Technology representatives visited Highland Park with Mid-Del Public Schools Jan. 22 to participate in a site visit to see the 2013 Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust grant in action.

The $65,000 grant provided technology and professional development to Highland Park’s students and teachers. The OETT grant provided the means to two iPad carts to increase achievement in reading and math. 

Students will showcase their learning to adults during Technology Nights and will be hosted by the school with invitations extended to the entire community.

Highland Park with Mid-Del Public Schools joins 187 other schools in Oklahoma and their combined 75,000 students that have received the OETT grants since 2003.  In addition, more than 5,500 teachers have received professional development training to assist with the new technology.

OETT was established 12 years ago as a result of an agreement between then Attorney General Drew Edmondson and AT&T Oklahoma during the company’s transition to a modern form of regulation. As part of the agreement, AT&T contributed $30 million to establish the trust.

OETT is administered by Communities Foundation of Oklahoma and the OK-ACTS Phase II Grants-to-School professional development team is administered through the University of Oklahoma’s K20 Center. For additional information on OETT, visit www.oett.org.