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Current Programs
Education Innovation and Research Grant
Project ENGAGE (Effectively Narrowing Gaps And Growing Engagement) is an Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Grant that aims to provide students and teachers at rural Oklahoma school districts with intentional technology resources in efforts to increase student engagement and success with academic instruction. ENGAGE funds two research projects to support these goals:
The first project is a quasi-experimental large-N design comparing the effects of implementing PBIS and Lexia (a computer adaptive reading intervention program) on student reading achievement (measured by state test and universal screening scores) and engagement (i.e., suspensions, expulsions, and office discipline referrals).
School’s participating in Project ENGAGE also receive training benefits for their teaching staff through Instructional Technology Coaching (ITC). Through ITC, educators receive individualized instruction and consultative feedback in the use of technology to improve behavior management and deliver standards-aligned instruction.
Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant
Project PREPARE (Providing Real-world Experiences for Professionals to Advance Rural Education) is a federally-funded grant designed to:
Strategically recruit Ed.S. and Ph.D. students to Oklahoma mental health training programs via social media campaign and undergraduate program visits
Provide real-world experiences to students via a structured practicum sequence, complementary specialized didactic training, and service-learning/research projects
Advance rural education via service internships in high-need locations, allowing interns to meet degree and licensure/credentialing requirements and retain these individuals for professional practice
Native American Children in School Program Grant
Project PISTONS (Providing Instructional Support To Osage Nation Schools) is a federally-funded grant designed to provide PISTONS proposes a variety of activities to support the teaching, learning, and studying of Native American languages, while also increasing the English language proficiency of the children served. Goals of the grant are:
To increase Native American children’s reading academic success and performance
To encourage and support Native American language survival
To increase student Native language fluency
To provide professional development and instructional support to teachers for literacy, remote learning, and technology integration
Selected Previous Programs
State-Funded Grants
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (PO 4529063793)
Oklahoma State Department of Education School Counseling Corp Competitive Project (722)
Oklahoma State Department of Education OKTRANSFORM Training Bid (PO 2659017809). State of Oklahoma. 2019-2022.
Title IV Champions of Excellence- Supplemental Award (Grant No. S424A19003) Osage County, Oklahoma. Spring 2019.
Title IV Champions of Excellence (Grant No. S424A19003). Osage County, Oklahoma. 2018-2019.
Oklahoma Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (Grant No. S371C170005). Bowring, Oklahoma. 2018-2021.
Oklahoma Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (Grant No. S371C170005). Red Rock, Oklahoma. 2018-2021.
Oklahoma Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (Grant No. S371C170005). Wynona, Oklahoma. 2018-2021.
Math Science Partnership Grant (Grant No. S366B160037). Northeastern Oklahoma. 2016-2017.
Math Science Partnership Grant (Grant No. S366B120037). Northeastern Oklahoma. 2015.
Oklahoma Competitive Grant. (Grant No. 2650000290). Northeastern Oklahoma. 2014.
Math Science Partnership Grant (Grant No. S366B140037). Northeastern Oklahoma. 2014.
Math Science Partnership Grant (Grant No. S366B130037). Northeastern Oklahoma. 2013.
Math Science Partnership Grant (Grant No. S366B120037). Northeastern Oklahoma. 2012.
Federally-Funded Grants
Native American Children in School Program (Grant No. T365C160002). Osage County, Oklahoma. 2016-2021.
Accelerating Promising Practices for Small Libraries Program (IMLS Grant No. LG29-19-0286-19). Osage County, Oklahoma. 2019-2020.
Native American Youth Program (Grant No. S299A150023). Osage County, Oklahoma. 2015-2019.
School Climate Transformation Grant (Grant No. S184G140202). Northeastern Oklahoma. 2014-2019.
Farm To School (Grant No. CNF25PLAN14)OK01). Northeastern Oklahoma. 2013.