Stephen Foster Middle School is an ethnically diverse, Title I middle school in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

. Located near the Eastgate Metroplex

Eastgate Metroplex

Eastgate Metroplex is an indoor mixed-use professional/retail complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building was originally a shopping mall that opened in 1984 as the Eastland Mall, but was revitalized into its current use after years of decline.-History:...

 (formerly Eastland Mall), the school was once part of a thriving, middle-class community. Foster is a feeder school for East Central High School

East Central High School (Oklahoma)

East Central High School is one of nine high schools in Tulsa Public Schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school is home to 1,177 students from East Tulsa. The majority of students transition into East Central from: Stephen Foster Middle School and Lewis & Clark Middle School.- History :East Central...

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Faculty and Programs of Study

The faculty of Stephen Foster Middle School is currently led by Principal Darin Schmidt, as well as Vice Principal Ronald Caine and Dean of Students Trisha Cook. Foster currently has 47 full-time faculty members, as well as 5 members of the office staff, and numerous support staff and paraprofessionals. Faculty members are typically divided into teams - language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, electives, special education, and reading. The reading team is specifically designed to enhance the skills acquired in the language arts classroom. Students with low reading test scores are placed - in substitution of one of their two electives - in a Reading Enrichment classroom.

Special events

Foster hosts numerous special events throughout the school year, including a Community Bingo Night every February, a Winter Fine Arts Showcase featuring students in the instrumental and vocal music programs, as well as art and drama, and the All-TPS Band and Choral Festivals every April or May.