Yukon Public Schools

PROJECT PURPOSE

The goal of the College and Career project is a partnership between Yukon PS and SWOSU. This project will provide health care educational opportunities to students in an effort to address the critical need for health care professional throughout the state and metro area. This healthcare post secondary pathway initiative will be available to all students but will also have a specific interest in developing an early college pathway program for under-resourced, first general college students. These funds will be used to fully develop a dedicated space of 20,000 square feet with the latest health care equipment, simulation labs, technology and start up personnel to ensure successful implementation of this program in Canadian County.

EVIDENCE

Below are articles that support the need for an increase in nursing. Office Visit: Nursing shortage presents tough challenge The Journal Record, Nov. 2, 2021 https://journalrecord.com/2021/11/02/office-visit-nursing-shortage-presents-tough-challenge/ The 2021 American Nursing Shortage: A Data Study University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, May 2021 https://www.usa.edu/blog/nursing-shortage/ The National average of RN?s per 1000 people is 12.9. The states surrounding Oklahoma average 12.1 RN?s per 1000 people. Oklahoma has 11.2 RN?s per 1000 people according to this study

POPULATION DESCRIPTION

Yukon Public Schools sits in the eastern part of Canadian County and is a part of the county that is experiencing rapid population growth. This area of the county and metro area have also seen an increase in families who qualify for low income services in addition to an increase in our Spanish speaking families. Providing educational opportunities in this part of the county/metro area will increase the number of students entering the Health Care Ecosystem Career Ladder with an emphasis in Yukon for the field of nursing. In addition, the program will target students who are bilingual therefore meeting another critical need in the health care fields.

PERFORMANCE MEASURING

The project will be measured based on the number of students enrolled in the healthcare/nursing field and who complete not only an associates degree but also go on to complete the requirements for LPN/RN. These requirements do require a bachelors degree that can obtained at the new Yukon/SWOSU Campus. Additional data will include tracking the number of registered nurses as well as the number of nurses that stay in Oklahoma.

ONGOING INVESTMENT AMOUNT

$

ONGOING INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION

None

ONGOING INVESTMENT REQUIRED

Able to continue operation without additional funding from the State of Oklahoma