Oklahoma
State Senate
Communications Division
State Capitol
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
For Immediate Release: April 2, 2009
Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre
Senate Committee Approves Rescue Program for Inner City
Schools
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation
Wednesday to help attract and keep teachers in the state’s
inner city schools. Sen. Judy
Eason McIntyre is the Senate principal author of House Bill
1837.
“We’re having a tough time recruiting and keeping
teachers in our inner city schools. Teachers in these schools
are faced with a unique environment and different problems than
educators at other schools including extremely low pay, very poor
students, crime and violence,” said Eason McIntyre, D-Tulsa.
“These are things that they aren’t usually taught
how to deal with in college. This program would give them the
tools they need to be successful in these harsh conditions, which
will ultimately make their students more successful in the classroom.”
HB 1837 would authorize the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation
to establish the Inner City Schools Rescue Program for the purpose
of recruiting and training certified teachers. The program would
also provide these educators with technical assistance after becoming
employed at certain inner city schools.
HB 1837 will next be considered by the full Senate.
For more information contact:
Sen. Eason's Office: 405-521-5598
