • Mannix Barnes was the superintendent of Western Heights Public Schools.[3] Barnes was appointed superintendent on July 1, 2019. Barnes was suspended from the position on June 24, 2021.[4]

School board

The Western Heights Public Schools Governing Board consists of five members elected at-large to five-year terms.[5]

Elections

See also: Western Heights Public Schools, Oklahoma, elections

Members of the Western Heights Public Schools Governing Board are elected to five-year terms. One seat is regularly scheduled for election each year.

One seat on the school board was up for general election on April 1, 2025. A primary was scheduled for February 11, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Western Heights Public Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]

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When a parent or district resident has a concern, the appropriate administrative channels should first be utilized to resolve the issue. If an individual or group wishes to address the Board, the Superintendent must be notified in writing at least five days before the scheduled meeting. This letter must include name, address and telephone number, subject to be addressed and name of organization being represented, if any. The request is subject to the approval of the Superintendent or Board President. If granted, a speaker may speak five minutes. Comments and presentations may deal with any topic related to the Board’s conduct of the schools. Comments and presentations at special meetings must be related to the reason the meeting was called. The following actions by the Board may occur:

1) Acknowledge the presentation.
2) Place the topic on a future agenda.
3) Refer the topic to the administration for consideration.

If a parent or district resident wishes to address the Board after the agenda has been prepared, a designated administrator will be available for consultation immediately preceding the Board meeting. The patron will be asked to complete a form requesting name, address, telephone number, subject to be addressed, and name of organization being represented, if any. The patron is encouraged to put concerns in writing with seven copies for the Board, Superintendent, and Clerk. The speaker shall limit comments to three minutes. No Board action may be taken during the meeting, unless the topic is already an agenda item.

Each speaker will be allowed three minutes with a total maximum time limit for all public discussion of thirty minutes, unless the Board votes to extend the time limit. It is the commitment of the Board to be responsive to the desires and needs of the community. Speakers may offer constructive comments about district operations and programs. The Board will not permit any expression of personal complaints about school personnel.[7]

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,319,000 $1,949 12%
Local: $29,644,000 $10,863 69%
State: $7,984,000 $2,926 19%
Total: $42,947,000 $15,737
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $46,373,000 $16,992
Total Current Expenditures: $39,368,000 $14,425
Instructional Expenditures: $16,376,000 $6,000 35%
Student and Staff Support: $3,916,000 $1,434 8%
Administration: $14,270,000 $5,229 31%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,806,000 $1,761 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,606,000 $2,420
Construction: $6,050,000 $2,216
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $399,000 $146


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2022-2023[9] $42,103 $74,089
2020[10] $39,056 $67,873
2019 $39,056 $67,873

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[11]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 2 <=20 <=5 2 <=10 <=5 <=5
2018-2019 9 11-19 3 10 <=10 10-14 10
2017-2018 9 30-39 <=5 8 6-9 6-9 11
2016-2017 13 40-49 7 12 10-14 15-19 16
2015-2016 32 65-69 19 29 35-39 35-39 39
2014-2015 39 65-69 26 38 50-54 40-44 43
2013-2014 38 65-69 28 35 40-44 30-34 43
2012-2013 47 65-69 39 42 50-54 40-44 53
2011-2012 46 80-84 35 43 45-49 40-49 51
2010-2011 42 60-64 31 37 40-44 49

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 6 21-39 <=5 6 <=10 6-9 6-9
2018-2019 13 20-29 6 13 11-19 15-19 17
2017-2018 14 30-39 <=5 13 10-14 10-14 19
2016-2017 15 40-49 6 13 15-19 15-19 24
2015-2016 42 70-74 32 41 45-49 35-39 47
2014-2015 43 55-59 34 40 45-49 40-44 51
2013-2014 44 65-69 33 39 45-49 40-44 53
2012-2013 50 65-69 42 43 55-59 40-44 59
2011-2012 48 65-69 35-39 42 40-44 50-59 55
2010-2011 47 55-59 39 38 50-54 56

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 81 >=50 70-79 80-84 >=50 >=50 70-79
2018-2019 85 >=50 60-79 90-94 >=50 >=50 80-89
2017-2018 70-74 >=50 60-79 80-84 >=50 >=50 65-69
2016-2017 76 PS 70-79 80-84 >=50 <50 75-79
2015-2016 65-69 >=50 50-59 65-69 40-59 >=50 70-74
2014-2015 68 >=50 70-79 65-69 >=50 >=50 65-69
2013-2014 69 >=50 60-69 60-64 60-79 >=50 70-74
2012-2013 73 >=50 60-69 70-79 60-79 PS 75-79


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,858 3.8
2021-2022 2,748 0.7
2020-2021 2,729 -25.3
2019-2020 3,419 1.6
2018-2019 3,363 -4.6
2017-2018 3,517 -1.8
2016-2017 3,580 -7.6
2015-2016 3,852 -1.1
2014-2015 3,896 1.9
2013-2014 3,821 0.5
2012-2013 3,800 -1.7
2011-2012 3,863 5.2
2010-2011 3,662 3.5
2009-2010 3,534 3.2
2008-2009 3,420 2.0
2007-2008 3,353 0.2
2006-2007 3,347 2.2
2005-2006 3,275 4.8
2004-2005 3,118 1.2
2003-2004 3,082 -1.6
2002-2003 3,132 -2.5
2001-2002 3,210 0.1
2000-2001 3,208 -1.1
1999-2000 3,242 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Western Heights Public Schools (%) Oklahoma K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3.4 11.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1 2.3
Black 22.1 7.9
Hispanic 45.8 19.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.4
Two or More Races 11.3 12.9
White 16.0 45.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Western Heights Public Schools had 177.48 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.1.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 7.00
Kindergarten: 7.00
Elementary: 80.73
Secondary: 82.75
Total: 177.48

Western Heights Public Schools employed 2.00 district administrators and 13.62 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 14.08
School Administrators: 13.62
School Administrative Support: 24.93
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 53.63
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.08
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 3.00
Student Support Services: 44.61
Other Support Services: 83.13


Schools

Western Heights Public Schools operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bridgestone Es4115-6
Council Grove Es319PK-4
Greenvale Es238PK-4
John Glenn Es406PK-4
Western Heights 9th Grade Ctr2489-9
Western Heights Hs53110-12
Western Heights Ms4427-8
Winds West Es263PK-4

Contact information

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Western Heights Public Schools
8401 SW 44th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73179
Phone: 405-350-3410


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Western Heights School District, "Meet our Superintendent," accessed January 30, 2024
  2. ↑ Times Union, "Troubled Oklahoma school defies state education department," accessed July 16, 2021
  3. ↑ Western Heights Public Schools, "District Information," accessed November 12, 2019
  4. ↑ Nondoc, "State suspends certificate of Western Heights Superintendent Mannix Barnes," accessed July 16, 2021
  5. ↑ Western Heights Public Schools, "Composition of the board of education," accessed September 21, 2018
  6. ↑ Western Heights Public Schools, "District Board Policies - Board of Education Public Participation at School Board Meeting," accessed March 23, 2021
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  9. ↑ Oklahoma State Department of Education, "Local Salary Schedules (2022-2023)," accessed January 31,2024
  10. ↑ Western Heights Public Schools, "Certified Negotiated Agreement 2019-2020," accessed March 23, 2021
  11. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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