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Union Public Schools
Our mission is to graduate 100 percent of our students, college and career ready.

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"Our Mission is to Graduate 100 Percent of Our Students, College & Career Ready."

Together We Make a Difference

Union Public Schools employs nearly 2,000 staff members, including more than 1,000 teachers, more than 800 support employee and abut 80 administrators.

More than 90 percent of the district's administrators hold a master's degree or higher. Of the teaching and administrative staff, more than 40 percent hold graduate-level degrees – with more than 400 holding master’s degrees and 19 with doctorates. Twenty-five teachers have National Board Certification.

Rebecka Peterson, a math teacher at Union High School, was named the 2023 National Teacher of the Year – after she had already been named the 2020-2021 Union Public Schools District Teacher of the Year and Oklahoma’s Teacher of the Year in 2022!

 

Video: Information Session On Retirement For Union Employees

The Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System hosted an in-person informational session at Union on Thursday, March 27, aimed primarily at employees who are within five years of retirement. 

The session, which featured Rod Boles, communication and education manager for OTRS, provided valuable information for anyone interested in learning more about the state’s teacher retirement system and how to maximize benefits given their personal situation. In addition, Jay Loegering, executive director of Human Resources, and Brandi White, benefits manager, provided additional retirement information specific to Union and the district’s Early Retirement Incentive. View video of the presentation.

Topics covered include:

  • History & Overview of the teacher retirement system
  • Mission & Vision
  • Membership & The Plan
  • Funding/Contributions to Member Account
  • Retirement Eligibility
  • Retirement Benefit Formula
  • Retirement Plans/Partial Lump Sum Option
  • Preparing for Retirement
  • Post-Retirement Employment; and
  • The Member Portal

Teachers At A Glance

Three women stand in front of red lockers, each wearing a shirt that says %22YOUR SCHEDULE IS FINE.%22
A teacher interacts with two students at a table with a bin of crayons in the foreground, while other students work at desks in a classroom decorated with children's artwork in the background.
A choir director stands facing a large group of children in red shirts, seated on risers in a theater.
A group of excited people holding signs, including one that says %22GO DR DAVIS,%22 pose with a man in a suit and hat in front of a %22GOOD MORNING, UNION%22 backdrop.
A young man with curly hair plays a trumpet in the foreground, while a large audience of children sits in the background.
A man in a gray and red jacket talks to three young boys in a hallway with colorful artwork on the wall.
Two women arm wrestle at tables in the foreground, with a mascot in a red bird costume between them, and a volleyball net and black curtains in the background.
A woman in a red cardigan points to a paper while two children look on, with a festive balloon arch in the background.
A man and two children pose for a photo, with the man on the left and the children in the middle and right, in front of a stage curtain.
A young person holds a laptop while standing next to an adult with a megaphone, both positioned in front of a row of red lockers.
A woman stands on a stage holding a microphone in front of a large screen, while two people sit at a table behind a lush display of ferns.
A woman spins on a playground ride surrounded by a group of children, with a colorful jungle gym and trees in the background.
A teacher in a red shirt smiles at the camera while two students in the foreground work at their desks in a classroom with a world map on the wall.
A teacher stands on desks in a classroom filled with students sitting at their desks, with colorful decorations on the walls in the background.
A woman and a young boy make silly faces in the foreground, with a classroom whiteboard and posters visible in the background.
A group of young children and an adult gather around a bin filled with colorful autumn leaves and petals in a classroom setting.
A young boy with a gray hoodie looks down at an open book on a wooden desk with a yellow pencil in the foreground, while a woman with glasses and blonde hair stands behind him in a classroom setting.
A smiling woman stands in the foreground of a classroom where a young man sits at a table in the background.
A woman in a floral dress stands at a podium in front of a screen displaying a childhood photo and a current photo with the text %22HEY. WHO IS THIS LADY?%22.
A group of young children in purple shirts sit on the pavement in the foreground, while two adults stand and observe them, with a school building and parking lot visible in the background.
A large group of people in red shirts and some in white shirts stand in a lobby with a high ceiling and large windows.
A large group of people in red shirts and black pants pose for a photo in a modern office space with large windows and seating areas.
In the foreground, people are seated at round tables, and in the background, more people are gathered in a large, well-lit conference room.
In the foreground, several young women are seated at tables, while in the background, a group of adults stands in a large conference room.
In the foreground, a woman in a bright pink shirt stands facing away from the camera, while in the background, several women in blue shirts are working at a table covered with a red tablecloth, with %22AUTOPAY%22 signs visible.
People are serving themselves from a buffet table laden with food in the foreground, while a balloon arch and more people are visible in the background.
A group of people in blue %22UCTA OK%22 t-shirts pose on stairs in a hallway.
A woman in a blue shirt signs autographs at a red-covered table in the foreground, while other people and large windows with a view of a parking lot are visible in the background.
A group of people sit at tables in the foreground, facing a presentation screen in the background that displays %22UPSEA Wins! What We've Accomplished Together.%22
Two smiling women in matching blue t-shirts sit behind a red tablecloth, with a blurred background of windows and parked cars.
Two smiling women in blue t-shirts sit at a table with papers and a purple pencil case in the foreground, while a blurred background shows a wall with a textured pattern and a hint of seating.
Two smiling people in blue shirts stand behind a table with a black cloth, with a bright, sunlit background of windows and an outdoor scene.
A woman and a young girl smile as they hold up stickers, with a table full of more stickers and a modern lobby in the background.
Two men in casual attire smile from behind a red-covered table, with a bright, sunlit parking lot visible through large windows in the background.

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Jay-Loegering

Jay Loegering 
Executive Director of Human Resources 

Melissa_Brock

Melissa Brock
Director of Human Resources 

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