Monroe Demonstration Academy

Over the next few weeks as we gear up for the new year, we will be introducing some of our amazing new additions to our team. First up, please join us in welcoming Monroe’s new STEM Teacher, Mr. Jahlin Williams, to our already elite teaching team!

Mr. Williams will be leading our aquaponics and hydroponics courses, where he will work alongside our amazing partners at Food On The Move! Students in Mr. Williams class will learn how to cultivate plants without soil, using nutrient-rich water and fish ecosystems. Through hands-on projects, students design, build, and maintain their own systems, gaining insights into biology, chemistry, and environmental science. This class fosters problem-solving skills, ecological awareness, and a passion for innovative agricultural practices.

Monroe Families: MEGA GIVEAWAY EVENT this Saturday! New Life Training Center and Terence Crutcher Foundation

See flyer below for details

We Are Hiring! Monroe takes pride in consistently holding one of the highest teacher retention rates in Tulsa (86%)! This mean that if you are the right fit for Monroe and our community, we will do what we can to bring you on board, and we will work even harder to keep you here!

We are close to being fully staffed, but still have a few key positions open. If you or someone you know is interested in joining our team of committed educators and difference makers, please email Ben Imlay at [email protected].

Learn more about Monroe and our current openings at: https://bit.ly/monroe-team

**North Tulsa Community & Partners: Help spread the word about Monroe and our openings. If you're not applying, help us out by sharing this post**

Calling on McLain High School Families

On Friday, August 9th 2024 we will be hosting our McLain Family Day of Learning! This is a full day of sessions for families to learn all about the amazing programs that exist here at McLain. These sessions will be lead by Tulsa Community College, Tulsa Higher Education Consortium, Team Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa Tech, and Youth Medical Mentorship!! While these sessions are happening in the auditorium, we will have 20+ partners, community organizations, teams, and activities for families to sign up for in the TMAC. We need all families to come to a portion of the day. This is a drop in and drop out day of learning! We want our families to have all of the information, knowledge and support in understanding all of the amazing opportunities at McLain and throughout the City of Tulsa! We will also have a presentation and food catered by Invest North Tulsa! You don't want to miss this!

If you and your scholar attend you WILL learn more about their high school experience and you WILL be connected with opportunities you didn't know existed for your scholar!

We hope to see ALL families on Friday August 9th between 9am-5pm!

As our Expanded Learning Initiative comes to a close with the sunsetting of ESSER funding, partnership with The Opp will be taking on new forms: organizations can now join us in our mission to improve and increase access to Expanded Learning in Tulsa as Network Partners.

We will be hosting office hours (virtual or in-person) to answer your questions regarding this new partnership model. Sign up to meet with us here: https://calendly.com/glowryopp/network-partner-office-hours

Ms. Nhandi A. Johnson, Monroe's amazing social studies teacher & content chair, is taking ten rising Monroe 8th graders to Washington D.C. for a special, FULLY funded weeklong trip of exploring and civic engagement in our nation's capital! Ms. Johnson organized this whole trip in through the Horatio Alger Association American Enterprise Summit for Middle School Scholars.

This trip is a fully funded program for students and teachers to travel to Washington, gather with their peers from across the country, and discover and engage with successful leaders who reached their American Dream by overcoming adversity. Over the next week, our students and Ms. Johnson will:

- Gain an awareness of the opportunities available through civic and community engagement, entrepreneurship, and the free-enterprise system.
- Highlight the importance of the pursuit of the American Dream.
- Participate in study visits in the nation’s capital, including memorials, museums, and Capitol Hill.
- Engage in a deliberation workshop focused on issues currently in Congress.
- Prepare themselves as future leaders who meet the challenges of the 21st-century workforce.

Learn more about this special program here: https://www.closeup.org/horatio-alger-association-american-enterprise-summit-for-middle-school-scholars/

Students + Families + Residents: Final two days of our Neighborhood Visits pick back up this week! Stop by and see us, ask questions, pick up free books and snacks, sign your child up for fall sports and more!
- Monday, July 1: Mohawk Manor
- Tuesday, July 2: Tulsa Dream Center

Questions? Email Mr. Imlay at [email protected]

For all other summer news and updates, please visit https://bit.ly/monroe-summer24

*Pending Board Approval*

Monroe Community: Exciting News! Mrs. Dana Simmons, who has served as one of our assistant principals for the past 4 years, has been named as Monroe's Principal for the 2024-2025 school year! Please join us in congratulating her in the comments below!

Ms. Simmons will be with our team tonight at Chamberlain Park from 5-6:30pm for our neighborhood "Check-In, Check-Up" -- stop by to see Ms. Simmons and the rest of our team!

Out here at Seminole til 6:30. Stop by and see us, ask questions pick up some FREE books and snacks, and sign up for summer school. AD Coach Johnson is also here to sign kids up for fall sports!

Chamberlain Park on Wednesday;
Apache Manor on Thursday.

Stop by and see us :)

ALL Monroe Students & Families: Our Team will be out in our neighborhoods from 5:00PM-6:30PM starting TOMORROW, June 24th through July 2nd to Check-In & Check-Up with students and families!

Stop by to meet our staff, ask questions, sign up for fall sports, sign up for our PTA, pick up FREE Books and Monroe swag and more! All new, returning and alumni students and families are welcome!

Questions? Email Mr. Imlay: [email protected]

Check out the flyer in this post to see what day we are coming to YOUR neighborhood or visit bit.ly/monroe-summer24

We miss you all and can't wait to see you!

Shoutout to our former principal for setting the standard! Next up: Monroe Neighborhood Visits starting up next Monday, June 24th…

Calling all NEW & RETURNING Monroe families and students: The Monroe Team will be out in our neighborhoods from 5:00PM-6:30PM starting June 24th - July 2nd to Check-In with students and families! This is an excellent opportunity for families to meet our staff, ask questions, sign up for fall sports, sign up for our PTA, pick up FREE Monroe swag and Books and more!

Click the following link to see what day we are coming to YOUR neighborhood: https://monroetulsa.wixsite.com/monroe/post/summer

Questions? Email AP Imlay at [email protected]

‘Bring our office to families’: McLain hosts summer office hours in local neighborhoods School staff members at McLain High School are going into their students’ community to make connections easier over the summer.

Monroe Families: Please refer to the graphics attached to review Monroe's Uniform Policy for the 2024-2025 school year. All students will receive one free uniform shirt on Back to School Night. Please reference the graphic for all items that will NOT be permitted, including cellphones, this coming year.

If you have any questions, please email Mr. Imlay at [email protected]

2024-2025 MONROE UNIFORMS:

ACCEPTABLE TOPS:
🩶6th Grade = GRAY Polo
🖤7th Grade = BLACK Polo
💛8th Grade = GOLD Polo

UNIFORM BOTTOMS:
Khaki or Black Pants, Shorts, or Skirts.

CLOSE-TOE SHOES:
Closed-Toe shoes must be worn; NO Slides/open-toe

We are so proud of our Monroe Demonstration Academy's Afterschool Swim Club led by Tulsa Youth Rowing Association! The four youth pictured below not only learned how to swim this Spring, but got Swim Certified and had the chance to visit TYRA's boat house to celebrate their graduation with their families.

Learn more about this exciting initiative at https://www.okrowing.org/bridging-the-gap-tulsa-youth-rowing-associations-new-initiative-empowers-students-with-essential-swimming-skills/

Pandemic relief funds have expanded Out-of-School Time programming to more youth than ever in Tulsa but these funds run out in October 2024.

We need your help to raise awareness around the importance of public funding for OST programming.

In our Advocacy Toolkit, at theopp.org/advocacytoolkit, you will find messaging ideas, relevant hashtags, and various graphics to share on your social media pages.

Whether you want to share these among your circles or schedule a meeting with your representatives, all forms of advocacy are needed and welcome!

Monroe Families: We have an on-site food pantry available to all Monroe students and families, and it is open all summer long! The pantry hours for the summer are Tuesday-Thursday from 10AM-1PM. For more information about the pantry, please visit: https://bit.ly/monroe-pantry

Questions? Email Ben Imlay, assistant principal, at [email protected]

Learn to build your own websites this summer!

2nd Annual Cultural Festival at Monroe!

Today our scholars in our ELD classes held our 2nd annual Monroe Cultural Festival. Scholars represented their cultures and countries and shared various foods, music, games, dancing and music with our school! From Empanadas to Loteria and from Venezuela to the Marshallese Islands our scholars represented their cultures with pride!!

Thank you so much to Ed Darby Foundation for their very generous donations and support in making this happen !!

Thank you members from COPES for sharing information and resources about mental health and services to our Monroe families!

📣Our dedicated COPES and School-Based teams have been busy providing valuable resources to parents and guardians at the recent parent-teacher conferences at Monroe Demonstration Academy. It's all about supporting our community and fostering positive mental health. 🎓🌟

Sponsored by our wonderful partners from Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma!

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Monroe families are invited out to our Open Mic Family Dinner Night coming March 5th!

Monroe's Got Talent 2023 !!