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EPIC highlights student growth, record graduations and expanded adult pathways in instructional update
Summary
Interim superintendent Justin Hunt presented student growth data, reported the district’s largest graduating class, RISE program outcomes and Special Olympics participation, and noted a state law expanding adult pathways eligibility to age 30.
Justin Hunt, appointed interim superintendent at the meeting, presented an instructional update that emphasized student growth, engagement metrics, and extracurricular achievements.
Hunt said the district serves about 30,000 students and noted year-over-year growth in standards mastery for both ELA and math. He reported that EPIC achieved about 39.9% (rounded to 40%) on a referenced metric, exceeding a 35% end-of-year goal in one measure the presentation used. “We achieved 39.9. We'll call it 40,” Hunt said.
Hunt reported the class of 02/2025 contained the district’s largest graduating class to date, with “more than 4,000 seniors” graduating and multiple ceremonies held in Tulsa and Norman. He said senior day awards included roughly $3,400,000 in institutional scholarships awarded to 26 graduating seniors.
Hunt described RISE, a program created to bring behind-cohort students back to graduation, and said the program has produced 180 total graduates. He highlighted student engagement metrics that averaged about 75% daily engagement against a goal of 80%, noting engagement drops after May as many students finish individualized coursework.
Hunt also showcased extracurricular activities: a color run that included about 1,200 students, families and staff, and a Special Olympics program run by EPIC staff that Hunt and video testimony described as emotionally rewarding for participating students and coaches.
Hunt noted a recent state law change broadening pathways program eligibility to age 30, praising the move and saying it will allow the district to serve more young adults who had life circumstances preventing earlier completion.
Why this matters: the update provides the board and public with the district’s academic-growth indicators, large graduation numbers and outreach programs, and frames pathways expansion as an opportunity to serve more adults working toward diplomas.
