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Director's Thoughts on Board Development
The dynamics and missions of local education foundations vary widely across Oklahoma. However, the success of any foundation is dependent upon a strong, active, committed board. Click here for more |
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You're Invited to the
Saturday, May 21
Embassy Suites Hotel
Norman
Keynote Speaker
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
For reservations and more information, visit www.ofe.org. |
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THANK YOU to foundations from these communities for their support of OFE's Local Education Foundation
Outreach Program:
Bixby
Burlington
Burns Flat-Dill City
Carver Middle School
Cashion
Chickasha
Claremore
Cushing
Duke
Duncan
Edmond
Frederick
Grove
Guymon
Henryetta
Latta
Midwest City-Del City
Norman
Oklahoma City
Okemah
Okla. School for the Deaf
Pioneer-Pleasant Vale
Poteau
Putnam City
Sand Springs
Sayre
Shawnee
Stillwater
Tonkawa
Walters
Watonga
Woodward
Yukon
If you or your foundation would like to contribute to the 2011 LEF Outreach Program, send your contribution to the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, 120 N. Robinson, Suite 1420-W, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 or donate online. |
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Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the
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SAVE THE DATE
2011 Fall Forum for Local Education Foundations and Mentoring Programs
"Building Better Schools Begins with YOU"
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Mentoring Headliner
Tom Pace, author of "Mentor: The Kid and the CEO" |
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Luncheon Speaker
Janet Barresi
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
Tuesday
October 25
Oklahoma Memorial Union
900 Asp Avenue
University of Oklahoma Norman
As part of its Boren Mentoring Initiative, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is expanding this year's Fall Forum to include sessions for mentoring program leaders as well as local education foundation leaders and school administrators. Come learn how we can work together to strengthen Oklahoma's public schools, one child at a time.
Watch for registration materials to be mailed in September and posted online at www.ofe.org. |
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Putnam City Schools Foundation Recognized
for Supporting Early Bird Parent Toolkits
 The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has selected the Putnam City Schools Foundation as the recipient of its 2011 Outstanding Program Award for Local Education Foundations.
The award, which recognizes innovative programs sponsored or administered by public school foundations in Oklahoma, will be presented at the Fall Forum for Local Education Foundations on Oct. 25. The Putnam City Schools Foundation will be recognized for its support of parent tool kits as part of the district's Early Birds Childhood School Readiness and parent education program.
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New Education Foundation Toolkit eBook
Available from Foundation Innovation
 Foundation Innovation, LLC, has developed the Education Foundation Toolkit I to help those who are interested in starting a public school foundation, have a foundation that is "stuck," or those who want to ensure their organization has the key components for a strong board and long-term sustainability.
Foundation Innovation is a national school foundation consulting firm led by Dr. Milli Christner and Laurie Cromwell, who were presenters at the 2010 Fall Forum. The Toolkits provide research-based best practices, tools, templates and samples to guide foundations along the continuum to success.
Click here to read more
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Students, Women Making a Difference
Through Unique Foundation Programs
At the Blue Spring Education Foundation in Missouri, Executive Director Katherine Barton and her team have created two innovative programs to support the Blue Spring School District: Kids R.O.C.K. (Reaching Others by Choosing Kindness) and the Women Endowing Education Group.
The Kids R.O.C.K. program was inspired by three elementary students who wanted to reach out to their peers in a meaningful way. The program's goal is to teach children the value of philanthropy by donating money to help their less fortunate classmates with such things as school supplies, lunch tickets or even a pair of eye glasses. All the money pledged and donated goes to the Blue Spring Education Fund, where it can be distributed to take care of student needs.
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Ten Tips for a More Effective LEF Board
 1. Reduce the number of full board meetings to bi-monthly or quarterly and schedule committee meetings in the alternating months. Board meetings may run longer, but more work gets accomplished through committees.
2. Encourage board members to see their role as reaching out and engaging the full community in the work of the organization. Click here for more. |
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Save Valuable Meeting Time With a Consent Agenda
The consent agenda is useful for streamlining board meetings by grouping routine items such as minutes, treasurer's report, committee reports and others to be approved as a group rather than as separate agenda items. The board can decide what routine items to include in the consent agenda. Sometimes a board member will read the board materials related to the consent agenda and have a question he would like answered before he votes. Or, he believes the issue still requires discussion before he would feel comfortable voting. Those are two distinct scenarios, and they receive two distinct treatments. Click here for more
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