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Oklahoma City's largest traditional school district, proudly serving over 33,000 students. Enroll today: bit.ly/43eEgFF
Oklahoma City, OKokcps.orgJoined October 2009

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Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke spoke to students at U.S. Grant HS this afternoon! Students asked a series of questions about O'Rourke's policies & his 2020 presidential campaign. We're proud of our Generals for their political & civic engagement! #OKCPS
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Oklahoma students are rallying at the Capitol tomorrow to support their teachers. We want to support students in return by proving lunch at no cost to ANY student 18 & under no matter what district! Look for the school bus & come see us in the south parking lot from 10:30am-1pm!
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OKCPS will open the Capitol Hill HS Fieldhouse to up to 400 educators Monday night should the teacher walkout continue. If you’re an educator that lives more than 60 miles from OKC & would like a place to rest & recharge at no charge, please register here: goo.gl/D3vK5E
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Yesterday, once again, we witnessed every school district's worst nightmare: a school shooting. Schools should be a sanctuary for students. No student or teacher should have to worry about being killed while at school.
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OKCPS Board to consider naming Admin Offices after Clara Luper -- “I feel honored, elated & proud. My mom dedicated her life to education, always calling her students her 'diamonds'. She believed that all children could learn.” Marilyn Luper Hildreth, Clara Luper’s daughter.
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All classes have been cancelled for Monday, March 4. In an abundance of caution, OKCPS wants to do all we can to protect our students from dangerous wind chills which are expected to fall well below zero tomorrow morning. 1of2 #okwx
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OKCPS is SO excited to announce that we are 96% staffed for teachers! Last year at this time we were less than 90% staffed. Great teamwork between Human Resources & principals to make sure our classrooms are ready for our students on the first day of school! #oklaed
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OKCPS is aware of a photo circulating on social media regarding a book titled “Let’s Talk About It”. Please see our statement below. ⬇️
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The Board unanimously voted to name the new administration building The Clara Luper Center for Educational Services. We thank everyone who helped make this happen and we look forward to opening the new facility in 2019.
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Cuteness overload with these babies 😍! Today we celebrated US Grant's grand opening of their new childcare center for teen parents: Little Generals. Special thanks to for making this project a reality! ❤️👶🏻👶🏽👶🏾
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During press interviews for Pre-K & Kindergarten RoundUp, a curious student asked to shadow a cameraman who happily obliged! We loved seeing this student learn from a pro! If you haven't registered your Pre-K student, you have until May 10! Enroll at your home school!
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All #OKCPS schools are back on the grid! Unless circumstances change overnight, we look forward to welcoming our students and staff back tomorrow morning! Huge thanks to our friends at OG&E for their hard work!
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OKCPS is excited to welcome Jason Brown as our new Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. "He is a proven, effective leader, but, most importantly, he is student-centered and keenly focused on making decisions that are good for teachers & students." - Dr. Sean McDaniel
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All classes have been cancelled for Tuesday, February 19, due to incoming winter weather. OKCPS Admin offices & Operations Center will also be closed. Stay safe and warm. #okwx
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All classes have been cancelled for Thursday, February 28 due to winter weather conditions. OKCPS administrative offices & operations center will also be closed. OKCPS has not yet made a decision regarding activities for Thursday, February 28th.
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Wishes do come true! All classes and activities have been cancelled Wednesday, February 21st due to winter weather. All offices are also closed. Stay safe and warm.
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OKCPS will continue to provide meals at no cost at more than 100 locations to students using school buses throughout the district. We will feed anyone 18 & under, no I.D. is required. A comprehensive list of meal pick-up locations can be found by visiting okcps.org/teacherwalkout.
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🚨OKCPS STAFF -- If you reported to work, please return home as soon as it's safe to do so. If you haven't reported to work yet, please don't. Staff should work from home today. Remote Learning will still happen for students. If you have questions, please contact your supervisor.
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We are speechless! This. Is. Amazing! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! 💜😁👏
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We can’t believe that just happened. With the largest single donation in our history, @Ripple just funded EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM PROJECT on our site. Happy #BestSchoolDay! donorschoose.org/blog/best-scho
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#OKCPS is honored to participate in this year's OKC Pride Alliance Parade to celebrate and support our LGBTQ+ students, staff, & community! We invite our staff & families to join us as we walk this year's route!
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No school Monday, April 2nd - OKCPS will provide meals at no cost at more than 100 neighborhood locations to students using school buses. We will feed anyone 18 years & under & no I.D. is required. Here is a comprehensive list of meal pick-up locations: okcps.org/Page/3235
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OKCPS is excited to announce that we are providing meals this summer at no cost to any child who is 18 or under. Meals will be served from Monday June 4 until Friday July 20 at select elementary & high schools & at several community locations. Learn more: goo.gl/HZL9vi
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Classes are cancelled again tomorrow, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. We are hopeful that our legislators will continue working this afternoon toward a solution, but we wanted to make this decision as early as possible to give our families adequate time to plan. #oklaed
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Supt. Aurora Lora announces that starting next school year, ALL 44,000 OKCPS students will be eligible for free lunches & breakfast 🙌🏼🥗🍎🌽🍞🍗
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Superintendent McDaniel showed up with this morning to spend time with our bus drivers. OKCPS is hiring drivers now & increased the pay range for new drivers to $13.11 - $17.91! We provide training. You can apply online or call 587-1290 or 587-1151 with ?s.
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Out Culture is Not a Costume: The #OKCPS Native American Student Services team created a guide to advise families about avoiding costumes that misrepresent the culture of many of our families! This guide demonstrates how to enjoy this festive Halloween season with respect.
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It’s common for school district’s to rely on national vendors who release lists of books for school libraries. However, over the past several years, OKCPS has, like many districts, recognized the need to do its own internal audit of the books on our shelves. 🧵
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Meals are being picked up all over our district this afternoon! We are so thankful to our #OKCPS SNS staff for their flexibility & dedication to our students! At one site, over 300 meals were picked up before 11 AM!
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#OKCPS cares deeply about our community. We are a village; our kids are your kids. OKCPS encourages the City Council to seriously consider & approve an ordinance that would mandate face coverings to be worn while in public in our city.
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We remember & celebrate the life of the great Thelma R. Parks who passed away today at the age of 96. Mrs. Parks gave 54 years of services to our district. Her powerful legacy lives on in the transformational work happening for the students of Thelma R. Parks Elementary.
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Reminder to families, all OKCPS students eat free breakfast and lunch through the Federal CEP program. OKCPS is excited to participate in this program district wide for the second year! 🍎🍽🌭
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How happy are you? Another snow (or should we say ice) day for OKCPS! All classes and activities have been cancelled Thursday, February 22nd due to winter weather. #okwx
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Today, 4 year old hero Alexander Flores received a special visit from at Rockwood ES. Firefighters congratulated him for saving his mom's life from a diabetic coma. He received a special badge, toys, and got to hop on the firetruck! We are proud of you, Alex! 👨🏽‍🚒🚒🚨
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All classes and activities are cancelled for both students and staff for Tuesday, August 27th for #OKCPS due to loss of power at multiple schools and at the district’s Operations Center. #okwx
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Excitement was apparent when students from Classen SAS and Northeast Academy met yesterday to discuss the upcoming merger of their schools. Students are ready for new friendships when they begin next year with their new classmates! We’re exceptionally proud of our #OKCPS kids!
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I want to introduce you to an AMAZING group of NEA & CSAS student leaders that met today to take next steps to plan our future. #StrongerTogether @OKCPS @NeaVikings
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This morning, firefighters from across the metro participated in the 10th Annual OKC 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Douglass HS to honor first responders who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Join us as we reflect & remember all those who lost their lives 20 years ago today.
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends social distancing as a way to prevent community spread of the COVID-19 virus. #OKCPS feels it is in the best interest of our students, families, staff, & the public to cancel classes & district hosted activities for Fri., March 13.
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OKCPS received recognition from the for our support of the Devon Thunder Explorers program. We're honored to be a part it and thank the Thunder for encouraging our students in STEM! Thank you, Supt. McDaniel and for representing OKCPS at last night's game!
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#OKCPS served just over 9,000 meals today as part of Day 1 of our #COVID-19 closure meal program! Last summer, OKCPS served 14,000 meals during the 8 weeks of summer break as part of our summer feeding program.
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3 outstanding grads from Douglass HS & Milwood HS were awarded Scholarships this past weekend! The Grand Gents is a mentorship & community organization that uplifts young men in our community to be scholars, volunteers, & role models for younger students!
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#StudentSpolight: Classen SAS HS at NE's Aishwarya Swamidurai received the prestigious US Senate Youth Program Scholarship! Aishwarya will represent OK as a delegate & will meet with the U.S. senators & ! Congrat to Aishwarya for this amazing accomplishment!
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Union leaders with have indicated that our teachers plan to continue the walkout tomorrow. Therefore, district leaders have decided to cancel classes for OKCPS again tomorrow, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
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Every day, Oklahoma City Public Schools will ignite a passion for learning in every child, invite families to engage, and inspire respectful and trusting relationships with our diverse community.
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