Born and raised in North Tulsa, Kirk began his education career as a teacher at East Central High School in Tulsa Public Schools and KIPP Tulsa College Prep, later working as a principal at KIPP, Lewis and Clark Middle School, McLain Senior High School, and Riverview Gardens High School in St. Louis, Missouri. Most recently, Kirk served as managing director of schools at KIPP Memphis Collegiate Schools. He returned to Oklahoma as executive director of KIPP Tulsa and KIPP OKC in 2020.
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