If you are interested in starting the O.K. Program in your city, here’s what you need to do.
Since the O.K. Program is a partnership between police agencies, schools and communities, you will need to contact your local police chief, the mayor of your city, the principals of the high school and middle school where you would like to implement the program and some key leaders from the local African American community.
Invite each of them to visit our website to learn more about the program. Next, you need to contact us at the National Headquarter at Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, Arkansas to coordinate a time that a National O.K. Program representative can come to your city to meet with your local government officials, the school officials and leaders from the African American community.
This meeting will be a two hour presentation on the O.K. Program and will explain how this collaborative partnership between the police, school and community works. It will also explain the role of the National O.K. Program in helping to make sure that your O.K. Program is successful.
Again, contact us at our National Headquarters at 501-244-4972.
I look forward to working with you and thanks for your interest in the O.K. Program.
Hello, I’m am a RSP/math teacher in northern California. I’m entreated in starting an OK program at my school and in my district. There are far too many African American males who are being suspended from school especially those in special education for the poor choices that they are making. There is too much absentism of AA male presents in the school/community so these fellows are not connecting with anyone. With 28% of the district population as AA and more than 66% I’m Sped and even more that that are being suspended or expelled– something is wrong with pictured. I’ve taken this idea to my principal and we are scheduled to attend the conference in Oakland in June . I can’t wait… I’m so excited to get started in supporting our young black males on a positive road.
Sincerely,
Donna mcGee M.Ed
RSP Teacher, Math & History
Thank you Ms, McGee. We look forward to working with you and your school to help correct the course of African American boys in your school. Also, we look forward to seeing you in Oakland at the National African American Male Mentor Conference.
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I am the pastor of an inner city urban church where there is a high crime rate. We too have our share of the need for more to be done. Our Forward Steps Ministry the outreach of our church would ike to connect our Top 10 male mentoring program as we plan to launch this initiave the firs quarter, however I believe our connection with the National OK Program would be great for our community. I work with the city of Rock Hill and the Rock Hill Police dept. Weed and Seed Program a program funded by USDJ. I look forward to the process of bringing this program to our city.
Thank You,
I am in his service,
Charles White-Kiser,Ph.D.
Pastor, Liberty Community Church
Pastor White-Kiser:
Thank you for your interest in the O.K. Program. We assume you have followed the replication procedures on our website and you are contacting us to arrange for a National O.K. Program representative to come to Rock Hill to conduct a presentation. If not, please follow the replication instructions and contact us by calling 501-244-4972.
Again thank you for your interest, and we look forward to working with you.