All you need to remember is

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• All you need to remember is
• www.okckids.com

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Supporting Teachers

• Great Idea Grants
• Student InCENTives
• Jean G. Gumerson Endowment
• Teachers Warehouse

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Devon Great Idea Grants

• Two grant tracks available this year!
• Individual Grants (up to 1,000.00)
• Collaborative Grants (up to 5,000.00)
• Eligibility Pre K-12 staff that have direct
  instructional responsibility for students,
  including media specialists and counselors

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Devon Great Idea Grants

• Target Areas
• District Curriculum and/or PASS
• Student Engagement
• Parental Engagement
• How to Apply
• Apply on-line at www.okckids.com
• Deadline is November 21, 2008 430pm

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Student InCENTives

• Grants up to 1,000 for students to attend
  academic and artistic competitions
• How to Apply
• Apply on-line at www.okckids.com
• No deadline, however, application must be
  received a minimum of 30 days prior to event
• Applications are approved on a first-come,
  first-served basis until funds are exhausted

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Jean G. Gumerson Endowment

• Annual scholarships for teachers to pursue
  National Board Certification
• Scholarship includes the 2,500 National Board
  fee and a 250.00 materials stipend

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Jean G. Gumerson Endowment

• How to apply
• Teachers must meet eligibility requirements for
  National Board (www.nbpts.org)
• Application will be available for download in
  September of 2008 www.okckids.com
• Application deadline will be in February

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Teachers Warehouse

• NEW program that provides FREE classroom supplies
  and equipment to OKCPS teachers!
• Items are donated by local businesses and
  community members and are listed in an on-line
  catalog

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Teachers Warehouse

• How to Access
• www.okckids.com/tw
• Must register as a user before you can order
• Order only what you need now. Remember we are
  serving 2,200 teachers!

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Supporting Students

• Personal Best Scholarship
• STARS Scholarship
• Kenneth Donald Burke Scholarship

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Personal Best Scholarship

• Eligibility
• OKCPS High School Senior
• GPA of 2.0 or higher
• Pursue a Vocational/Technology degree or an
  Associate degree from a community college
• One awarded annually 1,000.00
• Applications on-line _at_ www.okckids.com
• Deadline November 21, 2008 430pm

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STARS Scholarship

• Eligibility
• OKCPS High School Senior
• GPA of 3.25 or higher
• Completed a minimum of two (2) AP or IB courses
• Pursue a degree at a four-year college or
  university
• Four awarded annually 1,000 each
• Applications on-line _at_ www.okckids.com
• Deadline November 21, 2008 430pm

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Kenneth Donald Burke Scholarship

• Eligibility
• OKCPS High School Senior that attends Northwest
  Classen High School
• GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Lettered in baseball or football
• Pursue a degree at a four-college or university
• One awarded annually 2,500.00
• Application on-line at www.okckids.com
• Deadline November 21, 2008 430pm

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Celebrating Success

• Stars of Education event
• Super Support Staff Awards
• Perfect Partnership Awards
• Valued Volunteer (formerly Terrific Tutor) Awards

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Super Support Staff Awards

• Recognize and reward non-certified staff
• Operations/Custodial/Maintenance
• Transportation
• Instructional/Media Assistants
• Clerical
• Food Service
• Award Up to 5 winners 500.00 each
• Apply on-line at www.okckids.com

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Perfect Partnership Awards

• Presented to business/organization partnerships
  that have created outstanding support for a
  school or schools
• Up to 3 awards no monetary gift
• Apply on-line at www.okckids.com

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Valuable Volunteer Awards

• Presented to volunteers who have shown
  outstanding dedication and service to students
  and their school(s)
• Up to 6 awards no monetary gift
• Apply on-line at www.okckids.com

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Enhancing the Arts

• District Instrument Inventory
• ARTREACH art museum initiative

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Instrument Inventory

• 3 year initiative that begin in March of 2008
• String instrument inventory has been completed
• Band instrument inventory will begin in the
  Spring and continue for 2 additional years

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String Inventory Stats

• 1,239 instruments total 39 school programs
• 303 in good condition
• 316 repaired by warehouse staff this summer
• 547 needed major repair (unplayable) some
  instruments beyond repair

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Repairs

• 350 of the major repairs will be done between now
  and November
• 197 of the major repairs will be done at a later
  date (instruments have been sent back to the
  school)
• By November 24, we will have 969 instruments in
  good condition vs. 303 from last year

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ARTREACH

• Initiative funded by Devon Energy and the
  American Fidelity Foundation
• 6th grade students to go to the OKC Museum of Art
• Transportation, admission, and a hands-on art
  project will be provided

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ARTREACH

• Schedule between August 25-January 2
• Roman Exhibit, Museum Collection, American
  Impressionism
• Museum phone number 236-3100 ext 213
• Must reference ARTREACH when scheduling

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ARTREACH

• Call or e-mail me for your bus allocation
  (879-2007 or robyn_at_okckids.com)
• Schedule transportation through District write
  OKCPS Foundation in the Bill to line
• You are responsible for making your own museum
  reservation and transportation request

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Additional Opportunities

• Always listed under Opportunities for Schools
  on website
• American Fidelity Book Project

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American Fidelity Book Project

• Grades 3, 4, 5
• Receive The Greening Book by Ellen Sabin
  curriculum
• Learn about earth, its needs, and how to protect
  and care of our planet

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American Fidelity Book Project

• Taking applications to become part of the pilot
  project
• Deadline is October 15, 2008
• Teachers will be notified if they are selected by
  October 31, 2008

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FEEDBACK!

• All Foundation programs now have on-line
  evaluations
• Evaluations have been streamlined and are
  designed to help us evaluate the effectiveness of
  our initiatives and provide feedback to donors
• We want to know how we are doing!

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FEEDBACK!

• Imagine Lisa having a conversation with a
  prospective donor..
• Lisa This program is really helpful for
  teachers.
• Donor thinks.Im not so sure.maybe you just say
  that because it is your program

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FEEDBACK!

• Imagine Lisa having a conversation with a
  prospective donor..
• Lisa This program is really helpful for
  teachers. 100 of participating teachers said
  that they had more resources for teaching and
  that they felt like someone really cared about
  what they needed.
• Donor thinks.Wow! How can I be part of a
  program that makes such a difference?!

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2008 TEAM Campaign
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2008 TEAM Overview

• Employee contributions campaign (Together
  Employees Add More)
• 100 of funds raised go directly back into
  schools
• Funds support Devon Great Idea Grants and Student
  InCENTives for art and academic competitions
• Campaign will be held September 2-9, 2008
  (Tuesday through Tuesday)

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2008 TEAM Goal

• 100,000 Total
• Goal of 50,000 from employees

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2008 TEAM Partner
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2008 TEAM Goal

• 100,000 Total
• Devon Energy will match the Districts employee
  contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to 50,000

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TEAM Principal Support

• Need a TEAM Captain to serve as campaign leader
  from your school by Fri., August 15th- send to
  lisa_at_okckids.com
• Ensure your TEAM Captain attends the TEAM Captain
  Orientation on
• Tuesday, August 19th
• from 430-530 p.m.
• in the
• Central Office Auditorium, 900 N. Klein

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TEAM Captains Role

• Capture coworkers attention and build morale.
• Keep the campaign in the limelight.
• Get all employees involved.
• Create a positive environment.
• Encourage 100 giving.

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TEAM Door Prizes

• Drawing will be held for daily prizes at each
  site for those who have turned in pledge cards.
• Daily sponsors include
• Chesapeake
• Devon
• Midfirst Bank
• The Oklahoman
• Whataburger

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TEAM Door Prizes

• At the end of the campaign, the top 5-10
  schools with the highest percentage of pledge
  cards returned will be eligible for big door
  prize packages, like

• 200 in gas gift certificates from Loves
• Weekend in Eureka Springs
• Business cards and personalized
• stationary from Impressions Printing

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TEAM Principal Support

• Schedule time for your TEAM Captain at your staff
  meetings (Sept 2-9).
• Set the tone- make it fun!
• Share your dream- how Devon Great Idea Grants or
  Student Incentives could make a difference for
  your school.
• Encourage participation.

We appreciate your help in this effort where
every dollar given benefits youthe Oklahoma City
Public Schools.
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• All you need to remember is
• www.okckids.com