The Foundation for Tulsa Schools

10/13/2026

Music, Thanksgiving dinner and a great cause! 🎶

The Leftover Last Waltz brings an all-star band to Cain's on November 29 to celebrate the music of The Band's iconic farewell concert.

Your ticket includes a Thanksgiving meal, and proceeds support music education through The Foundation for Tulsa Schools .

🎟️ Get your tickets. Link in bio.

10/06/2026

Tulsa Public Schools plans to transform Central High School into a career and virtual learning campus through an expanded partnership with Tulsa Tech.

Beginning next school year, Central will become a polytechnic high school, giving students the opportunity to complete traditional academic requirements while also receiving technical training designed to prepare them for careers after graduation.

How the district says the partnership will benefit students. ⬇️

10/02/2026

🎶 Tulsa, y’all are showing up already!

First things first — THANK YOU for the incredible response to tickets for this year’s Leftover Last Waltz! Seeing the excitement this early means so much to us, and it’s starting to feel like November 29th is going to be a pretty special night at Cain’s Ballroom.

And a little heads-up for those of you planning to join us…

🎟️ Reserved tables are going fast!

If you’ve got a group coming and want to make sure you’ve got your spot secured for the evening, now is the time to grab that table. We’d hate for you to wait and miss out!

For those who have been with us before, you know what this night is all about. And if this will be your first Leftover Last Waltz, get ready for an evening filled with some of Tulsa’s finest musicians, great food, great friends, and an incredible community coming together for something bigger than just a night of music.

❤️ Once again, we’re proud to be supporting The Foundation for Tulsa Schools and the important work they do for students and educators right here in our community. Our goal is to surpass last years total donation of $16,650 that goes to support students in the Tulsa community(more to come on that!)

📅 Sunday, November 29, 2026
📍 Cain's Ballroom — Tulsa, OK
🎟️ Tickets & Reserved Tables: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/80095432/
🍽️ Mac’s BBQ at Cain’s Ballroom will be back serving up the goods!

And while we’ve got you — take a look at this killer artwork! 👀

A big shoutout to our friends at Funksthetics, who have been our go-to creative partners for the past several years. They’ve helped give the Leftover Last Waltz its look and personality through our posters, artwork and event graphics, and they continue to be wonderful supporters of what we’re trying to do.

We’re lucky to have talented local creatives like them helping us bring this thing to life year after year. Thank you, Funksthetics! 🙌

Tickets are moving. Tables are moving.

November 29th will be here before we know it.

Grab your people. Grab your tickets. Secure that table.

And we’ll see you at Cain’s. 🎸🦃❤️

10/01/2026

📣 TPS educators—there’s still time to turn your great idea into an opportunity for your students!

Applications for the October round of Grants for Great Ideas are due TOMORROW, October 2! 🎉

Have a creative classroom idea, hands-on project, or new way to engage your students? Grants for Great Ideas provides funding to help Tulsa Public Schools educators bring those ideas to life.

Don’t miss the deadline! ⏰

👉 Apply by tomorrow: https://foundationfortulsaschools.org/gfgi/

Let’s make great ideas possible for Tulsa students! 💙

09/29/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Any Given Child Tulsa Mixer and helped us share the mission of equitable arts experiences for Tulsa Public Schools students.

As we celebrate the 15th anniversary year of Any Given Child Tulsa, we’re grateful for the educators, teaching artists, arts organizations, community supporters, and school partners who make these experiences possible. Through performances, workshops, field trips, and creative learning, students are discovering new possibilities and seeing the world in new ways.

A special thank you to all of our Any Given Child partners for your continued investment in Tulsa students and your commitment to making the arts accessible to every student. 🎭🎶🖌️

Tulsa Performing Arts Center Gilcrease Museum Tulsa Opera Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa Symphony Orchestra Tulsa Ballet 108 Contemporary Woody Guthrie Center Bob Dylan Center Tulsa Foundation for Architecture Living Arts of Tulsa Music Tulsa Miller Museum of Jewish Art Center for Creativity

09/21/2026

💙 Have you checked out our latest newsletter?

Catch up on what’s happening at the Foundation for Tulsa Schools and see how our community is coming together to support Tulsa Public Schools students and educators.

Take a few minutes to catch up, get connected, and see the impact your community is making.

👉 Read the latest newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/foundationfortulsaschools/september-2026-newsletter

09/18/2026

💙 Day of Caring in action!

A huge thank you to our friends at ONEOK for spending their Day of Caring with the Foundation for Tulsa Schools!

Today, the ONEOK team stocked and delivered classroom supplies to TPS educators and helped organize our Educator Supplies, rolling up their sleeves and making a real difference for teachers and students. 📚✏️

Our Educator Supply Program helps ensure Tulsa Public Schools educators have access to the supplies they need throughout the school year. Having community partners like ONEOK willing to jump in and help us get those resources where they’re needed makes the program even stronger.

Thank you, ONEOK, for your time, your teamwork, and your continued investment in Tulsa educators and students. We’re grateful to have you as a partner! 💙

09/12/2026

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09/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our September Grants for Great Ideas winners!

We’re excited to celebrate the Tulsa Public Schools educators who are turning great ideas into meaningful learning experiences for their students! 💙

Have an idea for your classroom? You could be our next grant winner! Applications for October Grants for Great Ideas are due October 2.
👉 Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/GFGI

Want to support a TPS teacher and their students? Check out the open DonorsChoose projects and help bring a teacher’s idea to life!
👉 See the projects: https://bit.ly/TPSdonorchoose

Together, we can turn great ideas into opportunities for students. ✨

09/04/2026

As superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools, Dr. Ebony Johnson hopes every student discovers a sense of possibility.