Senate Bill 426 Summary

• Amends Oklahoma's teacher and administrator evaluation system to establish a phased implementation schedule for the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE) from 2012-2013 through 2015-2016 school years.

• Modifies definitions of "career teacher" and "probationary teacher" to reference full implementation of TLE rather than the 2011-12 school year as the transition point.

• Requires probationary teachers to receive formative feedback from evaluation process at least twice per school year (fall and spring semesters) instead of annual evaluations.

• Establishes performance-based dismissal criteria for career and probationary teachers upon TLE implementation, including dismissal for two consecutive "ineffective" ratings or failure to maintain "effective" average over specified periods.

• Extends statewide implementation deadline from July 1, 2013 to July 1, 2016 for affected provisions of the Teacher Due Process Act.