For Teachers
The Pencil Box is a resource for lead core classroom teachers, Pre-K through 12th grade, from eligible Tulsa County public schools where 70% or more of students are economically disadvantaged.
To join our Teacher Partner Program, confirm your school's eligibility by reviewing the list below, then visit us during shopping hours with your teacher ID badge to complete a brief partnership agreement and make a $35 annual partnership contribution.
After signing up, you can shop for the classroom supplies you need at no additional cost throughout the school year. In calendar year 2025, teachers received an average of $1,377 worth of supplies for their classroom.
For more details about eligibility, shopping hours, and guidelines, please see our FAQs at the bottom of the page.
We use the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s annual Low Income Report to identify public schools where 70% or more of students are considered economically disadvantaged. Eligible schools are invited to participate through their school administration. When the administration accepts our invitation to partner, teachers are then eligible to join our efforts in providing essential supplies to their students in need. In calendar year 2025, 89 schools met the criteria for partnership with an enrollment of 48,100 students. We partnered with 584 teachers from 59 schools, reaching more than 27,000 students.
Current Partner Schools
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Anderson
Bell
Boevers
Burroughs
Celia Clinton
Clark
Clinton West
Disney
Dolores Huerta
Ellen Ochoa
Eugene Field
Felicitas Mendez International
Glenpool Elementary
Greenwood Leadership Academy
Grove
Hamilton
Hawthorne
Jefferson
Jenks Northwest
John Hope Franklin
Kerr
Key
Lewis & Clark
Liberty
Limestone Technology Academy
MacArthur
Marshall
McAuliffe
McClure
McKinley
Mitchell
Oak Crest
Owen
Peary
Project Accept TRAICE
Robertson
Salk
Sequoyah
Skelly Primary & Elementary
Springdale
Unity Learning Center
Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy
Whitman
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Central
Daniel Webster Middle School
East Central
Hale
Liberty
Memorial
Monroe Demonstration Academy
Thoreau Demonstration Academy
TRAICE Academy Middle School
Tulsa Met
Will Rogers College Middle School
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Central
Daniel Webster High School
East Central
Hale
Liberty
McLain
Memorial
TRAICE Academy High School
Tulsa MET
Union Freshman Academy
Will Rogers College High School
Teacher Shopping Hours
Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Second Saturday of the Month: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Click here to see the full 2026 spring semester teacher shopping schedule.
We are closed for shopping during seasonal, holiday, and weather school closures.
The Pencil Box asks qualifying teachers to pay a $35 annual participation fee. This modest fee is a core part of our program model and reflects a shared commitment to making free classroom supplies available to educators and students throughout Tulsa County.
Shopping FAQ
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The Pencil Box is not open to the public. We serve public schools in Tulsa County, grades pre-kindergarten through 12, where 70% or more of the students are economically disadvantaged, as defined by the Oklahoma state Department of Education annual low income report. Eighty-nine schools are currently eligible.
We invite lead core classroom teachers from eligible schools to partner with us. Teachers make an annual $35 partnership contribution. During calendar year 2025, teachers received an average of $1,377 worth of supplies for their students and classrooms.
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Open for teacher shopping September through April. The retail store will be closed during school holidays and inclement weather.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Second Saturday of the month, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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A school supply free store is a nonprofit organization where all items are available at no additional cost to teachers. It is a retail space with shelves, fixtures and shopping carts where lead core classroom teachers have equal access to school supplies for their students and classrooms.
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There is no monetary value limit to how much teacher partners can take for their students. We ask teachers to shop responsibly and only for the students in their classroom.
Some individual items are limited at certain times of the school year to ensure that merchandise is fairly distributed to all students. Those items are clearly marked with the maximum quantities allowed, based on typical class sizes and time of school year. Teachers may visit as needed to procure the supplies needed for their students.
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For thousands of Tulsa County public-school students, basic school supplies are a luxury. Without pencils, paper, and other essentials, they struggle to focus, learn, and succeed. That’s where you come in. The Pencil Box empowers students with the tools they need to thrive in the classroom. We’re able to do it because of you!
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