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Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) Foundation and Love’s Travel Stops hosted a Volunteer Day to fuel a love of reading across the district. Love’s employees teamed up with Foundation staff to organize, restock, and prepare the ReadOKC On the Go! Book Buses — affectionately known as Stella and Percy. “Partnerships […]
August 2025 Oklahoma City, OK — The Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) Foundation is proud to celebrate Mr. Faisal Madni, a Physical Education teacher at Wheeler Middle School, who has been named the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City’s Teacher of the Month. Mr. Madni, who was also recognized as a 2025 Finalist for OKCPS Teacher
Annual fundraiser providing winter coats for OKCPS students in need
August 2025 Oklahoma City, OK — The Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) Foundation is thrilled to announce a generous contribution of more than $10,000 from this year’s Aces for Education Disc Golf Tournament, presented by Aces for Education. The annual tournament brought together disc golf enthusiasts, community partners, and supporters of public education for a
September 2025 Oklahoma City, OK — Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) Foundation is proud to once again partner with OnCue Express through the Support Oklahoma Schools campaign. From now until September 30, each purchase of a reusable collectors’ cup at OnCue will generate a 50-cent donation to local school districts. These donations directly benefit programs
OKCPS Foundation, Boeing unite for annual Liftoff for Learning volunteer day
August 2025 Oklahoma City, OK — The Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) Foundation kicked off the new school year at this year’s OKCPS’ Back-to-School Bashes, bringing together students, families and the OKCPS community for a day full of books, prizes, and fun. With hundreds of families attending the event, students received free books to help
August 5th, 2025 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) Foundation celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Teacher Pipeline Program (TPP), a groundbreaking initiative designed to address Oklahoma’s teacher shortage while investing in the future of Oklahoma City Public Schools. The OKCPS Foundation’s Teacher Pipeline Program is continuing its mission to build
Hispanic Heritage Month began on September 15 and is a perfect time to celebrate the rich heritage here in Oklahoma City. The food, the dancing, the gorgeous colors and amazing languages – we can find it all in Oklahoma City and is part of what makes our city so special. That same beautiful diversity is
A previous column published on March 13, 2024 highlighted the strategic work happening in Oklahoma City Public Schools to combat chronic absenteeism. The focused plan, which included attendance advocates, incentives (some provided by the OKCPS Foundation) and regular monitoring and other strategies, allowed for great improvement the first half of this past school year. Elementary
