MI SB0379

Requires 40% of teacher and school administrator year-end evaluations to be based on student growth and assessment data, with state assessments counting for 50% of student growth measurement in grades/subjects where administered

Prohibits school districts from using length of service or tenure status as the primary or determining factor in personnel decisions for staffing reductions, recalls, or hiring; individual performance with student growth as the predominant factor must be the majority consideration

Establishes a four-tier effectiveness rating system (highly effective, effective, minimally effective, ineffective) replacing the previous three-tier system, with mandatory dismissal for teachers rated ineffective on 3 consecutive evaluations

Requires teachers to receive effective or highly effective ratings for 3 years before obtaining an initial professional teaching certificate, and ties advanced professional certification renewal to maintaining effective ratings

Limits remedies for teachers challenging personnel decisions to reinstatement only, explicitly excluding lost wages, lost benefits, or other economic damages; the bill takes effect only if Senate Bill 380 is also enacted