Source: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter150/ch150bb.html
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 18:32:34+00:00

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�0.1021. General Provisions for Principal Appraisal.
(a) All school districts have two choices in selecting a method to appraise principals: a principal appraisal system recommended by the commissioner of education or a local principal appraisal system.
(b) The commissioner's recommended principal appraisal system, the Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS), was developed in accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), �.3541.
(c) The superintendent of each school district, with the approval of the school district board of trustees, may select the T-PESS. Each school district wanting to select or develop an alternative principal appraisal system must follow the TEC, �.3541, and �0.1026 of this title (relating to Alternatives to the Commissioner's Recommended Principal Appraisal System).
(d) The commissioner may designate a regional education service center to serve as the T-PESS certification provider for the state. The designated regional education service center may collect appropriate fees under the TEC, �053, from school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for training and certification.
(e) Sections 150.1022 through 150.1025 of this title apply only to the T-PESS and not to local principal appraisal systems.
Source: The provisions of this �0.1021 adopted to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4009.
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this �0.1021 issued under the Texas Education Code, §21.354 and §21.3541.
�0.1022. Assessment of Principal Performance.
(a) Each principal shall be appraised on the following standards and indicators of the Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS) rubric that is aligned to the Texas Administrator Standards in Chapter 149 of this title (relating to Commissioner's Rules Concerning Educator Standards).
(5) Standard V. Strategic Operations, which includes four indicators.
(b) The evaluation of each of the standards and indicators identified in subsection (a) of this section shall consider all data generated in the appraisal process.
(c) Each principal shall be evaluated on the attainment and progress toward at least one goal, as referenced in �0.1023 of this title (relating to Appraisals, Data Sources, and Conferences). At least one goal shall be focused on the improvement of the principal's practice, as captured in the T-PESS rubric indicators and descriptors.
(2) at least 30% of a principal's summative score for a principal who is in his or her first year as principal on a particular campus.
(f) Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, each principal appraisal shall include the campus-level academic growth or progress of the students enrolled at the principal's campus.
(3) may not be included in calculating a single overall summative appraisal score for a principal who is in his or her first year as principal on a particular campus.
Source: The provisions of this �0.1022 adopted to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4009.
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this �0.1022 issued under the Texas Education Code, §21.354 and §21.3541.
�0.1023. Appraisals, Data Sources, and Conferences.
(a) Each principal must be appraised annually.
(5) a written summative annual appraisal report to be provided to the principal after the conclusion of the end-of-year conference.
(c) Each school district shall establish a calendar for the appraisal of principals and provide that calendar to principals prior to the pre-evaluation conference.
(d) The written summative annual appraisal report shall be placed in the principal's personnel file by the end of the appraisal period.
(e) Any documentation collected after the end-of-year conference but before the end of the contract term during one school year may be considered as part of the appraisal of a principal. If the documentation affects the principal's evaluation in any indicator, the attainment of goals, or a measure of student growth or progress, another summative report shall be developed to inform the principal of the change(s) prior to the end of the contract term.
Source: The provisions of this �0.1023 adopted to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4009.
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this �0.1023 issued under the Texas Education Code, §21.354 and §21.3541.
(a) The principal appraisal process requires at least one certified appraiser.
(b) Before conducting an appraisal, an appraiser must be certified by having satisfactorily completed the state-approved Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System. Periodic recertification and training may be required.
Source: The provisions of this �0.1024 adopted to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4009.
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this �0.1024 issued under the Texas Education Code, §21.354 and §21.3541.
(3) district policy regarding principal appraisal has changed since the last time the principal was provided with an orientation to the T-PESS.
(b) The principal orientation shall include all state and local appraisal policies and the local appraisal calendar.
Source: The provisions of this �0.1025 adopted to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4009.
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this �0.1025 issued under the Texas Education Code, §21.354 and §21.3541.
�0.1026. Alternatives to the Commissioner's Recommended Principal Appraisal System.
A school district that does not choose to use the commissioner's recommended Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System must develop its own principal appraisal system supported by locally adopted policy and procedures and by the processes outlined in the Texas Education Code (TEC), �.3541.
Source: The provisions of this �0.1026 adopted to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4009.
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this �0.1026 issued under the Texas Education Code, §21.354 and §21.3541.
�0.1027. District Submissions to Regional Education Service Center.
(a) The superintendent shall notify the executive director of its regional education service center in writing of the school district's choice of appraisal system when using an alternative to the commissioner's recommended appraisal system and detail the components of that system by the first day of instruction for the school year in which the alternative system is used.
(b) Each school district shall submit annually to its regional education service center a summary of the evaluation scores from the Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System or the district's locally adopted appraisal system, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner of education.
Source: The provisions of this �0.1027 adopted to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4009.
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this �0.1027 issued under the Texas Education Code, §21.354 and §21.3541.
�0.1028. Appraisal of Campus Administrators other than Principals.
(a) Each school district shall evaluate campus administrators other than principals annually.
(b) A school district may use the Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS) to appraise campus administrators other than principals provided the school district makes appropriate modifications to ensure that the T-PESS rubric and components fit the job descriptions of the campus administrators other than principals evaluated with the T-PESS.
(c) Each school district wanting to select or develop a local appraisal system for campus administrators other than principals must follow the TEC, �.354(c)(2).
Source: The provisions of this �0.1028 adopted to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4009.
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this �0.1028 issued under the Texas Education Code, §21.354 and §21.3541.

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