HB2139 Summary

• Amends Section 6-101.16 of Oklahoma Statutes to clarify language regarding the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System (TLE), which requires full implementation in all school districts by the 2015-2016 school year.

• Establishes a five-tier rating system for teacher and leader evaluations: superior, highly effective, effective, needs improvement, and ineffective.

• Requires evaluations to be based 50% on quantitative components (35 percentage points for student academic growth using standardized test data and 15 percentage points for other academic measurements) and 50% on qualitative assessment components.

• Permits career teachers rated "superior" or "highly effective" to be evaluated once every two years instead of annually, and requires first-year teachers to be evaluated solely on qualitative components.

• Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.