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 contribution.

Once you’re signed up, you can shop for the classroom supplies you need at no additional cost throughout the school year. In school year 2024, teachers received an average of $1,612 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 schools where 70% or more of students are considered economically disadvantaged. Eligible schools are invited to participate through their school administration, and once the administration accepts our invitation to partner, teachers become eligible to join our efforts in providing essential supplies to their students in need.

For the 2025 school year, 89 schools meet the criteria for partnership, with a total projected enrollment of 48,100 students. In the 2024 school year, we partnered with 462 teachers from 57 schools, reaching 26,372 students. Teacher partners received an average of $1,612 in classroom support and made 1,591 individual shopping visits to our store.

Current Partner Schools

  • Anderson

    Bell

    Boevers

    Burroughs

    Celia Clinton

    Clark

    Clinton West

    Disney

    Dolores Huerta

    Ellen Ochoa

    Eugene Field

    Greenwood Leadership Academy

    Grove

    Hamilton

    Hawthorne

    Jefferson

    John Hope Franklin

    Kerr

    Key

    Lewis & Clark

    Liberty

    MacArthur

    Marshall

    McAuliffe

    McClure

    McKinley

    Mitchell

    Owen

    Peary

    Project Accept TRAICE

    Robertson

    Salk

    Sequoyah

    Skelly Primary

    Skelly Elementary

    Springdale

    Tulsa Virtual Learning Center

    Unity Learning Center

    Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Academy

    Walt Whitman

  • Central

    East Central

    Liberty

    Memorial

    Monroe

    Nathan Hale

    Rogers

    Tulsa Met

    Tulsa Virtual Academy

    Webster

  • Central

    East Central

    Liberty

    McLain

    Memorial

    Nathan Hale

    Rogers

    Tulsa MET

    Tulsa Virtual Academy

    Webster

Shopping FAQ

  • The Pencil Box is not open to the public. We serve public schools in Tulsa County, grades pre-kindergarten through 12th, where 70% or more of the students are economically disadvantaged. We use the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s annual Low Income Report to identify eligible schools.

    We invite lead core classroom teachers from partner schools, grades pre-kindergarten through 12, to partner with us. Teachers make a $35 annual contributions. During school year 2024, teachers received an average of $1,612 worth of supplies for their students and classrooms. In addition, partnering teachers have input into the program through surveys and attend workshops hosted by national manufacturers, retailers, and The Pencil Box.

  • Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

    First Saturday of the month, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

    We are closed for shopping during seasonal, holiday, and weather school closures.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Yes. Students ages 14 and over are encouraged to fulfill their community service hours at The Pencil Box. Please contact us for details at info@pencilboxtulsa.org

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