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OKCPS Foundation Launches 2024 Coat-a-Kid Campaign

Rachel Davis / July 8, 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY (July 8, 2024) – It’s summer now, but for the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation, all eyes are on the upcoming chilly months as the nonprofit kicks off its 2024 Coat-a-Kid campaign. This important program provides new winter coats to OKCPS students, ensuring every child in the district who needs a coat has one to […]

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Community Approach to Solve Chronic Absenteeism

Rachel Davis / July 28, 2024

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