October 2015

Quantitative Weights

One of the biggest differences between previous TLE legislation and current law under Senate Bill 706 is the distribution of the qualitative and quantitative components.  Under SB 426, TLE composite score was a combination of both the qualitative and the quantitative sides.

Under current legislation, the qualitative and quantitative components are independent of each other.  Teachers who have at least one tested grade or subject shall have the option of basing up to 50% of the quantitative rating on evaluation methods chosen from a list of options approved by the State Board of Education.  The remainder of the quantitative rating will come from student academic growth based on state-mandated testing.  The model shown below applies to any teacher who receives a value-added score.

Teachers in grades and subjects for which there is no state-mandated testing measure will develop their quantitative rating based on quantitative components from the list of approved measures.

The weight of each quantitative component will be determined at the district level.  If you have any questions regarding either component of TLE, please contact the TLE office or view Senate Bill 706 by clicking here.

Developing the Process Together

Representatives from over 35 school districts in Oklahoma worked with the State Department of Education on interpreting and developing student academic growth measures recently recommended by the TLE Commission.  Superintendents, principals, teachers, and other district leaders worked together to identify critical areas and offer suggestions as the quantitative components of TLE continue to take shape. 

TLE Resources at Your Fingertips

If you would like to learn more about current TLE legislation, listen to audio recording of TLE Commission meetings, or learn more about VAM and other components that affect teacher evaluation, please visit the TLE website.  This resource is updated frequently and includes a wide variety of recent and archived information.  You can access the TLE website by clicking here.

We Want to Hear from You

The Office of Educator Effectiveness is actively soliciting feedback to improve our evaluation system.  The State Department of Education serves all educators and values ideas and suggestions geared toward improving learning and strengthening teachers.  If you have any questions/suggestions regarding teacher evaluation or would like to schedule a training, you can reach Dr. Perez at Jason.Perez@sde.ok.gov or Ginger DiFalco at Ginger.Difalco@sde.ok.gov