May 6, 2022
By News Director Jared Atha
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) announced recently 64 American Electric Power (AEP) grants to underwrite innovative classroom approaches in local classrooms.
Three teachers in the region will benefit from these grants.
Ranging from $100 to $500, AEP Teacher Vision Grants are designed to make creative projects possible for Pre-K through grade 12 teachers.
Projects funded for 2022 include esports equipment for Atoka High School students, Bluetooth speakers to aid Oneta Middle School choir rehearsals in Broken Arrow and a greenhouse for Alex Elementary students.
Locally, Kaila Kinder of Carnegie Public Schools, Vanessa Baker of Hobart Public Schools and Stacey Wright of Thomas-Fay-Custer Public Schools were all awarded grants from PSO.
Oklahoma educators who live or teach in the PSO service area or in communities with major AEP facilities are eligible to apply for the grants. With an eye toward improving student academic achievement, AEP says they have a special interest in science, mathematics, technology, electrical safety and the balanced study of energy and the environment.
Each year, the AEP Teacher Vision Grant program awards up to $70,000 across the company’s 11-state service area. Teachers in PSO’s service area will receive more grants in 2022 than teachers in any other AEP service area.
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