Bill > SB0380

This bill modifies teacher tenure and performance evaluation laws in Michigan, making several key changes to how teachers are evaluated and achieve tenure. The bill updates the definition of "demote" to explicitly include the discontinuance or reduction of performance-based compensation and clarifies that probationary teachers rated as effective or highly effective cannot be displaced by tenured teachers. For probationary teachers to successfully complete their probationary period, they must now be rated as effective or highly effective on their three most recent year-end performance evaluations and complete either 4 or 5 full school years of employment, depending on their evaluation ratings. The bill also changes the performance evaluation requirements for tenured teachers, replacing the term "needing-support" with "ineffective or minimally effective" and mandating that schools provide an individualized development plan for teachers receiving low ratings. This plan must include specific development goals to be achieved within 180 days and will be part of the teacher's subsequent performance evaluation. Notably, the bill is tied to another piece of legislation (Senate Bill 379) and will only take effect if that bill is also enacted.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0380