Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-125: Purpose of act

The purpose of this act is to ensure that local schools have the

necessary freedom to innovate and improve education systems in order

to maximize student learning and performance. Pursuant to this

purpose, school districts shall be allowed to develop, make

application for and implement educational improvement plans which

would exempt the school district, a school site or any program,

grade level, consortium of schools or school districts or other

group within the district from the educational-related statutory

regulations set forth in subsection D of Section 3 of this act and

the State Board of Education rules. The plans submitted by school

districts and approved by the State Board of Education should

emphasize innovation, flexibility, and collaboration at the local

school level, accountability at the state and local level,

dissemination of results, and strict emphasis on improved student

achievement.