Summary of ENGR. S. B. NO. 109

• Amends 70 O.S. 2001, Section 6-194 to establish professional development requirements for teachers, administrators, and school personnel in Oklahoma school districts.

• Requires school district boards of education to establish professional development programs based on data-driven analysis of student achievement, with goals including increasing academic performance, closing achievement gaps, and improving graduation rates.

• Directs principals, assistant principals, and superintendents to develop five-year professional development plans emphasizing instructional leadership, school finance, education law, strategic planning, and best practices in school administration.

• Mandates that school districts submit annual reports on professional development needs, activities, expenditures, and results to the State Department of Education; provides flexibility for certain fiscal years to opt out of formal programs.

• Takes effect July 1, 2011, with emergency declaration for immediate implementation.