Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 150 - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING EDUCATOR APPRAISAL
Subchapter AA - TEACHER APPRAISAL
Section 150.1007 - Alternatives to the Commissioner's Recommended Appraisal System
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 150.1007
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) District option. A school district that does not choose to use the commissioner's recommended appraisal system must develop its own teacher appraisal system supported by locally adopted policy and procedures and by the processes outlined in the Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.352.
(1) The school district-level
planning and decision-making committee shall:
(A) develop an appraisal process;
(B) develop evaluation criteria, including
discipline management and performance of the teacher's students; and
(C) consult with the campus planning and
decision-making committee on each campus in the school district.
(2) The appraisal process shall
include:
(A) at least one appraisal each
year, or less frequently if in accordance with the TEC,
§21.352(c);
(B) a conference
between the teacher and the appraiser that is diagnostic and prescriptive with
regard to remediation needed in overall performance by category; and
(C) criteria based on observable, job-related
behavior, including:
(i) the teacher's
implementation of discipline management procedures, as defined in §
150.1001(f)(1)
of this title (relating to General Provisions); and
(ii) beginning with the 2017-2018 school
year, the performance of teachers' students, as defined in §
150.1001(f)(2)
of this title.
(3) The school district-level planning and
decision-making committee shall submit the appraisal process and criteria to
the superintendent, who shall submit the appraisal process and criteria to the
school district board of trustees with a recommendation to accept or reject.
The school district board of trustees may accept or reject an appraisal process
and performance criteria, with comments, but may not modify the process or
criteria.
(b) Campus option. A campus within a school district may choose to develop a local system as provided in this subsection.
(1) The campus
planning and decision-making committee shall:
(A) develop an appraisal process;
(B) develop evaluation criteria, including
discipline management and performance of the teacher's students; and
(C) submit the process and criteria to the
district-level planning and decision-making committee.
(2) The appraisal process shall include:
(A) at least one appraisal each year, or less
frequently if in accordance with the TEC, §21.352(c);
(B) a conference between the teacher and the
appraiser that is diagnostic and prescriptive with regard to remediation needed
in overall performance by category; and
(C) criteria based on observable, job-related
behavior, including:
(i) the teacher's
implementation of discipline management procedures, as defined in §
150.1001(f)(1)
of this title; and
(ii) beginning
with the 2017-2018 school year, the performance of teachers' students, as
defined in §
150.1001(f)(2)
of this title.
(3) Upon submission of the appraisal process
and criteria to the school district-level planning and decision-making
committee, the committee shall make a recommendation to accept or reject the
appraisal process and criteria and transmit that recommendation to the
superintendent.
(4) The
superintendent shall submit the recommended campus appraisal process and
criteria, the school district-level planning and decision-making committee's
recommendation, and the superintendent's recommendation to the school district
board of trustees. The school district board of trustees may accept or reject,
with comments, an appraisal process and performance criteria, but may not
modify the process or criteria.
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