# Archived Information

**U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**FY 2000 GRANTS**

**OKLAHOMA**

***Prepared by the Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency
Affairs***

***(October 1, 2000)***

**This document highlights major FY 2000 competitive grant programs:**

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers

• Advanced Placement Incentive

• Bilingual Professional Development

• Class Size Reduction

• Community Technology Centers

• Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration

• Effective Alternative Strategies

• Elementary School Counseling

• English Literacy/Civics Education

• GEAR UP

• Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships

• Middle School Coordinators

• New American High Schools \-- **second FY 2000 showcase sites
pending**

• Preparing Tomorrow\'s Teachers to Use Technology

• Public Charter Schools

• Reading Excellence

• Safe Schools/Healthy Students

• Smaller Learning Communities

• Teacher Quality Enhancement

• Technology Innovation Challenge

• TRIO Programs

[Note]{.underline}: The year listed after each grantee is the year of
initial funding.

[21st Century Community Learning Centers]{.underline} \$453 million in
FY 2000

\$1 billion requested for FY 2001

*Funds school-community partnerships to keep schools open after-school
and summers as safe havens for enhanced learning. (Three year grant \--
amount listed is awarded annually, assuming program compliance and
future appropriations.)*

**FY 2000 Grantees:**

-   Altus Public Schools \$ 87,853 (1999)

-   Anadarko Public Schools \$ 487,693 (2000)

-   Arkoma Public Schools \$ 262,641 (2000)

-   Briggs Elementary School \$ 189,439 (1999)

-   Byng School District \$ 386,368 (1999)

-   Coalgate Public Schools \$ 403,734 (1999)

-   Colcord Public Schools \$ 234,020 (2000)

-   Cushing Public Schools \$ 238,100 (1998)

-   Eufaula Public Schools \$ 508,802 (2000)

-   Fort Cobb-Broxton School District \$ 405,069 (2000)

-   Guymon Public Schools \$ 272,304 (2000)

-   Hobart Public Schools I-001 \$ 419,814 (2000)

-   Hugo City Schools \$ 67,424 (2000)

-   Latta Public Schools \$ 671,438 (2000)

-   Locust Grove Independent School \$ 196,751 (2000)

-   Madill Public School District \$ 207,132 (1999)

-   Maryetta Public Schools \$ 132,443 (2000)

-   McCurtain County Education Corporation \$ 400,366 (2000)

-   Miami Public Schools \$ 280,996 (2000)

-   Morrison School District \$ 464,874 (2000)

-   Mosely Public Schools \$ 198,251 (2000)

-   Oklahoma City Public Schools \$ 716,110 (2000)

-   Oklahoma City Public Schools \$ 459,525 (1998)

-   Oklahoma City Public Schools \$ 375,017 (1999)

-   Osage County Interlocal Cooperative \$ 407,348 (1998)

-   Osage County Interlocal Cooperative \$ 327,015 (2000)

-   Panola Public Schools \$ 199,746 (2000)

-   Pocola Public Schools \$ 252,900 (2000)

-   Poteau Public Schools I-29 \$ 163,223 (2000)

-   Quapaw Public Schools \$ 190,996 (2000)

-   Skelly School \$ 179,703 (1999)

-   Tenkiller Public Schools \$ 198,092 (2000)

-   Vian Independent School District \$ 234,021 (2000)

-   Wagoner Public Schools I-19 \$ 438,140 (2000)

-   Whitefield Public Schools \$ 169,817 (2000)

-   White Oak Public Schools \$ 193,865 (2000)

[Bilingual Professional Development]{.underline} \$71.5 million in FY
2000

\$100 million requested in FY 2001

*Helps meet the critical need for fully certified bilingual and ESL
teachers and other educational personnel.*

**FY 2000 Career Ladder Grantees:**

> *Awarded to higher education institutions to upgrade the skills of
> school staff who are not certified. (Five year grant \-- amount listed
> is awarded annually, assuming program compliance and future
> appropriations.)*

-   University of Central Oklahoma \$ 199,000 (2000)

> **FY 2000 Personnel Training Grantees:**
>
> *Awarded to local school districts, state education agencies, and
> higher education institutions to prepare new teachers or current
> teachers to better serve LEP students. (Five year grant \-- amount
> listed is awarded annually, assuming program compliance and future
> appropriations.)*

-   University of Central Oklahoma \$ 158,500 (2000)

-   University of Oklahoma \$ 90,055 (1999)

> **FY 2000 Training For All Teachers Grantees:**
>
> *Awarded to support school reform efforts by encouraging the
> development of training curricula needed to improve the skills of
> teachers and other personnel relating to*
>
> *the needs of LEP students. (Three year grant \-- amount listed is
> awarded annually, assuming program compliance and future
> appropriations.)*

-   Oklahoma City Public Schools \$ 95,652 (2000)

-   Tenkiller Public Schools \$ 227,813 (2000)

[Class Size Reduction]{.underline} \$1.3 billion in FY 2000

\$1.75 billion requested in FY 2001

*Helps school districts hire 100,000 teaches over seven years to reduce
class sizes in*

*grades 1-3 to a nationwide average of 18. (Amount listed is the second
year of an anticipated seven year effort.)* **In FY 2000, Oklahoma will
receive \$14,662,970 in program funds.**

[Community Technology Centers]{.underline} \$32.5 million in FY 2000

\$100 million requested in FY 2001

*Expands access to information technology and learning services through
the creation of computer learning facilities in low-income communities.
(Three year grant \-- amount listed is the projected three year total.)*

**FY 2000 Grantees:**

-   American Indian Resource Center \$ 483,380 (2000)

-   Oklahoma City Community College \$ 442,942 (2000)

[Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration]{.underline} \$220 million in
FY 2000

\$240 million requested in FY 2001

*Helps raise student achievement by assisting public schools across the
country to implement comprehensive school reform programs that are based
on reliable research and effective practices and that include an
emphasis on basic academics and parental involvement. (Amount listed is
the third year of program funding.)* **In FY 2000, Oklahoma will receive
\$2,694,552 in program funds.**

[Elementary School Counseling]{.underline} \$20 million in FY 2000

\$20 million requested in FY 2001

Establishes or expands counseling programs in elementary schools. (Three
year grant \-- amount listed is the three year total.)

**FY 2000 Grantees:**

-   Madill Public Schools \$ 236,081 (2000)

-   McAlester Public Schools \$ 302,868 (2000)

[GEAR UP]{.underline} \$200 million in FY 2000

\$325 million requested in FY 2001

*Gives disadvantaged students and their families pathways to college by
partnering middle and high schools with colleges and community
organizations.*

**FY 2000 State Grantees:**

> *Awarded to states to provide early college awareness activities,
> improved academic support, information on paying for college, and
> scholarships. (Five year grant \-- amount listed is for the current
> year. Subsequent annual amounts are based on program compliance,
> number of students served, and future appropriations.)*

-   Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education \$ 4,030,833 (1999)

**FY 2000 Partnership Grantees:**

> *Awarded to locally-designed partnerships between colleges and
> low-income middle schools, plus at least two other partners, to
> increase college-going rates among youth. (Five year grant \-- amount
> listed is for the current year. Subsequent annual amounts are based on
> program compliance, number of students served, and future
> appropriations.)*

-   Checotah Independent School District #19 \$ 149,308 (1999)

-   Dewar Independent School District #8 \$ 90,118 (2000)

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-   East Central University \$ 297,000 (1999)

-   Jay Independent School District #1 \$ 162,795 (1999)

-   Locust Grove Independent School District #17 \$ 165,459 (1999)

-   Miami Public Schools \$ 132,328 (1999)

-   Muskogee Independent School District #20 \$ 373,163 (1999)

-   Oklahoma City Public Schools \$ 2,910,824 (1999)

-   Redlands Community College \$ 200,297 (2000)

-   Stilwell Independent School District #25 \$ 269,481 (1999)

-   Tahlequah Independent School District #35 \$ 167,174 (1999)

-   Tulsa County Independent School District #1 \$ 942,986 (1999)

-   Watts Independent School District #4 \$ 161,060 (2000)

[Middle School Coordinators]{.underline} \$50 million in FY 2000

\$50 million requested in FY 2001

*Helps school districts recruit, hire, and train drug prevention and
school safety coordinators in middle schools. (Two year grant \-- amount
listed is the two year total.)*

**FY 2000 Grantees:**

-   McAlester Public Schools \$ 147,491 (1999)

-   Oklahoma City Public Schools \$ 500,490 (2000)

-   Oklahoma City Public Schools \$ 261,077 (1999)

-   Tahlequah Public Schools \$ 306,561 (2000)

[Preparing Tomorrow\'s Teachers to Use Technology]{.underline} \$75
million in FY 2000

\$150 million requested in FY 2001

*Supports innovative teacher preparation programs to develop
well-prepared, technology-proficient educators.*

**FY 2000 Implementation Grantees:**

> *Awarded to consortia that are now ready to implement full-scale
> innovations to improve the preparation of technology-proficient
> teachers. (Three year grant \-- amount listed is the projected three
> year total.)*

-   Northwestern Oklahoma State University \$ 830,313 (2000)

-   Tulsa Community College \$ 728,244 (1999)

[Public Charter Schools]{.underline} \$145 million in FY 2000

\$175 million requested in FY 2001

*Supports start-up and development of additional public schools
operating with a contract or charter from a public agency. (Three year
grant \-- amount listed is for the current year. Subsequent annual
amounts are based on program compliance, extent of need, and future
appropriations.)*

> **FY 2000 Grantees:**

-   Oklahoma State Department of Education \$ 3,000,000 (1999)

[Reading Excellence]{.underline} \$260 million in FY 2000

\$286 million requested in FY 2001

*Helps children learn to read well and independently by the end of the
third grade through research-based reading instruction, professional
development, family literacy, and extended learning activities. (Three
year grant \-- amount listed* *is the projected three year total.)*

**FY 2000 Grantees:**

-   Oklahoma State Department of Education \$ 7,500,000 (2000)

[Safe Schools/Healthy Students]{.underline} \$82 million in FY 2000

\$122 million requested in FY 2001

*Supports linking community-based services and prevention activities
into one community-wide approach to violence prevention and healthy
child development. (Three year grant \-- amount listed is awarded
annually, assuming program compliance and future appropriations.)*

**FY 2000 Grantees:**

-   Idabel Public Schools \$ 651,312 (1999)

-   Tahlequah Public Schools \$ 912,862 (2000)

[Smaller Learning Communities]{.underline} \$45 million in FY 2000

\$120 million requested in FY 2001

*Helps large high schools (1,000 or more students) create smaller, more
personalized learning communities.*

**FY 2000 Planning Grantees:**

Provides large high schools the means to develop a viable SLC
implementation plan. (One year grant.)

-   Putnam City Public Schools \$ 150,000 (2000)

-   Tulsa Public Schools \$ 50,000 (2000)

[Teacher Quality Enhancement]{.underline} \$98 million in FY 2000

\$98 million requested in FY 2001

*Funds systemic change to state teacher licensure policies and
practices.*

**FY 2000 State Grantees:**

> *Awarded to states to improve the quality of their teaching force
> through comprehensive changes in teacher preparation, licensure,
> certification, and professional development. (Three year grant \--
> amount listed is for the current year. Subsequent annual amounts are
> based on program compliance, extent of need, and future
> appropriations.)*

-   Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education \$ 107,274 (2000)

[Technology Innovation Challenge]{.underline} \$146 million in FY 2000

\$170 million requested in FY 2001

*Supports the development of innovative and effective applications of
technology in the classroom. (Five year grant \-- amount listed is the
projected five year total.)*

> **FY 2000 Grantees:**

-   Fairview Public Schools \$ 5,448,001 (1997)

[TRIO Programs]{.underline} \$645 million in FY 2000

\$725 million requested in FY 2001

*Helps disadvantaged students progress from middle school to
postsecondary education programs. (Includes eight outreach and support
programs. Competitions are held every fourth year, except TRIO
Dissemination Partnership \-- every third year \-- and TRIO Staff
Training \-- every other year.)*

**FY 2000 Educational Opportunity Centers Grantees:**

> *Awarded to institutions of higher education, non-profit agencies, or,
> in exceptional cases, secondary schools to provide counseling and
> information on college admissions to qualified adults who want to
> enter or continue a program of postsecondary education. (Four year
> grant \-- amount listed is for the current year. Subsequent annual
> amounts are based on program compliance and future appropriations.)*

-   Carl Albert State College \$ 399,919 (1998)

-   East Central University \$ 335,772 (1998)

-   Rogers University \$ 498,281 (1998)

-   Southeastern Oklahoma State University \$ 376,170 (1998)

> **FY 2000 Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Grantees:**
>
> *Awarded to institutions of higher education for projects designed to
> prepare participants for doctoral studies, through involvement in
> research and other scholarly activities. (Four year grant \-- amount
> listed is for the current year. Subsequent annual amounts are based on
> program compliance and future appropriations.)*

-   Cameron University \$ 204,100 (1999)

-   East Central University \$ 223,427 (1999)

-   University of Central Oklahoma \$ 203,700 (1999)

-   University of Oklahoma \$ 203,700 (1999)

> **FY 2000 Student Support Services Grantees:**
>
> *Awarded to institutions of higher education to provide opportunities
> for academic development, assist students with basic college
> requirements, and motivate students toward the successful completion
> of their postsecondary education. (Four year grant \-- amount listed
> is for the current year. Subsequent annual amounts are based on
> program compliance and future appropriations.)*

-   Bacone College \$ 198,582 (1997)

-   Cameron University \$ 274,041 (1997)

-   Carl Albert State College \$ 288,274 (1997)

-   East Central University \$ 334,660 (1997)

-   Eastern Oklahoma State University \$ 198,582 (1997)

-   Langston University \$ 365,964 (1997)

-   Murray State College \$ 264,044 (1997)

-   Northeastern State University \$ 203,714 (1997)

-   Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City \$ 205,367 (1997)

-   Redlands Community College \$ 206,028 (1997)

-   Rogers State College \$ 261,845 (1997)

-   Southeastern Oklahoma State University \$ 244,092 (1997)

-   University of Oklahoma \$ 349,853 (1997)

> **FY 2000 Talent Search Grantees:**
>
> *Awarded to institutions of higher education, non-profit agencies, or,
> in exceptional cases, secondary schools to identify and assist
> individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who have the potential to
> succeed in higher education. Talent Search also serves high school
> dropouts by encouraging them to reenter the educational system and
> complete their education. (Four year grant \-- amount listed is for
> the current year. Subsequent annual amounts are based on program
> compliance and future appropriations.)*

-   American Indian Resource Center \$ 262,716 (1998)

-   Cameron University \$ 267,400 (1998)

-   Carl Albert State College \$ 236,866 (1998)

-   East Central University \$ 414,667 (1998)

-   Langston University \$ 277,828 (1998)

-   Rogers University \$ 230,609 (1998)

-   Rose State College \$ 274,498 (1998)

-   Seminole State College \$ 248,131 (1998)

-   Southeastern Oklahoma State University \$ 307,743 (1998)

> **FY 2000 Upward Bound Grantees:**
>
> *Awarded to institutions of higher education, non-profit agencies, or,
> in exceptional cases, secondary schools to provide fundamental support
> to participants in their preparation for college entrance. Upward
> Bound serves high school students from low-income families, families
> in which neither parent holds a bachelors degree, and low-income,
> first generation military veterans. (Four year grant \-- amount listed
> is for the current year. Subsequent annual amounts are based on
> program compliance and future appropriations.)*

-   Bacone College \$ 246,867 (1999)

-   Cameron University \$ 254,450 (1999)

-   Carl Albert State College \$ 320,744 (1999)

-   Chickasaw Foundation \$ 246,867 (1999)

-   Chickasaw Foundation \$ 205,400 (1999)

-   Choctaw Nation \$ 377,697 (1999)

-   Conners State College \$ 261,636 (1999)

-   Conners State College \$ 205,400 (1999)

-   East Central University \$ 446,629 (1999)

-   East Central University \$ 246,867 (1999)

-   Langston University \$ 328,446 (1999)

-   Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College \$ 205,400 (1999)

-   Oklahoma City Community College \$ 254,450 (1999)

-   Oklahoma State University \$ 205,400 (1999)

-   Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City \$ 246,867 (1999)

-   Redlands Community College \$ 245,550 (1999)

-   Rogers State University \$ 321,248 (1999)

-   Seminole State College \$ 289,027 (1999)

-   Seminole State College \$ 260,835 (1999)

-   Southeastern Oklahoma State University \$ 415,970 (1999)

-   Southeastern Oklahoma State University \$ 205,400 (1999)

-   Southwestern Oklahoma State University \$ 328,252 (1999)

-   University of Central Oklahoma \$ 205,400 (1999)

-   Western Oklahoma State College \$ 205,400 (1999)

> **FY 2000 Upward Bound Math/Science Grantees:**
>
> *Awarded to institutions of higher education, non-profit agencies, or,
> in exceptional cases, secondary schools to fund specialized Upward
> Bound math and science centers. (Four year grant \-- amount listed is
> for the current year. Subsequent annual amounts are based on program
> compliance and future appropriations.)*

-   Carl Albert State College \$ 297,273 (1999)

-   Choctaw Nation \$ 236,335 (1999)

-   East Central University \$ 266,498 (1999)

-   Rogers State University \$ 266,498 (1999)

-   Southeastern Oklahoma State University \$ 301,876 (1999)