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Gov. Kevin Stitt allocated the remainder of the GEER II funds, or COVID-19 relief fund, for education purposes. Stitt has allocated nearly $18 million to six other projects, helping scholars during the pandemic.
The GEER budget has been allocated to governors across the country to spend on proposals of their choosing.
After thousands of GEER budgets were detected in a federal audit, the Oklahoma Office of Business Administration and Services took it upon itself to oversee the allocation of that recent budget maximum. They also hired a third-party contractor to monitor and manage the budget. Recipients have until January 31 to spend the allocated budget.
Here’s the full breakdown of pricing and projects through OMES:
1: eDynamic/Learning Blade: $400,000. 00 This assignment will help expand Oklahoma students’ educational skills and interest in high-demand jobs by expanding professional awareness. These systems have been shown to increase students’ awareness and interest in STEM, computer science, and CTE majors while also addressing learning loss. The Learning Blade resource prioritizes students who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 by offering simple access to STEM, CS, and CTE resources that can be used at school, in blended mode, or at home.
2: DonorsChoose: $11,610,000. 00 This allocation will allow K-12 Oklahoma public school teachers to request classroom resources for their students’ in-person learning post-pandemic.
3: Special Attention: $600,000. 00 This award aims to assist teachers and support staff who have served a severely underserved population in Oklahoma during the pandemic: youth with special wishes and their families. Through this program, Atención Especial will get investment for the salaries of new positions. and retention bonuses for eligible teachers and care staff who work to help children with special wishes.
4: Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County $1,880,000. 00 This allocation for Boys and Girls Clubs in Oklahoma County aims to assist scholars in the Capitol Hill/South OKC domain who have been negatively impacted by the effects of COVID-19. This program will assist them through the upgrading of physical buildings to accommodate engaging systems, such as educational enrichment/mentoring, STEM activities, recreational and competitive sports, arts systems (dance, visual arts, music, and theater), life skills progression, special systems. Interest clubs (i. e. photography, chess, art writing, etc. ), workforce progression, and more
5: Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County $200,000. 00 This “Club-on-the-Go” cell club assignment with the Boys & Girls Club of OK County targets scholars who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and will bring children and students to the Girls Club’s youth progression efforts beyond the physical locations of the BGC and meet the youth where they are.
6: Oklahoma Healthy Schools $2,500,000. 00 This allocation aims to provide fitness and wellness resources to elementary schools in the state of Oklahoma. This assignment will address the educational gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic by adding evidence-based well-being and learning methods. for schools.
7: House Guide $250,000. 00 Assistance with the follow-up and management of GEER II
8. $272,950 for administrative costs.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt allocated the remaining GEER II funds, or COVID-19 relief funds, for education purposes. Stitt allocated about $18 million to six other projects, helping scholars during the pandemic.
The GEER budget has been allocated to governors across the country to spend on proposals of their choosing.
After thousands of GEER budgets were detected in a federal audit, the Oklahoma Office of Business Administration and Services took it upon itself to oversee the allocation of that recent budget maximum. They also hired a third-party contractor to monitor and manage the budget. Recipients have until January 31 to spend the allocated budget.
Here’s the full breakdown of pricing and projects through OMES:
1: eDynamic/Learning Blade: $400,000. 00 This assignment will help expand Oklahoma students’ educational skills and interest in high-demand jobs by expanding professional awareness. These systems have been shown to increase students’ awareness and interest in STEM, computer science, and CTE majors while also addressing learning loss. The Learning Blade resource prioritizes students who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 by offering simple access to STEM, CS, and CTE resources that can be used at school, in blended mode, or at home.
2: DonorsChoose: $11,610,000. 00 This allocation will allow K-12 Oklahoma public school teachers to request classroom resources for their students’ in-person learning post-pandemic.
3: Special Attention: $600,000. 00 This award aims to assist teachers and support staff who have served a severely underserved population in Oklahoma during the pandemic: youth with special wishes and their families. Through this program, Atención Especial will get investment for the salaries of new positions. and retention bonuses for eligible teachers and care staff who work to help children with special wishes.
4: Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County $1,880,000. 00 This allocation for Boys and Girls Clubs in Oklahoma County aims to assist scholars in the Capitol Hill/South OKC domain who have been negatively impacted by the effects of COVID-19. This program will assist them through the upgrading of physical buildings to accommodate engaging systems, such as educational enrichment/mentoring, STEM activities, recreational and competitive sports, arts systems (dance, visual arts, music, and theater), life skills progression, special systems. Interest clubs (i. e. photography, chess, art writing, etc. ), workforce progression, and more
5: Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County $200,000. 00 This “Club on the Move” cell club assignment with the Boys and Girls Club of OK County is aimed at students who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and will bring student progress to the Boys and Girls Club. efforts to reach out to young people beyond the physical locations of the BGC and meet young people where they are.
6: Oklahoma Healthy Schools $2,500,000. 00 This allocation aims to provide fitness and wellness resources to elementary schools in the state of Oklahoma. This assignment will address the educational gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic by adding evidence-based well-being and learning methods. for schools.
7: House Guide $250,000. 00 Assistance with the follow-up and management of GEER II
8. $272,950 for administrative costs.
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