Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1-109.1: Optional Extended School Year Program

A. School districts shall have the option of establishing and

offering an extended school year according to the provisions of this

section. The Optional Extended School Year Program provided in

paragraph 15 of subsection A of Section 109 of this act means those

programs which school districts may provide at the district, site or

class level. For the purposes of this program, a school year shall

consist of either eleven (11) or twelve (12) months in which school

is offered in excess of two hundred (200) days of at least six (6)

hours each day. The purpose of the program shall be to improve

academic achievement of students participating in the extended

school year. The program shall be funded by means of the pupil

category weight to be determined by the State Board of Education

based upon an amount of funding specified in the State Board of

Education's annual appropriation and the level of participation.

B. The State Board of Education shall establish criteria for

participation in the program which shall include:

1. A competitive application process based upon requests for

proposals;

2. A plan for determining measurable results in terms of

academic achievement, pupil retention and other indicators of

educational success, including the remediation needs of the

district's students;

3. Diversified participation by school district size and

geographic location and by amount of school district budget. At

least one school district in each of the following categories shall

be included: General Fund of less than One Million Dollars

($1,000,000.00); General Fund of from One Million Dollars

($1,000,000.00) to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00); General

Fund of from Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) to Ten Million

Dollars ($10,000,000.00); and General Fund of Ten Million Dollars

($10,000,000.00) or more. Provided, participation in one of the

above categories may be disallowed if no district meeting such fund

requirements makes application for the program.