March 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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Congratulations to the 2021 Academic All-Staters! Congratulations to Oklahoma’s 2021 Academic All-Staters! These 100 top public high school seniors, selected from 379 nominations statewide, hail from 77 schools in 69 Oklahoma school districts. The 2021 Academic All-State class is the 35th to be selected by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. Since the award program’s inception in 1987, some 3,500 high school seniors from 330 school districts have been named Academic All-State scholars. Four high schools will celebrate their first Academic All-Stater: Davenport, Porum, Soper and Stigler high schools. This year’s All-Staters scored an average of 33 on the ACT, with 11 recipients scoring a perfect 36. The students’ average GPA was 4.26. In addition, 34 of this year’s All-Staters are National Merit semifinalists, and two are National Hispanic Scholar semifinalists. Each of this year’s All-Staters will receive a $1,000 merit-based scholarship and a medallion. The All-Staters will be recognized at the foundation’s 35th annual Academic Awards Celebration on Saturday, May 22, at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa.

View the 2021 All-Staters List

Earn your Certificate in Education Foundation Leadership, CEFL The Certificate in Education Foundation Leadership (CEFL) is the professional standard of the National School Foundation Association and is the only certification program designed exclusively for education foundation leaders and executives. While each education foundation is unique, this program provides participants with specific skills and knowledge required to lead and manage an education foundation of any size. This in-depth program is seeking members for the next cohort, starting in June 2021.

Learn More about the CEFL Program

Join NSFA through the Oklahoma School Foundations Network! The Oklahoma School Foundations Network offers half-price memberships to the National School Foundation Association. 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 Member Benefits

NSFA Plus Membership Application

Welcome to our 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.