Classen PTSA Parent – Teacher Liaison
The mission of the PTSA
Parent/Teacher Liaison Committee is two fold. First, we are here to
help parents stay informed about their children’s school life and
secondly, to help the teachers get what they need. The Parent/Teacher
Liaison has been asked to be there for the parents who need information
and the teacher who needs volunteers, wish list items, money and/or time
contributions to help their classrooms function efficiently. (Think of
this as a grown-up Homeroom parent without the parties!)
Contact the liaison for any
of the following:
I need a question
answered about this class.
I have a wish-list item
to donate.
I would like to be on
this teacher’s e-mail list.
I can volunteer
time/money to help this teacher.
During Parent Teacher
conferences on Friday – please stop by and sign up to be on the
liaison’s contact email group. At that time, you will be able to see a
Class Room Wish List for each teacher. Attached to this Classen
Newsletter is a one page Word copy of the liaison list for you to print
out if you’d like.
P.S.
Those teachers who are highlighted need
a liaison.
2007-2008 Current Liaison List
P/T Liaison Classes
Phone Email
xx
7th Math – Sylvan
xx H.S. Math – Jones, M.
xx H.S. History – Buller, A.
xx H.S. Philos – Fortune, A.
xx French – Huzieff, J.
xx Library
xx Special Education -
Potter/Georgia/Puckett
xx Special Services -
Martinez
Charlotte D’Andriole-Smith Teacher Connection
Liaison 962-0260
smith.classensas@gmail.com
OKLAHOMA’S
PROMISE (FORMERLY OKLAHOMA HIGHER LEARNING ACCESS PROGRAM)
PARENTS:
PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW TO FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT
COLLEGE FUNDING FOR YOUR STUDENT.
The fastest and most secure way to apply for Oklahoma’s Promise
is online at
www.okpromise.org. Students can also get
applications and flyers about the scholarship from school
counselors. Oklahoma’s Promise officials have mailed more than
150,000 flyers to counselors statewide.
Students, parents and counselors can also get more information
about Oklahoma’s Promise by visiting
www.okpromise.org, by e-mailing
okpromise@osrhe.edu or by calling
(800) 858-1840.
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ALSO,
PARENTS OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED
PROGRAM, NEED TO READ THE UPDATES TO THE PROGRAM WHICH ARE
LISTED BELOW:
The Oklahoma Legislature has made several important
modifications to Oklahoma’s Promise, one of Oklahoma’s most
popular scholarship programs. Officials are working to
inform students, parents and counselors about the changes
and encouraging students to apply online.
Approximately half of Oklahoma’s students are eligible to
apply for Oklahoma’s Promise, a scholarship that allows high
school students from families whose annual income is $50,000
or less to earn free college tuition. To date, more than
75,000 students have enrolled in the program.
The scholarship program was formerly known as the Oklahoma
Higher Learning Access Program or OHLAP, and was created in
1992 by the Legislature to help more Oklahoma families send
their children to college. Its goal is to prepare students
academically for college and to provide them financial
assistance.
“Oklahoma’s Promise has been a key component of our efforts
to produce more college graduates in Oklahoma,” said
Chancellor Glen D. Johnson. “Thousands of Oklahoma students
can be positively impacted based on this promise: They
promise to prepare for college, and the state of Oklahoma
promises the opportunity to earn free college tuition.”
Currently, to be eligible for Oklahoma’s Promise, students
must apply during the eighth, ninth or 10th grade, and their
annual family income must not exceed $50,000 at the time of
application. By the time they graduate high school, students
must achieve a minimum 2.5 (C+) grade point average in 17
core courses that prepare them for college and also must
achieve at least a 2.5 GPA for all courses in grades nine
through 12. Students also must attend class regularly and
refrain from drug and alcohol abuse and delinquent acts.
The Legislature approved a significant change to funding for
Oklahoma’s Promise. Beginning in 2008-09, the scholarship
program will have a permanent, dedicated funding source from
the state’s general revenue fund. This means the program
will be fully funded each year from a stable source of
revenue.
“The permanent funding should assure Oklahoma families that
this scholarship can be a dependable foundation of their
children’s college plans,” Johnson said.
Other changes to the state scholarship program include:
-
Beginning with Oklahoma’s Promise college students receiving
the scholarship for the first time in 2009-10, families will
be subject to a second income limit requirement. Students
will not receive the scholarship if their families’ income
exceeds $100,000 at the time the student goes to college.
-
Also effective for students receiving the award for the
first time in 2009-10, a minimum college GPA of 2.0 will be
required for courses taken during the sophomore year and a
minimum 2.5 GPA for courses taken during the junior and
senior years.
-
Homeschool students are now eligible for the scholarship.
They must sign up while they are ages 13 to 15 and must
achieve a 22 score on the ACT.
-
Effective Jan. 1, 2008, an Oklahoma’s Promise college
student that is suspended for more than one semester for
conduct reasons will lose the scholarship permanently.
-
Beginning with students applying for the program in 2007-08,
students must be U.S. citizens or lawfully present in the
United States to receive the award in college. Undocumented
immigrant students can still enroll in the program in the
eighth, ninth, or 10th grade but must attain lawful status
before they can actually receive the award.
ALSO, PARENTS
OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PROGRAM,
NEED TO READ THE UPDATES TO THE PROGRAM WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW:
The Oklahoma Legislature has made several important
modifications to Oklahoma’s Promise, one of Oklahoma’s most
popular scholarship programs. Officials are working to inform
students, parents and counselors about the changes and
encouraging students to apply online.
Approximately half of Oklahoma’s students are eligible to apply
for Oklahoma’s Promise, a scholarship that allows high school
students from families whose annual income is $50,000 or less to
earn free college tuition. To date, more than 75,000 students
have enrolled in the program.
The scholarship program was formerly known as the
Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program or OHLAP, and was
created in 1992 by the Legislature to help more Oklahoma
families send their children to college. Its goal is to prepare
students academically for college and to provide them financial
assistance.
“Oklahoma’s Promise has been a key component of our efforts to
produce more college graduates in
Oklahoma,” said Chancellor Glen D. Johnson. “Thousands of
Oklahoma students can be positively impacted based on this
promise: They promise to prepare for college, and the state of
Oklahoma promises the opportunity to earn free college tuition.”
Currently, to be eligible for Oklahoma’s Promise, students must
apply during the eighth, ninth or 10th grade, and their annual
family income must not exceed $50,000 at the time of
application. By the time they graduate high school, students
must achieve a minimum 2.5 (C+) grade point average in 17 core
courses that prepare them for college and also must achieve at
least a 2.5 GPA for all courses in grades nine through 12.
Students also must attend class regularly and refrain from drug
and alcohol abuse and delinquent acts.
The Legislature approved a significant change to funding for
Oklahoma’s Promise. Beginning in 2008-09, the scholarship
program will have a permanent, dedicated funding source from the
state’s general revenue fund. This means the program will be
fully funded each year from a stable source of revenue.
“The permanent funding should assure Oklahoma families that this
scholarship can be a dependable foundation of their children’s
college plans,” Johnson said.
Other changes to the state scholarship program include:
-
Beginning with Oklahoma’s Promise college students receiving the
scholarship for the first time in 2009-10, families will be
subject to a second income limit requirement. Students will not
receive the scholarship if their families’ income exceeds
$100,000 at the time the student goes to college.
-
Also effective for students receiving the award for the first
time in 2009-10, a minimum college GPA of 2.0 will be required
for courses taken during the sophomore year and a minimum 2.5
GPA for courses taken during the junior and senior years.
-
Homeschool students are now eligible for the scholarship. They
must sign up while they are ages 13 to 15 and must achieve a 22
score on the ACT.
-
Effective Jan. 1, 2008, an Oklahoma’s Promise college student
that is suspended for more than one semester for conduct reasons
will lose the scholarship permanently.
-
Beginning with students applying for the program in 2007-08,
students must be U.S. citizens or lawfully present in the United
States to receive the award in college. Undocumented immigrant
students can still enroll in the program in the eighth, ninth,
or 10th grade but must attain lawful status before they can
actually receive the award.