5 Focus Areas

5 Focus Areas Funding Chart

OKCPS Priority Focus Areas of ESSER Spending

• Addressing Unfinished Learning:
$48,487,517.00

• Engaging Families and Communities:
$4,838,255.00

• Ensuring Equity for All:
$59,806,642.00

• Prioritizing Health and Student Well-Being:
$32,259,215.00

• Supporting Teacher/Leader Stability & Staff Well-Being:
$1,410,000.00

OKCPS has identified 5 key focus areas for use of our ESSER funds

Addressing Unfinished Learning and Student Success

  • Additional academic interventions during the school day

  • After-school tutoring programs

  • Additional training and professional development for teachers

  • Enhanced summer learning programs

  • Extended school day and/or extended school year

Prioritizing Health and Student Well-Being

  • Increasing access to school meals

  • Maintaining a healthy environment (improved air quality, hygiene, access to PPE)

  • Increasing Access to COVID testing and vaccinations in schools

  • Addressing the social and emotional needs of students

Ensuring Equity for All

  • Increasing access to connectivity at school and home

  • Increasing access to highly qualified educators

  • Increasing access to culturally and linguistically responsive curriculum

  • Increasing access to advanced and engaging coursework

  • Addressing resource inequities

Engaging Families and Communities

  • Improved communication with families and community

  • Additional staff to work directly with families

  • Additional supports for bilingual students

  • Greater access to transportation to and from school activities

  • Family Connect

Supporting Teacher / Leader Stability and Staff Well-being.

  • Retain highly qualified staff

  • Recruit high quality teachers to the district

  • Address social and emotional needs of our teachers

  • Address physical health and physical needs of our teachers

  • Measures to create and maintain a safe work environment