Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence

We know many of you will be attending the Education Leadership Conference on Aug. 13-16 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, and we'd love to see you there!

Dana Renner, Oklahoma Public Schools Foundation executive director and Oklahoma Schools Foundation Network director, will lead several breakout sessions:

🔸Stronger Together: Creating high-impact partnerships between school districts and foundations
🔸Powering Progress: A new partnership to strengthen schools through tax credits
🔸Local Support, Lasting Impact: How education foundations strengthen Oklahoma schools
🔸Leading together: Legal foundations for successful district-foundation partnerships

Congratulations to OFE Trustee and Seminole State College of Oklahoma President Lana Reynolds on this well-deserved honor!

Congratulations to SSC President Lana Reynolds on being selected for induction into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame!
For more than 35 years, President Reynolds has dedicated her career to helping students change their lives through education. We are incredibly proud of her and grateful for the leadership, care and commitment she brings to SSC every day.

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yew44rj3

We're proud to play a part in enabling Oklahoma educators to experience this incredible professional development opportunity at Colonial Williamsburg Education!

Three local Oklahoma teachers attend historic Williamsburg fellowship Three Northeast Oklahoma teachers recently returned from the Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute at Colonial Williamsburg, where they participated in a fellowship celebrating the 250th annivers…

We've got more Academic All-State alumni updates today! We love to hear about the great things our alums are doing.

All-Staters, update us on your lives: https://ofe.org/academic-all-state-news-and-updates-form/

Check out this amazing journey two Oklahoma Fund for Teachers Fellows have been on this summer! 🌎

We love seeing the creativity of our Oklahoma educators and how they put what they learn to work in their classrooms.

Calling all past recipients of the Medal for Excellence! We know you all are doing amazing things in and out of the classroom. We'd love to hear what's going on in your lives and make sure we have up-to-date contact information so that we can stay in touch.

Please take a moment to fill out our update form: https://ofe.org/circle-of-excellence-news-and-updates-form/

Academic All-State alums, we want to hear what's going on in your life. Whether you've got a new degree, a new job or a new puppy, we want the details (and the photos) so that we can celebrate your successes! 🎓 💼 🐶

Update us: https://bit.ly/4y5WFUe

Jay educator Jennifer Goldner, the 2024 recipient of our Medal for Excellence in Elementary Teaching, has been making Route 66 come alive for students in a summer program.

Jay teacher brings Route 66 history to life for students Jennifer Goldner, a state-recognized science teacher from Jay, Oklahoma, took her students on a bus trip to visit several Route 66 sites in northeast Oklahoma, providing them with hands-on learning…

Earlier this year, we launched the Roots & Wings Society to bring together advocates who believe in the power of public education to transform lives and strengthen Oklahoma communities.

We'd like to take a moment to thank the founding members of this group for their support and unwavering belief in our mission. We're incredibly grateful for the role they play in ensuring our future is bright.