Texas Education Code

§ 21.357 — PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES

ED § 21.357Title 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)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

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Legislative history

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.