Sentences with phrase «recommended teacher appraisal»

On April 13, 2016, TEA issued finally adopted rules for its new state - recommended teacher appraisal system, the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T - TESS), which goes into effect with the start of the 2016 - 2017 school year.

Regardless of the repeal of federal mandates, the Texas Education Agency has maintained that it plans to implement T - TESS as the state - recommended teacher appraisal system in the 2016 - 17 school year, though it will delay implementing the student growth component until the 2017 - 18 school year.

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State law requires the commissioner to adopt a state - recommended system for the teacher appraisal process with criteria based on «observable, job - related behavior, including: (1) teachers» implementation of discipline management procedures; and (2) the performance of teachers» students.»

The finally adopted rules require that, under both the state - recommended system and locally - developed and adopted appraisal systems, beginning with the 2017 - 2018 school year, each teacher appraisal shall include the performance of teachers» students, which the rules define as «how the individual teacher's students progress academically in response to the teacher's pedagogical practice as measured at the individual teacher level by one or more of the following student growth measures:

PDAS was adopted in response to legislation that required the commissioner to adopt a state - recommended system for the teacher appraisal process with criteria based on «observable, job - related behavior, including: (1) teachers» implementation of discipline management procedures; and (2) the performance of teachers» students.»