Left to Right: 2023 Wall of Fame honorees Cuong Do, Florence Jones-Kemp, Ray (bottom-middle) and Pat Potts and J. Don Harris, D.D.S., celebrate with OKCPS Foundation President and CEO Mary Mélon-Tully (top-middle) at last year’s annual awards ceremony. OKLAHOMA CITY (June 19, 2024) – The Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation recently announced that its President and CEO, […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (June 17, 2024) – The Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation is pleased to announce it has received a $24,000 grant from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation through its Opportunities for Children Community Grant program. The grant will be used to assist in funding book purchases for the OKCPS Early Childhood Education Beautiful Beginnings program
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
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
