Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 218 - Office of Educational Quality and Accountability
Chapter 10 - Educational Quality
Subchapter 8 - Teaching Certification Scholarship Program
Section 218:10-8-1 - Teaching Certification Scholarship Program

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 218:10-8-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

(a) Scholarship Program. The Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability shall establish the Teaching Certification Scholarship Program. The purpose of the program shall be to provide qualifying teacher candidates who are seeking certification with a scholarship toward the cost of competency examinations required by Section 6-187 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, subject to the availability of funds.

(1) Scholarships are limited to one per teacher candidate.

(2) Teacher candidates must be currently seeking initial certification.

(b) Scholarship application. OEQA will develop the scholarship application and any associated deadlines.

(c) Selection of scholarship recipient.

(1) The Scholarship applications will be considered on one or more of the following:
(A) Degree which applicant conveys scholarship need

(B) Conveyance of commitment to teaching in an accredited school district in Oklahoma for a minimum of one (1) year

(C) Demonstration of professional disposition

(2) Scholarship recipients will be selected based on scores determined within the application process, ranking from highest to lowest based on application score

(d) Payment and reimbursement of competency examination fees.

(1) OEQA will make payment for competency examination fees for each scholarship candidate upon signing a letter of intent

(2) If the scholarship recipient does not teach at a school district in Oklahoma upon achieving certification, he or she shall be required to reimburse OEQA for the full amount awarded

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