Section 150.1021 - General Provisions for Principal Appraisal(a) All school districts have two choices in selecting a method to appraise principals: a principal appraisal system recommended by the commissioner of education or a local principal appraisal system.(b) The commissioner's recommended principal appraisal system, the Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS), was developed in accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.3541.(c) The superintendent of each school district, with the approval of the school district board of trustees, may select the T-PESS. Each school district wanting to select or develop an alternative principal appraisal system must follow the TEC, § 21.3541, and § 150.1026 of this title (relating to Alternatives to the Commissioner's Recommended Principal Appraisal System).(d) The commissioner may designate a regional education service center to serve as the T-PESS certification provider for the state. The designated regional education service center may collect appropriate fees under the TEC, §8.053, from school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for training and certification.(e) Sections 150.1022 through 150.1025 of this title apply only to the T-PESS and not to local principal appraisal systems.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 150.1021
The provisions of this §150.1021 adopted to be effective August 1, 1997, 22 TexReg 4200; amended to be effective June 11, 1998, 23 TexReg 5966; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 23, June 3, 2016, TexReg 4010, eff. 7/1/2016