(a) In the initial year of adoption and implementation of the Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS), selected teachers from each campus shall be given the opportunity to participate in the appraisal training for purposes of disseminating information to colleagues on their campus and assisting, at the discretion of the principal, in the orientation of all campus teachers. These teachers shall be designated as appraisal-orientation facilitators.
- (1) Each campus shall offer the opportunity to participate in appraisal training to a number of teachers equal to the number of campus administrators; however, each campus shall have at least one teacher participant.
- (2) The principal shall select representative teachers from nominations submitted by the site-based decision making (SBDM) committee created in accordance with Texas Education Code, §11.251. The principal may select representatives other than those nominated by the SBDM committee when nominated teachers are unable to attend appraisal training.
- (3) Each school district shall pay the training fees for its teachers attending the PDAS appraisal training.
- (b) School districts and regional education service centers shall make available additional training for teachers as part of the district's and education service center's menu of professional development opportunities. All teachers are eligible to participate in appraisal and/or Instructional Leadership Training or Instructional Leadership Development training at their own expense. Executive directors of regional education service centers may prescribe appropriate registration fees to offset the cost of providing these services.
Source Note:The provisions of this §150.1008 adopted to be effective August 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 4200; amended to be effective July 31, 2001, 26 TexReg 5638.