Creating community ownership
The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools

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  • Over 60 percent of the youngest students were classified as At-Risk for Reading Difficulties in 2008-09.
  • Community engagement is a never-ending process that results in ongoing, genuine dialogue and is followed by deliberation and action.
  • Without a strategic plan and a clear vision the District will continue to fail to provide a quality education for students who are in greatest need.
  • MAPS FOR KIDS is giving students a learning environment that is the safest it has been in nearly 50 years.
  • Research shows the single most important factor in the educational success of students is TEACHER QUALITY.
  • Many issues still remain at the state level that require fundamental reform.

Great Idea Grants

The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools is pleased to present Great Idea Grants

The Great Idea Grants - Individual, of up to $1,000 each, are for individual teachers to implement projects that inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn.

The Great Idea Grants - Collaborative, of up to $5,000 each, are for teams of teachers to implement projects that inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn.

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