Congratulations to Coach Carpino and the Tigers for bringing home the Runner-up plaque in the
Stringtown Shootout over the weekend. Omar Gardner and Dakota Ownes were
both selected for the All-Tournament Team. Way to go, guys!!!!

*** NOTICE OF HOMECOMING CHANGES ***

Due to quarantine of the Girls Basketball team, the Homecoming Game is being changed to a later date.
We will continue with homecoming activities for the week, except for the
BonFire on Wednesday evening and Big Pep Rally and Coronation on Thursday evening.

Once Homecoming has been rescheduled, the Big Pep Rally and Coronation will take place as planned.
We will announce the new date as soon as possible.

The Homecoming Dance has also been canceled due to the number of quarantined students and staff.

Homecoming Queen Candidates

Noey Keith

Jacee Lusk

Stephaine McClain

Hailey Morris

Stacey Scott

Fort Towson Public Schools Students and Parents,

It is so wonderful when former students give back to our school. In this case, we are blessed that a graduate of Fort Towson High School is giving back to our students in a special way. Not only is Ms. Sharla Frost a respected attorney, she is also a published author. In her effort to give back to the students of our community, she is giving them each a free electronic version of her book FROGVILLE: Quest of a Frog. Please see the information below to claim your student’s free electronic version of this entertaining book.

Sharla J. Frost has purchased you a copy of:  FROGVILLE: Quest of a Frog

Please accept your prepaid eBook using the link below:

https://www.amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSE25Q3Y6G88CGB

You can enjoy eBooks on any device with the free Kindle app for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, PC and Mac, and on Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets. Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp

Need help? Visit Kindle Support at https://www.amazon.com/help/kindle/prepaidbooks/accept for information about Kindle prepaid eBooks.

We hope every student will take the opportunity to claim his or her free book.

Respectfully,
Phillip Hall, Superintendent
Fort Towson Public Schools
“Together We Can Succeed”

 

Dear 8th Grade Parents,

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) has created a new statewide virtual tutoring initiative. The Oklahoma Math Tutoring Corps will provide students in 8th grade with real-time, virtual tutoring support from live tutors beginning in January 2022. Participating students will meet virtually with a tutor for 50 minutes three times a week over a period of nine weeks. All tutoring will occur outside of school hours. The goal of the Math Tutoring Corps is to give students opportunities for individualized, targeted learning of math processes and problems needed for success in their current and future math coursework.

 Tutors will be certified teachers and college students who have received training for this initiative. The OSDE will make every effort to group tutors and students from the same geographical area. To provide focused and consistent attention to your student, each tutor will work with no more than three students. Students will remain together with the same tutor throughout the nine weeks. Families and guardians will be copied on all communication from the tutor to the student.

 The OSDE is asking participating students and families to agree to the following:

• Student will attend at least 80% of the 27 tutoring sessions.
• Student will have a quiet place to join the sessions virtually.
• Student will actively participate with the tutor during tutoring sessions.

 Once the OSDE receives your information, they will work with you to determine any technology and connectivity needs to ensure your student can participate successfully. 

 Learn more about the new Oklahoma Math Tutoring Corps program by accessing this OSDE webpage. If you have questions about this program, contact Anthony Purcell, Director of High School and College Math Readiness, (Anthony.Purcell@sde.ok.gov).

 If you would like for your 8th grade student to participate, visit this website to enroll. The Math Tutoring Corps has the potential to strengthen math skills quickly, equipping students for long-term success in math coursework. The OSDE hopes you will join them in this important work.

Nena Hudson
HS/JH Principal
Fort Towson School
fthsprincipal@forttowson.k12.ok.us
580-873-2325

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program for Families

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a new benefit program that seeks to help families struggling to afford broadband internet. The Emergency Broadband Benefit could help qualifying Oklahoma families who may need assistance with the cost of internet and other technology needs. Below are some quick facts on the new benefit program:

• The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual classrooms and more.
• The Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.
• The Emergency Broadband Benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.
• A household is eligible if a member of the household meets one of the criteria below:
  • Has an income that is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or participates in certain assistance programs such as SNAP, Medicaid or Lifeline;
  • Approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision in the 2019-20, 2020-21 or 2021-22 school year; Attachment E 
  • Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;
  • Experienced a substantial loss of income due to job loss or furlough since Feb. 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 at or below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or
  • Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's existing low-income or COVID-19 program.

For more information on the program and how a family can enroll, visit  https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit.

Fort Towson Public Schools Parents/Guardians,

Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) is a program that helps children who would have received free or reduced-price meals at school but schools were forced to go to virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting as soon as Friday, September 17^th students who qualify will receive a debit card preloaded with funds that can be used for groceries. Students who are eligible will receive a P-EBT benefits card equivalent to $6.82 per day for school days in which the student was enrolled in a participating school AND received virtual instruction/distance learning. No benefits will be issued for those days in which the student received in-person instruction or was counted absent from virtual instruction.

For the 2020-21 school year, schoolchildren must meet two important eligibility requirements: 

• Children must have been enrolled in a school district that participates in a federal meal program where meals are served at a school, and 
• Children must qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on income and have turned in the free or reduced-priced meals application to school for 2020-21, OR be enrolled in a school that participated in the Community Eligible Provision, Provision 2 or Provision 3 federal program in 2020-21 which is what Fort Towson Public Schools participated in.

 There is no application process for these benefits. Families will receive benefits automatically if their school has identified to the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) that a student qualifies.  

To learn more about eligibility requirements, what role your school plays in the program, and other details about P-EBT, OSDE developed a set of Frequently Asked Questions. 

P-EBT FAQs for Families 

Respectfully,

Phillip Hall, Superintendent
Fort Towson Public Schools
“Together We Can Succeed”

2021 – 2022 Safe Return to Learn Plan

Safe Return to Learn Plan Committee Meeting

ARP ESSER III Use of Funds Plan

Fort Towson Boys & Girls Club

Ashley Burton * Fort Towson Boys & Girls Club Director * 580-873-2712 ext. 104

Hours of operation for the 2021-2022 School Year are as follows:

Monday - Thursday 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Club will be closed on days the school is closed)

Friday - 7:30 am - 5:30 pm ($5.00 per child, per Friday)

Holiday closings will be announced on an as needed basis

Boys & Girls Club Workers:

Denise Burton, Kyleigh Brown, Demi Payne, Noey Keith & Jayln Broadrick

2021-2022 Boys and Girls Cub Application

At this time The Boys & Girls Club has reached it maximum capacity.
Any student on the waitlist will be accepted ONLY if space becomes available at a later date. 

Applications for the current school year must be on file and approved before your child/children are able to attend.  Applications may be returned to Ashley Burton in the Central Office or emailed to aburton@forttowson.k12.ok.us. Elementary students who were enrolled in the club at the end of last year will be given priority over new applicants. If students participated in the club at the end of last school year, they will be guaranteed a spot once the application is turned in. New applicants will be processed as soon as possible; if your child is accepted, you will be contacted by phone. 

If your child was not enrolled in our Boys & Girls Club at the end of last school year,
please do NOT send them to the after school program until your student has been approved
and you have been contacted by Mrs. Burton. We will fill empty slots if they open up throughout the year. 
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 

For questions, please contact Mrs. Ashley Burton at 580-873-2712 ext. 104

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