Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-101.10

corresponding professional development.

A. Each school district board of education shall maintain and

annually review, following consultation with or involvement of

representatives selected 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 negotiations 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

established by the State Board of Education shall be negotiable

items. Nothing in this 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 Evaluation System (TLE)

developed by the State Board 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 qualitative

component of the TLE. For the 2016-2017 school year,

the State Department of Education shall work with

school districts to develop individualized programs of

professional development as described in subsection 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 quantitative

components which the district has incorporated at its

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 administrators

conducted during the 2017-2018 school year, and 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 evaluations

used in all school sites within the district. For the

2017-2018 school year, and each school year

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thereafter, teachers and administrators shall receive

a district evaluation rating based on the components

of the TLE as set forth in subsection B of Section 6-

101.16 of this title. For the 2017-2018 school year,

school districts shall incorporate the individualized

programs of professional development as described in

subsection B of this section on a pilot program basis,

and

c. for evaluations of teachers and administrators

conducted during the 2018-2019 school year, and each

school year thereafter, school districts shall fully

incorporate and put into operation the individualized

programs of professional development as described in

subsection B of this section;

2. Be prescribed in writing at the time 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 that

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,
be made in writing and that

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 district board of

education, all certified personnel shall be evaluated by a

principal, assistant principal, designee of the principal,

supervisor, content expert, department chair, peer committee or

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 administrator that is consistent with the

qualitative component of the TLE. The policy of professional

development shall:

a. establish an annual professional growth goal for the

teacher or administrator that is developed by the

teacher or administrator in collaboration with the

evaluator,

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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 development implemented

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 teacher or

administrator is required to complete as established by a school

district board of education 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 development 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, scholarly

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 advanced degree or

professional certification,

f. action research projects designed to improve student

achievement, and

g. participation in local, regional or state initiatives

associated with the development or implementation of

curriculum standards.

C. All individuals designated by the school district board of

education to conduct the 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 conducting evaluations.

D. The State Department of Education shall develop and conduct

workshops pursuant to statewide criteria which train individuals in

conducting evaluations.

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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 conducting evaluations.

D. The State Department of Education shall develop and conduct

workshops pursuant to statewide criteria which train individuals in

conducting evaluations.

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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 leaders.

G. Refusal by a school district to comply with the 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.