Texas Education Code

§ 21.352 — LOCAL ROLE

ED § 21.352Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. H. APPRAISALS AND INCENTIVES

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(a)In appraising teachers, each school district shall use:

(1)the appraisal process and performance criteria developed by the commissioner; or

(2)an appraisal process and performance criteria:

(A)developed by the district- and campus-level committees established under Section 11.251;

(B)containing the items described by Sections 21.351(a)(1) and (2); and

(C)adopted by the board of trustees. (a-1) A school district may not assign an area of deficiency to a teacher 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.

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 2012), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 630 (S.B. 1451), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2.007, eff. June 12, 2019.