Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-210: Inner City Schools Rescue program

A. The Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation is

authorized to establish the Inner City Schools Rescue program. The

purpose of the program shall be to recruit and train certified

teachers to work in inner city schools and to provide technical

assistance and support to those teachers who participate in the

program and become employed in an inner city school.

B. For purposes of this section, an inner city school shall

mean a school identified as in need of improvement as determined by

the Commission pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act or where

ninety-five percent (95%) or more of the students enrolled in the

school qualify for the free and reduced lunch program.

C. To fulfill the objectives of the Inner City Schools Rescue

program the Commission shall:

1. Inform teachers of the program;

2. Collect and review applications for the program from

interested teachers; and

3. Establish an applicant review committee to identify

participants for the program.

D. Each year the Commission shall select a certain number of

teachers, as determined by the Commission, who have demonstrated a

commitment to excellence in teaching and to working with at-risk

students in the inner city.

E. The Commission shall promulgate rules to implement the

provisions of this section.