State of the Schools

Learn about efforts and ideas for reform to improve education in Oklahoma.

New this year, the 2020 State of Schools will be in a virtual format that will allow participants to view the event from the convenience of their home or work.

This year's keynote speaker is Jaime Casap who served as the Chief Education Evangelist at Google for more than 14 years. Casap has worked with educational organizations around the world, helping them find ways to continuously improve the quality of education by utilizing and enabling technology capabilities.

In addition to Casap's address, a distinguished panel of K-12 and higher education leaders will also provide their insight to the future of education in Oklahoma. The K-12 panel will discuss the 2019-20 school year and how they approached learning in response to the pandemic. The group will also discuss how their districts plan to address the upcoming school year and how their approach to education might be adapted depending on the impact of COVID-19.

K-12 Panel

Dr. Sean McDaniel, Superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools

Brent Bushey, Executive Director of Oklahoma Public School Resource Center

Dr. Nick Migliorino, Superintendent of Norman Public Schools

Bart Banfield, Superintendent of Epic Charter Schools

A second panel discussion with leaders of some of our region's colleges and universities will discuss what they see in the future of higher education as it meets Oklahoma's changing labor demands for college graduates.

Higher Education Panel

V. Burns Hargis, President of Oklahoma State University

Joseph Harroz, Jr., President of the University of Oklahoma

Dr. Martha Burger, President of Oklahoma City University

Dr. Jerry Steward, President of Oklahoma City Community College

Individual tickets are $25 for Chamber members and $40 for nonmembers.

Sponsor ticket packages are available for purchase online:
- Online Premier package includes 15 registrations, a quarter-page ad in the digital program and company name recognition on the online platform for $1,500.
- Online Preferred package includes 10 registrations, logo recognition in the digital program and company name recognition on the online platform for $750.
- Online Essential package includes five registrations, and company name recognition in the digital program and online platform for $500.

The Zoom event link will be emailed to the email address associated with each registration on Monday, Aug. 10 and a reminder will be sent on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The emails will come from Zoom. If you do not see the email, please check your spam filter. The best event viewing experience will be from a desktop computer. Email register@okcchamber.com with any questions.

Online registration list now closed. To register, email register@okcchamber.com.

Special thanks to Presenting Sponsor University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, School Supply/Teacher Attendance Sponsor American Fidelity Assurance Company, Host Sponsor Epic Charter Schools and Platform Signature Sponsors American Fidelity Assurance Company and Hobby Lobby.