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Oklahoma School of Science and Math requests roughly $1.8 million for building repairs and teacher pay after 52% enrollment increase
Summary
OSSM President Tony Cornforth told the panel enrollment at the residential campus rose 52% year‑over‑year and requested about $1.8 million, mostly one‑time, to replace gym and dorm HVAC, repair dorm floors and raise teacher salaries to the state minimum.
Tony Cornforth, president of the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, told the Appropriations and Budget committee his agency has increased residential enrollment by 52 percent since the COVID enrollment dip and is asking lawmakers for about $1.8 million to address deferred maintenance and teacher pay equity.
OSSM is a statewide public residential magnet for academically advanced high school students with a focus on math and science. Cornforth said the residential program and OSSM’s mentoring and summer STEM work contributed to national rankings and that the school’s recent recruitment and application changes expanded geographic representation — the most recent admitted class represented 26 Oklahoma counties.
Why it matters: OSSM’s residential program is a state‑funded…
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