We believe that Oklahoma City can be transformed by the Son of God, the Spirit of God, and the People of God. We are committed to encourage and challenge the Church to remember its mission to meet the needs of our community. Our role is to network and mobilize the Church to strategically partner together on behalf of the poor and forgotten among us. 

A wonderful relational network is forming.  I am encouraged by your participation and excited by the prospect of strengthening this community of leaders to make Oklahoma City a better place to live for all people in Jesus’ name.  

The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools will be hosting us for lunch at Capitol Hill High School located at 500 SW 36th Street - OKC, OK 73109 on Tuesday, August 3rd from 11:45am to 1:00pm.  

“In 1983 the National Commission on Excellence in Education released the report A Nation At Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform. The report stated that “…the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people.” In the aftermath of the report, public school foundations began forming across the nation.

In Oklahoma City a steering committee of 13 citizens was selected by the Oklahoma City Public Schools administration and Board of Education to determine the feasibility of forming a collaboration designed to improve the quality of Oklahoma City Public Schools. As a result, the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation was established in 1984.”

Click Here to learn more about The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools.

“A major move forward by The Foundation this year (2010) has been the onset of strategic planning that resulted in our new mission and strategic goals.  Our mission, creating community ownership in the success of every child, along with our strategic goals provide constant guidance for our staff and trustees as we determine the best ways The Foundation can serve the children and educators in Oklahoma City.

At the request of Superintendent Karl Springer, The Foundation organized an 11-member task force, comprised of business, civic and community leaders to complete an independent review of the progress of the Oklahoma City Public School District since MAPS for Kids passed in 2001.

In assessing the progress of the District, several common themes emerged in the task force’s analysis, including the need for community ownership, consistency in leadership, and the need for courageous and creative change.”

Click Here to read the full 2009 Assessment of MAPS for Kids.

We are gathering at the Capitol Hill High School to engage the issue and explore the opportunities to to serve the children of Oklahoma City Public Schools.    

Through Season of Service (www.ServeOKC.org), several practical opportunities have been identified in order that you and your faith community can take the next step - because awareness must give way to action.

Click Here to get involved on the education front through Season of Service.  

Please take advantage of this opportunity to interact with the staff of The Foundation in order to more fully understand the educational fate facing the more than 40,000 boys & girls and young men & women in urban Oklahoma City.

For The Success of Every Child,

Ben Nockels