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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (202 2)
HOUSE BILL 3506 By: Provenzano
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to teachers; amending 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 6-101.10, which relates to teacher evalu ation
and professional development; providing exemption
from Professional Learning Focus for teacher who
exceeds certain amount of professional development ;
and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, S ection 6-101.10, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6-101.10 A. Each school district board of education
shall maintain and annually review, following cons ultation with or
involvement of representatives s elected by local teachers, a written
policy of evaluation and corresponding professional development for
all teachers and administrators. In those school districts in which
there exists a professional negot iations agreement made in
accordance with Section 509.1 et seq. of this title, the procedure
for evaluating members of the negotiations unit and any standards of
performance and conduct proposed for adoption beyond those
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established by the State Board of E ducation shall be negotiable
items. Nothing in t his section shall be construed to annul, modify
or to preclude the renewal or continuing of any existing agreement
heretofore entered into between any school district and any
organizational representative of its employees. Every policy of
evaluation adopted by a board of education shall:
1. Be based upon a set of minimum criteria developed by the
State Board of Education, which shall be revised and based upon the
Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Ev aluation System (TLE)
developed by the State Boar d of Education as provided in Section 6 -
101.16 of this title. The revisions to each policy of evaluation
shall be phased in according to the following schedule:
a. for the 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school
years, the evaluation rating of teachers and
administrators shall be based on the qualit ative
component of the TLE. For the 2016 -2017 school year,
the State Department of Education shall work with
school districts to develop individualized program s of
professional development as described in sub section B
of this section. However, nothing in this
subparagraph shall preclude a school district with an
average daily attendance of more than thirty -five
thousand (35,000) from continuing to use quantitat ive
components which the district has incorporate d at its
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own expense prior to the 2015 -2016 school year into
its evaluation system of teachers and administrators,
as defined by the district 's written policy,
b. for evaluations of teachers and administrato rs
conducted during the 2017 -2018 school year, an d each
school year thereafter, school districts shall
incorporate and put into operation the qualitative
component of the TLE as provided for in subsection B
of Section 6-101.16 of this title into the evalua tions
used in all school sites within the distric t. For the
2017-2018 school year, and each sch ool year
thereafter, teachers and administrators shall receive
a district evaluation rating based on the components
of the TLE as set forth in subsection B of S ection 6-
101.16 of this title. For the 2017 -2018 school year,
school districts shall incorporat e the individualized
programs of professional development as described in
subsection B of this section on a pilot program basis,
and
c. for evaluations of teach ers and administrators
conducted during the 2018 -2019 school year, and each
school year thereaft er, school districts shall fully
incorporate and put into operation the individualized
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programs of professional development as described in
subsection B of this section;
2. Be prescribed in writing at the tim e of adoption and at all
times when amendments to the policy are adopted. The original
policy and all amendments to the policy shall be promptly made
available to all persons subject to the policy;
3. Provide that all evaluations be made in writing and t hat
evaluation documents and responses thereto be maintained in a
personnel file for each evaluated person;
4. Provide that every probationary teacher receive formative
feedback from the evaluation process at least two times per school
year, once during the fall semester and once during the spring
semester;
5. Provide that every teacher be evaluated once every year,
except for career teachers receiving a district evaluation rating of
"superior" or "highly effective" under the TLE who may be evaluated
once every three (3) years; and
6. Provide that, except for superintendents of independent and
elementary school districts and superintendents of area school
districts who shall be evaluated by the school distr ict board of
education, all certified personnel s hall be evaluated by a
principal, assistant pri ncipal, designee of the principal,
supervisor, content expert, department chair, peer committee or
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other trained persons or groups of persons designated by the school
district board of education.
B. 1. Every policy of professional development adopted by a
school district board of education shall provide for the development
of a focused and individualized program of professional development
for the teacher or ad ministrator that is consistent with the
qualitative component of the TLE. The policy of profess ional
development shall:
a. establish an annual professional growth goal for the
teacher or administrator that is developed by the
teacher or administrator in c ollaboration with the
evaluator,
b. be tailored to address a specific area or criteria
identified through the qualitative component of the
TLE,
c. allow the teacher or administrator to actively engage
with learning practices that are evidence -based,
researched practices that are correlated with
increased student achievement, and
d. be supported by resources that are easily available
and supplied by the school district and the State
Department of Education.
2. School districts shall monitor compliance with each
individualized program of professional devel opment implemented
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pursuant to this subsection. All professional development completed
pursuant to an individualized program of professional development
shall count toward the total number of points a teach er or
administrator is required to complete as es tablished by a school
district board of educati on pursuant to Section 6 -194 of this title.
The implementation of the individualized program of professional
development required by this subsection shall not be construed as
increasing the professional devel opment points requirements.
3. Individualized programs of professional development required
by this subsection may include but are not limited to the following
learning practices:
a. presenter-led workshops,
b. individual or faculty studies of books, scho larly
articles and video productions,
c. peer observations,
d. committee studies to address student achievement
issues,
e. work related to a specific subject area or areas
associated with obtaining an advanc ed degree or
professional certification,
f. action research projects designed to improve student
achievement, and
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g. participation in local, regional or state initiatives
associated with the development or implementation of
curriculum standards.
4. If the total amount of required federal, state, and local
school district professional develop ment for a teacher exceeds
twenty-four (24) hours in a single school year , the teacher shall be
exempt from completing the Professional Learning Focus requirement
for the school year.
C. All individuals designated by the school district board of
education to conduct th e personnel evaluations shall be required to
participate in training conducted by the State Department of
Education or training provided by the school district using
guidelines and materials developed by the State Department of
Education prior to conductin g evaluations.
D. The State Department of Education shall develop and conduct
workshops pursuant to statewide criteria which train individuals in
conducting evaluations.
E. The State Board of Education shall monitor compliance with
the provisions of this section by school districts.
F. The State Board of Education shall study continued
implementation of the TLE to produce a system that promotes
reflection and professional growth for teachers and leader s.
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G. Refusal by a school district to comply with th e provisions
of this section shall be grounds for withholding State Aid funds
until compliance occurs.
H. Data collected pursuant to this section shall not be subject
to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act or the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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