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Yukon Review s Saturday Jan. 11, 2014 - page 5

OETT grant site visits set Jan. 21 at Skyview, Lakeview


Representatives from the Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust (OETT) will be at Skyview and Lakeview elementary schools in Yukon on Tuesday, Jan. 21 as they participate in site visits to see the 2013 OETT grant in action. The $65,000 grants provide technology and professional development to Skyview and Lakeview students and teachers. The OETT grant will provide iPads to be used for authentic learning, teaching

n Funding for technology, professional development


and assesment. Students will have access to blog with other students from others schools, create digital movies of classroom projects to share on a YouTube channel, and collaborate on assignments. Skyview and Lakeview join 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 companys transition to a modern form of regulation. As part of the agreement, AT&T contributed $30 million to

establish the trust. Trustees of OETT are Phil Berkenbile appointed by the Oklahoma State Board of Career & Technology Education, Steven Crawford appointed by the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration, Robert Franklin appointed by the Oklahoma State Senate Education Committee, Lela Odom appointed by the Oklahoma Education Association, Scott Parks appointed by

the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Bob Stafford appointed by AT&T, and John A. Wright appointed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives Committee on Education. 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 Oklahomas K20 Center.

CV Art Guild to host Jan. 21 demo


Nationally acclaimed artist Dennis Parker will be the guest artist at the Canadian Valley Art Guild meeting set 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 at the First United Methodist Church, 400 Elm. Mr. Parker is a national award winning artist who

n Public invited to see artist Dennis Parker


continues to demonstrate and teach. His artwork has appeared in the book Art of the State Capitol: Senate Collection and in Southwest Magazine. His paintings have hung at the Oklahoma State Capitol and the Gilcrease Art Museum in Tulsa. The public is invited to Parkers Jan. 21st demonstration. For more information, call 265-2659.

New Chamber Members


Yukon Chamber of Commerce officials welcome several new members into the Cham ber during the groups monthly membership luncheon on Thursday at First Christian Church: From left, Chamber VicePresident Bill Martin, Willie and Angelia Girlinghouse of Embroidme, Christina Pina and Season Kirk of Cash Land, and Chamber President Dr. Amanda MillerHoush. (Photo by Jim Powell)

City Council filing opens Monday


Candidates for municipal office in the City of Yukon will file declarations of candidacy from 8 a.m. next Monday, Jan. 13 through 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the Canadian County Election Board office, 200 S Bickford Ave. in El Reno. The City Council offices are Ward 1 (full term to expire in 2018) and Ward 2 (full term to expire in 2018) and Ward 3 (unexpired term to expire in 2016). Yukon City Council members are elected to serve four-year terms. The nonpartisan municipal primary is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4. The general election, if needed, would be Tuesday, April 1. Candidates for Yukon City Council shall be qualified voters of the City at the time of their election and shall be elected by a majority vote of the qualified electors in their respective wards, according to the City of Yukons election resolution.

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