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TX Educ Code § 21.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter G. Appeals to Commissioner of Education|Section 21.307. Judicial Appeals

Sec. 21.307.  JUDICIAL APPEALS.  (a)  Either party may appeal the commissioner's decision to:(1)  a district court in the county in which the district's central administrative offices are located;  or(2)  if agreed by all parties, a district court in Travis County.(b)  An appeal under this section must be perfected not later than the 30th day after:(1)  the date the party or the party's representative receives notice of the commissioner's decision or the date on which the decision of the board of trustees is affirmed by operation of law if the commissioner fails to issue a decision within the required period;  or(2)  if a request for rehearing is filed under Section 21.3041, the date on which the request is denied by order of the commissioner or by operation of law under Section 21.3041(c).(c)  The commissioner and each party to the appeal to the commissioner must be made a party to an appeal under this section.(d)  The perfection of an appeal under this section does not affect the enforcement of the commissioner's decision.(e)  The court shall, under the substantial evidence rule, review the evidence on the evidentiary record made at the local level and any evidence taken by the commissioner but may not take additional evidence.(f)  The court may not reverse the decision of the commissioner unless the decision was not supported by substantial evidence or unless the commissioner's conclusions of law are erroneous.(g)  The court may not reverse a decision of the commissioner based on a procedural irregularity or error by a hearing examiner, a board of trustees or board subcommittee, or the commissioner unless the court determines that the irregularity or error was likely to have led to an erroneous decision by the commissioner.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 201, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 902, Sec. 5, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 21.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter H. Appraisals and Incentives|Section 21.351. Recommended Appraisal Process and Performance Criteria

Sec. 21.351.  RECOMMENDED APPRAISAL PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA.  (a)  The commissioner shall adopt a recommended appraisal process and criteria on which to appraise the performance of teachers.  The criteria must be based on observable, job-related behavior, including:(1)  teachers' implementation of discipline management procedures;  and(2)  the performance of teachers' students.(a-1)  In adopting criteria described by Subsection (a)(1), the commissioner shall ensure that a teacher may not be assigned an area of deficiency in an appraisal solely on the basis of disciplinary referrals made by the teacher or documentation regarding student conduct submitted by the teacher under Section 37.002.  This subsection does not prohibit a teacher from being assigned an area of deficiency based on documented evidence of a deficiency in classroom management obtained through observation or a substantiated report.(b)  The commissioner shall solicit and consider the advice of teachers in developing the recommended appraisal process and performance criteria.(c)  Under the recommended appraisal process, an appraiser must be the teacher's supervisor or a person approved by the board of trustees.  An appraiser who is a classroom teacher may not appraise the performance of another classroom teacher who teaches at the same school campus at which the appraiser teaches, unless it is impractical because of the number of campuses or unless the appraiser is the chair of a department or grade level whose job description includes classroom observation responsibilities.(d)  Under the recommended appraisal process, appraisal for teachers must be detailed by category of professional skill and characteristic and must provide for separate ratings for each category.  The appraisal process shall guarantee a conference between the teacher and the appraiser.  The conference shall be diagnostic and prescriptive with regard to remediation needed in overall performance and by category.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (S.B. 1451), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 21.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter H. Appraisals and Incentives|Section 21.353. Appraisal on Basis of Classroom Teaching Performance

Sec. 21.353.  APPRAISAL ON BASIS OF CLASSROOM TEACHING PERFORMANCE.  A teacher who directs extracurricular activities in addition to performing classroom teaching duties shall be appraised only on the basis of classroom teaching performance and not on performance in connection with the extracurricular activities.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 21.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter H. Appraisals and Incentives|Section 21.354. Appraisal of Certain Administrators

Sec. 21.354.  APPRAISAL OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATORS.  (a)  The commissioner shall adopt a recommended appraisal process and criteria on which to appraise the performance of various classifications of school administrators.  The criteria must be based on job-related performance.(a-1)  This section does not apply to the appraisal of the performance of a principal.(b)  The commissioner may solicit and consider the advice of teachers and administrators in developing the appraisal process and performance criteria.(c)  Each school district shall appraise each administrator annually using either:(1)  the commissioner's recommended appraisal process and performance criteria;  or(2)  an appraisal process and performance criteria:(A)  developed by the district in consultation with the district- and campus-level committees established under Section 11.251;  and(B)  adopted by the board of trustees.(d)  Funds of a school district may not be used to pay an administrator who has not been appraised under this section in the preceding 15 months.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093, Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 21, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (S.B. 1383), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (S.B. 1383), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (S.B. 1383), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 21.3541 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter H. Appraisals and Incentives|Section 21.3541. Appraisal and Professional Development System for Principals

Sec. 21.3541.  APPRAISAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM FOR PRINCIPALS.  (a)  The commissioner by rule shall establish and shall administer a comprehensive appraisal and professional development system for principals.(b)  The commissioner may establish a consortium of nationally recognized experts on educational leadership and policy to:(1)  assist the commissioner in effectively researching and developing the comprehensive appraisal and professional development system described by Subsection (a); and(2)  evaluate relevant research and practices and make recommendations to the commissioner to improve the quality of the training, appraisal, professional development, and compensation of principals.(c)  If the commissioner establishes the consortium, the commissioner shall select a presiding officer of the consortium.  The presiding officer:(1)  must be an expert on educational leadership and policy;(2)  must have a demonstrated ability to lead a statewide school leadership reform initiative; and(3)  may not be employed by a school district in this state.(d)  The commissioner shall establish school leadership standards and a set of indicators of successful school leadership to align with the training, appraisal, and professional development of principals.(e)  In carrying out the commissioner's powers and duties under this section, the commissioner may use only money available from private sources that may be used for that purpose.(f)  In appraising principals, each school district shall use either:(1)  the appraisal system and school leadership standards and indicators developed or established by the commissioner under this section; or(2)  an appraisal process and performance criteria:(A)  developed by the district in consultation with the district-level and campus-level committees established under Section 11.251; and(B)  adopted by the board of trustees.(g)  Each school district shall appraise each principal annually.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (S.B. 1383), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 21.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter H. Appraisals and Incentives|Section 21.355. Confidentiality

Sec. 21.355.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  A document evaluating the performance of a teacher or administrator is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.(b)  Subsection (a) applies to a teacher or administrator employed by an open-enrollment charter school regardless of whether the teacher or administrator is certified under Subchapter B.(c)  At the request of a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school at which a teacher or administrator has applied for employment, a school district or an open-enrollment charter school shall give the requesting district or school a document evaluating the performance of a teacher or administrator employed by the school.(d)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall give the agency a document evaluating the performance of a teacher or administrator employed by the district or school for purposes of an investigation conducted by the agency.(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and except as otherwise provided by a court order prohibiting disclosure, a document provided to the agency under Subsection (d) may be used in a disciplinary proceeding against a teacher or administrator if the document may be admitted under rules of evidence applicable to a contested case, as provided by Section 2001.081, Government Code.(f)  A document provided to the agency under Subsection (d) remains confidential unless the document becomes part of the record in a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 2971), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 178 (S.B. 7), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 1230), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 21.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter H. Appraisals and Incentives|Section 21.356. Evaluation of School Counselors

Sec. 21.356.  EVALUATION OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS.  The commissioner shall develop and periodically update a job description and an evaluation form for use by school districts in evaluating school counselors.  The commissioner shall consult with state guidance counselor associations in the development and modification of the job description and the evaluation form.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 21.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter H. Appraisals and Incentives|Section 21.357. Performance Incentives

Sec. 21.357.   PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES.  (a)  The commissioner shall design an objective system to evaluate principals that:(1)  is based on types of information available as of January 1, 1995, through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and the state's public school accountability system;(2)  focuses on gain at a principal's campus and includes a statistical analysis comparing current campus performance to previous performance;  and(3)  does not include subjective items.(b)  From funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner may award performance incentives to principals identified through the evaluation system as high-performing.  Based on available appropriations, for each fiscal year, a performance incentive may not exceed:(1)  $5,000, for a principal ranked in the top quartile;  or(2)  $2,500, for a principal ranked in the second quartile.(c)  A performance incentive awarded to a principal under this section must be distributed to the principal's school and used in the manner determined by the campus-level committee established under Section 11.253 in accordance with the requirements of Section 39.264(a).(d)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(8), eff. June 17, 2011.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 824, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 22, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(8), eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 21.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter I. Duties and Benefits|Section 21.401. Minimum Service Required

Sec. 21.401.  MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIRED.  (a)  A contract between a school district and an educator must be for a minimum of 10 months' service.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), an educator employed under a 10-month contract must provide a minimum of 187 days of service.(c)  The commissioner, as provided by Section 25.081(b), may reduce the number of days of service required by this section.  A reduction by the commissioner does not reduce an educator's salary.(c-1)  If a school district anticipates providing less than 180 days of instruction for students during a school year, as indicated by the district's academic calendar, the district may reduce the number of days of service required by this section proportionately.  A reduction by the district does not reduce an educator's salary.(d)  Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a contract between a school district and an educational diagnostician.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 592, Sec. 1.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 949, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 82 (S.B. 158), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 673 (S.B. 2073), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 21.4021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter I. Duties and Benefits|Section 21.4021. Furloughs

Sec. 21.4021.  FURLOUGHS.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 21.401 and subject to Section 21.4022, the board of trustees of a school district may, in accordance with district policy, implement a furlough program and reduce the number of days of service otherwise required under Section 21.401 by not more than six days of service during a school year if the commissioner certifies in accordance with Section 48.010 that the district will be provided with less state and local funding for that year than was provided to the district for the 2010-2011 school year.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 21.402, the board of trustees may reduce the salary of an employee who is furloughed in proportion to the number of days by which service is reduced, provided that the furlough program is implemented in compliance with this section.(b-1)  A furlough program must subject all contract personnel to the same number of furlough days.(c)  An educator may not be furloughed on a day that is included in the number of days of instruction required under Section 25.081.(d)  An educator may not use personal, sick, or any other paid leave while the educator is on a furlough.(e)  A furlough imposed under this section does not constitute a break in service for purposes of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.  A furlough day does not constitute a day of service for purposes of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.(f)  Implementation of a furlough program may not result in an increase in the number of required teacher workdays.(g)  If a board of trustees adopts a furlough program after the date by which a teacher must give notice of resignation under Section 21.105, 21.160, or 21.210, as applicable, a teacher who subsequently resigns is not subject to sanctions imposed by the State Board for Educator Certification as otherwise authorized by those sections.(h)  A decision by the board of trustees to implement a furlough program:(1)  is final and may not be appealed; and(2)  does not create a cause of action or require collective bargaining.(i)  Any reduction under this section in the amount of the annual salary paid to an employee must be equally distributed over the course of the employee's current contract with the school district.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 8 (S.B. 8), Sec. 16, eff. September 28, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.015, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 21.4022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter I. Duties and Benefits|Section 21.4022. Required Process for Development of Furlough Program or Other Salary Reduction Proposal

Sec. 21.4022.  REQUIRED PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURLOUGH PROGRAM OR OTHER SALARY REDUCTION PROPOSAL.  (a)  The board of trustees of a school district may not implement a furlough program under Section 21.4021 or reduce salaries until the district has complied with this section.(b)  A school district must use a process to develop a furlough program or other salary reduction proposal, as applicable, that:(1)  includes the involvement of the district's professional staff; and(2)  provides district employees with the opportunity to express opinions regarding the furlough program or salary reduction proposal, as applicable, at the public meeting required by Subsection (c).(c)  The board of trustees must hold a public meeting at which the board and school district administration present:(1)  information regarding the options considered for managing the district's available resources, including consideration of a tax rate increase and use of the district's available fund balance;(2)  an explanation of how the district intends, through implementation of a furlough program under Section 21.4021 or through other salary reductions, as applicable, to limit the number of district employees who will be discharged or whose contracts will not be renewed; and(3)  information regarding the local option residence homestead exemption.(d)  Any explanation of a furlough program under Subsection (c)(2) must state the specific number of furlough days proposed to be required.(e)  The public and school district employees must be provided with an opportunity to comment at the public meeting required under Subsection (c).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 8 (S.B. 8), Sec. 16, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 21.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter I. Duties and Benefits|Section 21.403. Placement on Minimum Salary Schedule

Sec. 21.403.  PLACEMENT ON MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE.  (a)  A teacher, librarian, school counselor, or nurse shall advance one step on the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402 for each year of experience as a teacher, librarian, school counselor, or nurse until step 20 is reached.(b)  For each year of work experience required for certification in a career or technological field, up to a maximum of two years, a certified career or technology education teacher is entitled to salary step credit as if the work experience were teaching experience.(c)  The commissioner shall adopt rules for determining the experience for which a teacher, librarian, school counselor, or nurse is to be given credit in placing the teacher, librarian, school counselor, or nurse on the minimum salary schedule.  A district shall credit the teacher, librarian, school counselor, or nurse for each year of experience without regard to whether the years are consecutive.(d)  As long as a teacher or librarian who received a career ladder supplement is employed by the same school district, the teacher or librarian is entitled to:(1)  placement on the minimum salary schedule at the step above the step on which the teacher would otherwise be placed, if the teacher or librarian received a career ladder supplement for level two of the career ladder on August 31, 1993;  or(2)  placement on the minimum salary schedule at the step two steps above the step on which the teacher would otherwise be placed, if the teacher or librarian received a career ladder supplement for level three of the career ladder on August 31, 1993.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 1.31, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 14, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 21.4031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter I. Duties and Benefits|Section 21.4031. Professional Staff Service Records

Sec. 21.4031.  PROFESSIONAL STAFF SERVICE RECORDS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Salary schedule" means the minimum salary schedule under Section 21.402 or a comparable salary schedule used by a school district that specifies salary amounts based on an employee's level of experience.(2)  "Service record" means a school district document that indicates the total years of service provided to the district by a classroom teacher, librarian, school counselor, or nurse.(b)  On request by a classroom teacher, librarian, school counselor, or nurse or by the school district employing one of those individuals, a school district that previously employed the individual shall provide a copy of the individual's service record to the school district employing the individual.  The district must provide the copy not later than the 30th day after the later of:(1)  the date the request is made; or(2)  the date of the last day of the individual's service to the district.(c)  If a school district fails to provide an individual's service record as required by Subsection (b), the agency shall, to the extent that information is available to the agency, provide the employing school district with information sufficient to enable the district to determine proper placement of the individual on the district's salary schedule.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 370 (H.B. 1365), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 15, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 16, eff. June 14, 2013.|