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Amber Masters, vice president of leadership and partnerships at Teach For America, and a co-presenter outlined local data and community actions. Masters said 26% of Tulsa County third graders were reading on grade level at the end of 2023 and called that result “concerning” for students’ future outcomes.

The presenters linked early-grade literacy to long-term outcomes and civic participation, noting research that students who are not reading at grade level by the end of third grade face higher risks for later school failure. The speakers framed literacy as cross-cutting: they told commissioners the issue affects housing, disability services, criminal-justice outcomes and voter engagement.

Presenters summarized evidence-based resources and recent policy context. They cited state-level progress on reading policy, saying Oklahoma has 17 of 18 nationally recommended literacy policies on the books but that only about 11 of those 18 were being implemented with fidelity. When asked which policy was missing, the presenters identified a teacher assessment aligned to the science of reading as the primary gap.

The presenters offered four community actions: recruit volunteers for tutoring programs, including Reading Partners (which the presenters said had about 250 volunteer openings); recruit substitute teachers to address district shortages; use and share evidence-based resources (they recommended the documentary Right to Read and a podcast identified in materials); and incorporate literacy components into existing community events and programs.

Commissioners and audience members asked for details about implementation and policy gaps; presenters acknowledged that implementation requires funding, instructional coaches and local leadership and said community awareness and volunteer mobilization were immediate levers available to the commission and partners.

No formal commission vote or motion was recorded. The presenters provided a handout with QR codes linking to resources and a state-policy analysis.

Speakers identified Reading Partners volunteer vacancies and pointed to state policy items as implementation priorities; commissioners discussed convening cross-commission collaboration on literacy and chronic absenteeism in follow-up committee work.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tulsa - Human Rights Commission - Jan 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Teach For America and partners briefed the Human Rights Commission on Tulsa third-grade reading rates, linking literacy to civic engagement and offering volunteer, resource and advocacy steps to increase reading-on-grade-level outcomes.","taxTitle","Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma","taxId",2682,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6682876,"Michael W. Brose receives 2025 Lifetime Compassionate Tulsa Award",1054,211895,1266000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2154710-895eb937075304ed841f37f042a1ff64&start=211&end=1266","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2154710-895eb937075304ed841f37f042a1ff64/thumbnail_211895.jpg","/articles/6682876/Tulsa/Tulsa-County/Oklahoma/Michael-W-Brose-receives-2025-Lifetime-Compassionate-Tulsa-Award","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6682876-ce432260d4cf34b84fbf43a977703f72/orig.mp4?Expires=1775728256&Signature=H5alezyo3QRWVqlJ03mRt5Oj4ANqF5a8DoumjGb9UnyipC6JxBxIrtBBYY8Iy05bhHX6MS-QKar17gjOcq2hKWsPO7syFDUHc2fzEQ~-TMT~QBmjafKKSGZXJE2JA43Kk6kwqF~ruF0bP18m4KIYFdyRsqsr2u3sGrJuoqJtHQ89I~KgpC5wXyMK65jluISS2IvNK-8q3NH~P~s77SvtmzQrIO~8-OfjFngWCE1YMMDh2ZX9j0RDrYR9RLOatqz~KSuSP-HwHGtALkB1s65JBrTEBTYypKz5e14ZPXOT2~Q4cB2oouFbSpC8EOD4gbUtWFczIdfMuWBL8dwXc4gfcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Compassionate Tulsa Committee on the Tulsa Human Rights Commission presented the 2025 Lifetime Compassionate Tulsa Award to Michael W. Brose, LCSW, on Jan. 25.

The award recognizes Brose’s long leadership at the Mental Health Association Oklahoma. Al Carlozzi, chair of the Compassionate Tulsa Committee, said, “I could not be more pleased my last day as chairperson to have the honor of presenting the 2025 Lifetime Compassionate Tulsa Award to Michael W. Brose, LCSW.”

Brose served as chief executive of the Mental Health Association for about 27 years, Carlozzi said, and remained active in regional work after stepping down. During the presentation, Carlozzi described Brose as “a totally dedicated and tireless worker” who advanced services for people experiencing homelessness and those with mental illness and who practiced “radically inclusive” leadership.

Karen LaPlante, identified in the meeting as a longtime staff member of the association, told the commission she has worked with Brose for 23 years and credited him with sustained work on suicide prevention and gatekeeper training. The presenter noted Brose continued to produce mental health podcasts and to collaborate with the Tulsa Day Center on services for people experiencing homelessness.

Accepting the award, Michael W. Brose, LCSW, thanked the commission and the Compassionate Tulsa Committee, saying the honor “really means a great deal to me.” He noted the Human Rights Commission operates with volunteers “under the auspices of the city’s Mayor’s Equity and Resilience Office” and emphasized the continuing need for safe, affordable housing: “There’s always a basic human right for everyone regardless of status to have a safe, affordable, decent place to live.”

Speakers at the event credited Brose with expanding services into Oklahoma City when the Mental Health Association opened regional offices and praised his role mentoring staff, board members and constituents.

The commission and Compassionate Tulsa members closed the presentation with photos and informal applause. No formal vote or policy action accompanied the award presentation.

Brose’s award and remarks were presented as part of the commission’s regular Jan. 25 meeting; the Compassionate Tulsa Committee was established in 2015 after a unanimous city council vote to designate Tulsa as a compassionate city and to create the standing committee.","The Compassionate Tulsa Committee and Human Rights Commission presented the 2025 Lifetime Compassionate Tulsa Award to Michael W. Brose, LCSW, recognizing decades of work on mental health, homelessness and suicide prevention in the Tulsa area.","actionData","errors"]

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Presenters urge Tulsa commissioners to treat third-grade reading as a civic-engagement issue

Michael W. Brose receives 2025 Lifetime Compassionate Tulsa Award