Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-194.2: Scholarships for attending Great Expectations Summer

Institutes for Teachers.

A. Beginning with the 1997-98 school year, the State Board of

Education shall award scholarships to public school districts who

wish to have teachers and administrators from certain school sites

attend the Great Expectations Summer Institutes for Teachers offered

by an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher

Education. Any school district applying for a scholarship for

teachers and administrators from a school site which is currently,

or has been, identified as a school in need of improvement pursuant

to the provisions of Section 1210.541 of this title for any of the

previous three (3) school years, shall be given priority for receipt

of such scholarship. Scholarships shall be awarded based on the

amount of funds allocated to the State Department of Education for

such purpose.

B. The State Board of Education shall develop criteria for

scholarship awards and shall promulgate rules as necessary to

implement the process by which the scholarships shall be awarded.