February 2021

Strategic Planning Webinar Oklahoma School Foundations Network Director Katy Leffel offers free strategic planning facilitation for all Oklahoma public school foundations. Join a free webinar at noon Wednesday, March 31, to learn why taking the time to create a strategic plan for your school foundation is the key to moving your organization forward, no matter your size! Katy will discuss in-person, hybrid and virtual options for facilitating a planning retreat. She will also share success stories from working with Miami Public Schools Enrichment Foundation and the Edmond Public Schools Foundation. If you are interested in scheduling a free retreat or training for your board, reach out to Katy - [email protected], (405) 922-5420.

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Networking Zoom for Volunteer Foundation Leaders Noon Wednesday, March 3rd - Register NOW! Are you looking to share ideas and grow your school foundation? The Oklahoma School Foundation Network is offering a virtual networking opportunity for volunteer foundation leaders at noon on Wednesday, March 3, on Zoom. OSFN Director Katy Leffel will moderate this group, and kick things off by sharing great ideas from the National School Foundation Association Conference held in late February. Registration for this meeting will be capped at 20 participants. If you would like to join this group, please register NOW!

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Help Spread the Word to Teachers in YOUR District! An online professional development platform for Teachers of English Learners created by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has completed its pilot phase and is now open for teachers statewide on the Oklahoma State Department of Education Oklahoma EDGE website at https://osdeconnect.ok.gov. As part of its Teacher Professional Development programs, the foundation created the Teachers of English Learners Pilot Project to address a critical need for classroom teachers and their English Learner students. The project uses an online learning platform developed by NextThought to provide professional development, networking and support for classroom teachers in schools with a high enrollment of English Learner students.

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Last Chance to Register! National School Foundation Association Virtual Conference Slated February 23-26

By moving its 2021 annual conference to a virtual format, the National School Foundation Association will provide foundations across the country the opportunity to participate in this year's event remotely. The conference will take place Feb. 23 through 26, with sessions available from noon to 3 p.m. each day. Conference registration is open now, with discounts for NSFA members. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from and be inspired by school foundation experts from across the country. The conference agenda is available now, and is packed with wonderful presentations! The Oklahoma School Foundations Network offers half-price memberships to the National School Foundation Association. Our 2020-21 membership renewals are underway now. You should have received a letter from the Oklahoma School Foundations Network with renewal information at the beginning of September. The forms from that letter are available via the links below. PLUS membership, based on your foundation size, is just half of what it would cost your organization to join NSFA separately. In addition to conference discounts NSFA offers its members a large array of benefits. Check out the links below to view the benefits and start your application!

NSFA Conference Information

NSFA Member Benefits

NSFA Plus Membership Application

Welcome to our new 2020-21 PLUS members: The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools Edmond Public Schools Foundation Mid-Del Public Schools Foundation Union Schools Education Foundation Jenks Public Schools Foundation Norman Public School Foundation Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation Claremore Public Schools Foundation Clinton Public School Foundation Foundation for Tulsa Schools Great Plains Technology Center Foundation Metro-Tech Foundation Pryor Academic Excellence Foundation Enid Public School Foundation Duke School Foundation Education Foundation of Muskogee Sayre Public School Foundation Grove Education Foundation for Excellence

On-Call Help for Foundations Oklahoma School Foundations Network Director Katy Leffel provides FREE on-call help to all Oklahoma foundations. Have a question or need a sample document? Call or email Katy for support: (405) 922-5420, [email protected]. Katy is also available to lead board retreats and strategic planning sessions.

The Oklahoma School Foundations Network is a program of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. Follow us on Facebook, and find more information at www.ofe.org.