The dress code can be found in the
student handbook located on the
Fort Towson Public School website.

Homecoming Queen Candidates

Taylor McKnight
Mya Parish
Baylee Rymel
Jalee Stinnett
Stormey Wyatt

Fort Towson FCCLA

Fort Towson Student Council
is needing empty 12 pack pop can cartons for a project. If you have any,  please send them to school. They can be dropped off in Mrs. Needham’s room or the offices.

Fort Towson Public Schools Job Postings as of September 13, 2022

Fort Towson Public Schools is seeking a full time bus driver for the 2022-2023 school year. Applicants must have a valid CDL. Salary will be based on experience. Beginning salary range will be $10,187 to $11,567 based on experience. If interested complete an application and drop it along with a copy of driver’s license at the Administration building located at 205 NW 3^rd Street, Fort Towson, OK

Fort Towson Public School is seeking a full time cafeteria worker for the 2022-2023 school year. This cafeteria worker would be considered head cook/cafeteria supervisor. Duties would include preparing the monthly menus, meeting all procurement requirements associated with acquiring food and supplies for the kitchen, maintaining all paperwork for reporting to the State Child Nutrition Program, supervising kitchen staff and seeing that fresh quality meals are served. Salary will be based on experience. Starting salary is $18,437. If interested submit a resume to Phillip Hall, Superintendent at supt@forttowson.k12.ok.us or complete an application and drop it by the Administration building located at 205 NW 3^rd Street, Fort Towson, OK

Families can register their grade 7-9 children for free online math tutoring

Students, families can sign up for OSDE’s Math Tutoring Corps through Sept. 1

The Math Tutoring Corps initiative offered by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is encouraging interested Oklahoma families to register their students for free, high-dosage tutoring in mathematics. Beginning in September, trained tutors will work with groups of no more than four students in grades 7, 8 and 9 to reinforce the math processes they are studying in class and prepare them for higher-level coursework.

The tutoring will be done virtually and is designed for students who seek targeted support for growth in grade-level mathematics. Students will attend three 50-minute online tutoring sessions per week.

“Research has shown that students who participate in intensive, high-dosage tutoring improve their grades in math,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister. “The Math Tutoring Corps will help kids have greater confidence in their math skills and be more college and career ready.”

The OSDE launched a successful pilot program for Math Tutoring Corps in spring 2022, with nearly 400 participants. A post-pilot survey revealed:

• 90% of participants increased their understanding of mathematics.
• 84% of families said participating students were more confident about math.
• 84% of students indicated they would be more likely to persevere after making a mistake.

Students are eligible to participate in one or both of the OSDE’s Math Tutoring Corps sessions during the 2022-23 school year. Each session can accommodate up to 1,500 students. The first runs Sept. 18 through Nov. 19, the second in spring 2023. Families and students can enroll for the upcoming session through this link by Sept. 1. The OSDE will provide any needed technology or internet access, and tutoring schedules will occur during students’ free time outside of the school day.

Additional information is available on the OSDE’s Math Tutoring Corps webpage.

The OSDE is investing $5 million in pandemic relief funding in the Oklahoma Math Tutoring Corps through summer 2024. Math Tutoring Corps is a component of Ready Together Oklahoma: An Action Plan for Supporting Students Through the Pandemic and Beyond. More information is available in this FAQ document.

To see a video of a student from the Math Tutoring Corps pilot, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtkrnyJI0gQ
 

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.

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