It is with great pleasure that we announce that Susan Kirk has been hired as the new Director of Elementary Mathematics Education at the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
A longtime resident of Oklahoma, Susan first become part of public education in a rural K-8 school. She then transitioned to an urban high school followed by five years at a community college, where she taught various math courses. These experiences led to an opportunity to teach undergraduate elementary assessment and math strategy courses to education majors at a state university. A couple of Susan’s state committee experiences include serving on the Oklahoma Math Pathways Task Force and the Mathematics to Excellence committee.
Susan is a strong advocate for math education who loves engaging others in collaborative inquiry-based math activities and building math literacy. She will be continue to be a wonderful contributor to the OKMath Community in this new role; she is excited for this opportunity to serve OKMath educators across the state.
We are thrilled to welcome her to OSDE and the math team! Please join me in congratulating Susan and welcoming her to her new position!
