M'lou Smith 8/1

Claudia Rivas-Taylor 8/12

Darcie Hobbs 8/12

Sandy Futrell 8/22

Dustin Eichhorn 8/24

Neil Betty 8/25

Tana Watts 8/25

Cynthia Walls 8/26

Rebecca Cabrera 8/28

Chana Scantlin 8/31

I received this unsolicited email last week.

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Eric,

I wanted to let you know how very much I think of Teri and how many times she has helped me in difficult situations. She is always cheerful, professional, and willing to assist with whatever she can do to help. I see her as a valuable asset to our team and look forward to many more years working together.

Kimberly Davis-Steele

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Join me in celebrating the exceptional awesomeness of Teri, our remarkable Administrative Assistant! With a constant smile, pinpoint professionalism, and a genuine willingness to help, Teri has been a rock-solid support for all of us, making the office brighter and incredibly efficient. We are most fortunate to have her on our team, the BEST team!

In a true display of attentiveness and assertiveness, Christina identified a critical calculation error in a spreadsheet provided by the SDE. Her sharp eye and relentless pursuit of error correction resulted in a "you were right" email from the SDE, which never happens! Take a bow!

Special thanks to K-Man and Clint for successfully restoring critical Google Drive documents. The principal is beyond thrilled.

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All,

I am actually in tears right now. I cannot thank you enough for jumping on this SO quickly and helping us restore over a year of hard work from each of my teachers at Southern Hills. OKCPS is lucky to have you as our tech leaders.

I am so blessed to work with each of you!!!!!! THANK YOU!

Stay tuned for a big thank you from Southern Hills

I want to acknowledge Melisa for her incredible work in creating fillable PDFs for Infinite Campus that are a breeze to use for end users! Right from the start, she jumped in with enthusiasm and mad skills, impressing us all.

Good afternoon! I just want to send an email to let you know how much I appreciate Brandi. Today, I came in and had a minor issue with my laptop. My finger pad stopped working and my cursor was sticking. A man started helping me at first and got several updates downloading. Brandi kind of took over and asked if I was against a new laptop. I told her no not really but I just didn't want to lose all the stickers I have on my laptop. She took the time to replace the insides and switched out my outside (sorry I don't know technical terms). I truly appreciate that- she didn't HAVE to do that. It's truly the little things! So thank you Brandi for making me smile today with your kind gesture and effort.

Heather Franz

Congratulations to Petra Woodard for presenting at the OCCF Central Oklahoma High School Guidance Network Summer Institute

Our GearUp team presented two sessions at the National GEAR UP Conference. Thanks to Claudia Rivas-Taylor, Katawna Stephens, Rebecca Cabrera, Deontre Price, and Laura Buxton for showing them how it's done!

Thank you all for making Chatham's week. The outpouring of love and support touched him as he completed 19 years with #TeamOKCPS IT Client Services.

I'm sure he'd love to hear from you on occasion. You can email him scchatham at cox dot net

Meet Tana Watts, a proud resident of Harrah, OK, where she resides with her loving husband and two adorable kiddos, Shane and Savanna. Their furry family members include two lovable Dobermans and a delightful flock of chickens.

With over 15 years of experience in education, Tana has made a meaningful impact through coaching, teaching, and administration roles across three different states. Now, as the Director of Online Learning at OKCPS, she is excited to continue her journey alongside a fantastic team that shares a common dedication to putting students first.

Email: swatts@okcps.org

By providing equitable access to a world class education, every Oklahoma City Public Schools student will graduate ready to fulfill their unique purpose in a healthy, vibrant community.

Every day, Oklahoma City Public Schools will ignite a passion for learning in every child, invite families to engage, and inspire respectful and trusting relationships with our diverse community.