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Deer Creek board approves application for Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Program to expand teacher stipends
Summary
The Deer Creek School Board voted 5-0 to authorize submission of the district’s annual application for the Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Program, which staff said allowed 29 teachers to receive OTP stipends last year and provided a rural-district bonus of $1,500 to qualifying recipients.
The Deer Creek School Board voted 5-0 to authorize district staff to submit the district’s application for the Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment (OTP) Program.
A district presenter explained that the district participated in OTP last year and that 29 teachers received the stipend. The presenter said the district qualifies as a rural district and that qualifying teachers received an additional $1,500 because of that status; the presenter asked for board approval to reapply for the program so more teachers could receive the stipend if funding remains available.
A motion to approve the district’s application for the Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Program was made, seconded and approved by roll call: Gibbs: yes; Adamson: yes; Keane: yes; Green: yes; Lay: yes. The transcript does not list individual names of the teachers who received stipends or provide the program’s full statutory citation.
The action recorded in the meeting is board authorization to submit the application; the transcript does not record any further commitments of district funds or details on application contents.
