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Dear Parents and Guardians,
You may have received a recent letter from the Oklahoma State Department of Education discussing student meal funding and administrative costs in our Oklahoma schools. I wanted to reach out to you and tell you the reality of what is really going on at Caney Valley.
We would love for all of our students to eat for free every day.
The first sentence of the Caney Valley Public Schools Mission Statement states that our primary goal is “To provide and safe and secure positive learning environment…” This includes making sure that all students have the opportunity for a quality breakfast and lunch. It is important to note that ALL STUDENTS currently eat breakfast for FREE at both campuses. In addition, almost 60% of our students already qualify for Free and/or Reduced lunches through the USDA School Lunch Program (SLP).
We have researched utilizing the USDA Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program to allow all of our students to eat for free every day. The cost of this program to cover the 40% of students not on Free or Reduced lunches, however, would be well over $75,000.00 extra for the district. This amount covers the cost of an extra teacher for our students. It is important to note that if you and your family need assistance paying for lunches, PLEASE fill out the Free and Reduced Application available from your child’s building office.
If you are not on Free and/or Reduced Lunch, we need you to pay for the lunches.
For the 2024-25 school year the Caney Valley district has almost $24,000.00 in unpaid debt to our Child Nutrition Program. With this $24,000.00 we could have hired one extra tutor to assist with our students. If your child has a debt, you will be contacted again about setting up a payment plan to begin paying your child’s lunch debt down. Again, we want ALL children to eat lunch. We will never turn a student away from eating lunch, no matter how much they owe. Our school is a family, and we will do everything we can to help you and your children, but this $24,000.00 could have been used to hire an additional tutor for all of our children. Again, the first step is to fill out the Free and/or Reduced Lunch Application if you need assistance!
We spend responsibly at Caney Valley!
According to the State Department of Education’s own report ran today, we had $9,731,055.19 in expenditures for the 2024-25 school year. Of that amount, $353,579.00 was spent on “Administrative Costs.” That is 3.63% of the budget for the year. It is also well below the 7% cap required by Oklahoma Law. Our focus will always be on our students first and foremost.
We are already audited every year.
Our district has a contract with Patten and Odem CPAs, PLLC to perform an annual audit of our school every year. The last audit was for the 2024 school year. Later this year they will audit our school for the 2025 school year. Each year our school has received a “CLEAN” audit finding. This means that money was spent the way it was supposed to, and that there was no mismanagement in accounting practices. In addition, The State Department of Education reviewed our audit, and on March 25th confirmed that our audit was closed successfully and that Caney Valley received an “A” audit and was clean (No Errors).
We don’t need Rhetoric or Headlines!
We encourage accountability and transparency. We spend a lot of money. We know that. But, every penny we encumber, is spent on making the educational experience of our students at Caney Valley BETTER! We work tirelessly to ensure that ALL of our students receive the same quality instruction that our larger, wealthier districts provide. We may do it, with donated items, or outside the box thinking, but I am proud of the education we are providing our students. And, we will continue to strive to do better tomorrow than we did today!
Caney Valley Parents, I ask that you stand with us. For some reason, our State Superintendent is determined to take our State backwards. I am beginning my 34th year in education, and the quality of instruction is better than I have ever witnessed. Parents, patrons, students, and staff of Caney Valley I encourage you to embrace the past, but “Don’t Look Back!” Look to the here and now and to the future, because great things are happening in our communities!
In an effort to help our school make informed decisions regarding a potential bond issue, please answer the following questions on this Google Form.
Caney Valley Public Schools will host an Advisory Committee/Community Partner meeting on May 15, 2025, 11:00 am at Caney Valley Administration Building in the Board of Education Room (or via zoom- for this option email Kacy Medlin for the link) This meeting will be held to discuss Caney Valley Public Schools intent to apply for the 21st CCLC grant and how the community and partners can work together to create a successful afterschool program proposal that will meet the needs of our parents, students and community.
The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is now accepting applications for the Title IV, Part B - 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) grant (https://sde.ok.gov/21cclc). The 21st CCLC program is a federally funded program dedicated exclusively to out-of-school expanded learning opportunities. Caney Valley Public Schools has been the previous recipient of the grant for 2, 5 year grant cycles for a total of 10 years and plans to apply for funding to continue and expand the programming it provides for Caney Valley Public Schools Pre-K - 5th grade students.
If you have any questions, want to offer suggestions and/or would like to join the meeting, then please contact Kacy Medlin via email at kmedlin@caneyvalleyschool.org.
MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT 2025-26
ONLINE ENROLLMENT FOR NEXT YEAR WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING APRIL 14, 2025
TO GET YOUR STUDENT(S) ENROLLED FOR NEXT YEAR, LOGIN TO YOUR GUARDIAN PORTAL ON SYLOGIST https://oked.sylogist.com/caneyvalley
COMPLETE THE ENROLLMENT FORMS AND SUBMIT TO SITE
*NOTE: If you fill out the forms but fail to submit to site, the enrollment will not be completed.
If you need to establish a guardian portal on Sylogist, or if you can’t see all of your children, please contact the appropriate office.
Robbi Scott--918-536-2705 Middle School
Suzan Dawson--918-536-3425 High School
Caney Valley School is excited to announce that we now have a fully functioning App that patrons can use to get up to the minute push notifications related to our school. Users of the app will also have access to their e-funds accounts, calendars, contact numbers, and more. Patrons can add the app to their device by going to their web store and searching "Caney Valley Schools". Alternatively, when accessing the Caney Valley School Website from their mobile device they will be prompted to download the app. . . .
read moreSign up for News Updates at the Caney Valley Web Site and get e-mail updates on events at Caney Valley Schools. When subscribing to an Email List you will receive an email to confirm if you wish to join – make sure you respond to it to be added. It is quick and easy, you can click on this link /vnews/display.v?page=vlist_signup to sign up. The link can also be found on any of the sub pages of the school web site. / The link will take you to this page, choose all that apply. When subscribing to an Email List you will receive an email to confirm if you wish to join – make sure you respond to it to be added. Update - if you do not get the "confirm" e-mail check your spam folder.
read moreInclement Weather CANEY VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY In preparation of a potential weather event during a school day, we have prepared the following procedures to ensure our student’s safety and ease the minds of parents and guardians. Your child’s safety is our ultimate goal. We will notify the parents/guardians through the following: Our school website: www.caneyvalleyschool.org TV Stations: Channel 2 -- KJRH Channel 6 – KOTV Channel 8 -- KTUL Radio Stations: KVOO – FM 95 – Tulsa KFAQ—AM 1170—Tulsa KICK--FM 99.1 – Tulsa KYFM--FM100.1 – Bartlesville KWON – AM 1400—Bartlesville KRIG—104.9--Bartlesville . . .
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