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Lawton foundation funding supports concurrent enrollment, maker spaces and teacher grants, superintendent says
Summary
Superintendent Haim praised the LPS Foundation for funding maker spaces, paying concurrent-enrollment fees and offering teacher grants worth nearly $100,000 last year, and said those supports help expand student opportunities including free concurrent enrollment for sophomores.
Superintendent Haim said the LPS Foundation has been a key funder for Lawton Public Schools initiatives, including maker spaces, concurrent-enrollment fees and teacher grants.
Haim told the podcast that the foundation provided about $50,000 for initial maker-space work and that foundation grants amounted to "almost $100,000" last year. He credited the foundation with paying concurrent-enrollment fees that make the program free for sophomores; juniors and seniors may qualify if they meet requirements.
Haim said the foundation's support allowed some students to earn an associate degree for free (four students last year), and he encouraged teachers to apply for current teacher-grant rounds. "They put in $50,000, I think, right off the bat," Haim said of the foundation's initial maker-space investment.
This segment reported the superintendent's description of philanthropic support and did not announce new grant awards or changes to program eligibility during the recording.
