According to court records, the hearing, which will determine whether Couch will stand trial on the embezzlement charge, will start at 9 a.m.
Couch, 54, of Vian was accused in August of allegedly taking $100,000 from the school to purchase land.
An investigative audit continues at the school and audit officials have said that they have uncovered $500,000 in questionable expenditures at the school. An audit report is expected to be released in January, officials have said.
Earlier this month, the Marble City School Board voted to suspend Couch without pay and appointed a new interim superintendent, Billy J. London of the Nicut community north of Muldrow.
London has nearly 40 years of experience in education, and has served as superintendent for a number of schools, including those in Ketchem, Talihina, and Colcord. He also served as principal at Gum Springs School.
Couch's suspension came a week after the State Board of Education voted unanimously to revoke Couch's teacher and administrator licenses. Inflation of the school's attendance records was among the state law violations that led to the state board's decision, Sandy Garrett, state superintendent of public instruction, indicated after the hearing.
Rex Earl Starr, the school's attorney, said earlier this month that Couch's attorney has indicated that Couch plans to appeal the state board's decision about revoking his credentials. That appeal is one of the reasons the local school board decided to suspend Couch, instead of terminating his employment, officials indicated after the Dec. 5 meeting.
