Putnam City superintendent urges state support for elementary "Project Accept" alternative program

Sep 16, 2026

Putnam City Schools superintendent Dr. Kenny Rodriguez described Project Accept, a small-class, wraparound alternative-education model for elementary students, and urged creative funding and leadership buy-in to keep students in class and return them successfully to regular settings.

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Dr. Kenny Rodriguez, superintendent of Putnam City Schools, told legislators he helped redesign Tulsa’s alternative-education settings and brought a model called Project Accept focused on small classes, behavioral-health supports and family partnerships.

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