1. (a) To provide school districts maximum flexibility, the following procedures for administrator appraisal are established as minimum requirements. Each district shall establish an annual calendar providing for the following activities that shall involve both the administrator and the appraiser:

   1. (1) procedures for setting goals that define expectations and set priorities for the administrator being appraised;
   2. (2) formative conferences; and
   3. (3) summative conferences.
2. (b) Each school district shall involve appropriate administrators in developing, selecting, or revising the instruments and process.
3. (c) Before conducting appraisals, an appraiser shall provide evidence of training in appropriate personnel evaluation skills related to the locally established criteria and process.
4. (d) Each school district may implement a process for collecting staff input for evaluating administrators. If a school district implements a process for collecting staff input to evaluate administrators, the input must not be anonymous.
5. (e) Student performance shall be a part of locally developed appraisal instruments for principals as specified in Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.354 and §39.054 and for superintendents as specified in TEC, §39.054.
6. (f) Each school district, with the approval of the board of trustees, may select the commissioner-recommended student performance domain for principals or may develop an alternative governed by the process outlined in TEC, §21.354.

7. (g) Districts using the commissioner-recommended student performance domain for principals shall meet the following requirements.

   1. (1) Principals and their appraisers whose districts adopt the commissioner-recommended student performance domain shall satisfactorily complete appraiser training with a trainer and curriculum approved by the commissioner of education. Periodic retraining shall be required.
   2. (2) The commissioner-recommended student performance domain shall be implemented in accordance with procedures approved by the commissioner.
   3. (3) The results on the commissioner-recommended student performance domain shall be incorporated into the local appraisal instrument.
   4. (4) The results on the commissioner-recommended student performance domain shall be a primary consideration in determining a principal in need of assistance. An intervention plan shall be required for a principal whose results on this domain fall below the commissioner's established standards.
   5. (5) For a principal new to the campus or for a new campus, the results from the commissioner-recommended student performance domain shall be on a "report only" basis during the first year. Dropout and attendance data for the principal shall be on a "report only" basis for the first two years.
8. (h) Each school district, with the approval of the board of trustees, may select the commissioner-recommended student performance domain for superintendents or may develop an alternative governed by the process outlined in TEC, §21.354.

9. (i) Districts using the commissioner-recommended student performance domain for superintendents shall meet the following requirements.

   1. (1) Superintendents whose districts adopt the commissioner-recommended student performance domain shall attend an orientation approved by the commissioner.
   2. (2) The results on the commissioner-recommended student performance domain shall be incorporated into the local appraisal instrument.
   3. (3) The results on the commissioner-recommended student performance domain shall be a primary consideration of the board in evaluating the superintendent.
   4. (4) For a superintendent new to the district, the results from the commissioner-recommended student performance domain shall be on a "report only" basis during the first year. Dropout and attendance data for the superintendent shall be on a "report only" basis for the first two years.

Source Note:The provisions of this §150.1022 adopted to be effective August 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 4200; amended to be effective June 11, 1998, 23 TexReg 5966; amended to be effective March 28, 1999, 24 TexReg 2021.