In a decision made under a microscope, the Tulsa Board of Education chose to keep its interim superintendent as a permanent hire, despite the state’s top schools official calling for a national search.
The school board voted 4-2 with one abstention during a lengthy meeting Monday night to hire Ebony Johnson through June 30, 2026. An audience full of Johnson’s family and supporters ended the meeting with cheers at Tulsa’s Charles C. Mason Education Service Center.
Board President Stacey Woolley said it was of “critical importance” to choose a permanent leader given the extraordinary pressure the district is under from the Oklahoma State Board of Education to make sweeping changes and rapid academic gains this school year.
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