Teacher attendance is a major influence on student success. At this time there is a substitute crisis in the country. Teacher attendance was decided on by the committee to reduce teachers discretionary time off during the school year resulting in loss of instruction time for not only their class, but others as well when there are no subs to cover. Absences are not considered when conducting school business such as attending a training. Teachers may earn points toward designations with good attendance. Attendance accounts for 10% of the designation points. 

Attendance Rubric

Highly effective teachers in Anna engage in many activities that demonstrate strong leadership skills. We would like this to be rewarded as it is often in addition to their classroom prep and instruction. Leadership skills like leading professional development, mentoring teachers, volunteering for committee work, attending additional PD beyond district/state requirements, getting an advanced degree, tutoring students, sponsoring after-school extra-curricular activities, being a team or department leader and more help to enrich individuals, teams, and all Anna ISD. 

Leadership Standards

Leadership Rubric

TEA requirements for student growth performance standards are shown in the table below. In order to be Recognized, 55% of all students on the teachers roll for their content area must meet the performance standards. In order to receive the Exemplary or Master designation, a teacher must have 60% of their students having met or exceeded the growth standards. Forty percent of the points available for designation come from the student growth measure.

The teacher committee developed the rubric and assessments used to measure student growth over time. The assessment instruments for each grade/course will be used for phase 1 of the plan.

Student Growth Performance Standards

Student Growth Rubric

Student Growth Instruments

Pre-K: CIRCLE Assessment (Reading & Math)

K-2: mClass (Reading and Special Education)

K-8, Algebra I, 3-8 Grade RLA, English I and English II, and Special Education: NWEA MAP (RLA and Math)

Pre-K- 3 Life Skills Special Education: N2Y - Unique Learning Systems (RLA and Math)

4-12 Life Skills Special Education: STAAR Alt (RLA and Math)

Teachers recommended for designations receive annual extended observations, shorter observations, and walkthroughs with feedback consistently throughout the year. This includes a minimum of one 45-minute and two 20-minute observations followed by post-observation conferences. The TIA performance standards were established by looking at student growth performance data and teacher observation data on T-TESS. Recognized represents the top 33%, Exemplary represents the top 20%, and Master represents the top 5% of teachers across the state. 

Teacher Observation Performance Standards

The Anna ISD plan includes T-TESS as the evaluation method for teachers, specifically Domain 2- Instruction and Domain 3 Learning Environment. T-TESS has been utilized in Anna ISD for several years. The change in the district will be the removal of waivers. In order for teachers to meet the standards for designations they will need to receive at least 74% of all points on the T-TESS rubric for Domain 2 and Domain 3 and not get below proficient on Domain 2 or Domain 3. 

T-TESS Domains

1. Planning
2. *Instruction
3. *Learning Environment
4. Professional Practices and Responsibilities

* NOTE: All T-TESS domains are assessed; however, only scores from domains 2 and 3 are submitted for TIA designations. 

T-TESS Performance Levels and Points

Designation Rubric

Total Points to Earn Designations