(a) District option. A school district that does not choose to use the commissioner's recommended appraisal system must develop its own teacher appraisal system supported by locally adopted policy and procedures and by the processes outlined in the Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.352.      
        (1) The school district-level planning and decision-making committee shall:                  (A) develop an appraisal process;                   (B) develop evaluation criteria, including discipline management and performance of the teacher's students; and                   (C) consult with the campus planning and decision-making committee on each campus in the school district.         
        (2) The appraisal process shall include:                  (A) at least one appraisal each year, or less frequently if in accordance with the TEC, §21.352(c);                   (B) a conference between the teacher and the appraiser that is diagnostic and prescriptive with regard to remediation needed in overall performance by category; and                   (C) criteria based on observable, job-related behavior, including:                      (i) the teacher's implementation of discipline management procedures, as defined in §150.1001(f)(1) of this title (relating to General Provisions); and                       (ii) beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the performance of teachers' students, as defined in §150.1001(f)(2) of this title.           
        (3) The school district-level planning and decision-making committee shall submit the appraisal process and criteria to the superintendent, who shall submit the appraisal process and criteria to the school district board of trustees with a recommendation to accept or reject. The school district board of trustees may accept or reject an appraisal process and performance criteria, with comments, but may not modify the process or criteria.       
      (b) Campus option. A campus within a school district may choose to develop a local system as provided in this subsection.      
        (1) The campus planning and decision-making committee shall:                  (A) develop an appraisal process;                   (B) develop evaluation criteria, including discipline management and performance of the teacher's students; and                   (C) submit the process and criteria to the district-level planning and decision-making committee.         
        (2) The appraisal process shall include:                  (A) at least one appraisal each year, or less frequently if in accordance with the TEC, §21.352(c);                   (B) a conference between the teacher and the appraiser that is diagnostic and prescriptive with regard to remediation needed in overall performance by category; and                   (C) criteria based on observable, job-related behavior, including:                      (i) the teacher's implementation of discipline management procedures, as defined in §150.1001(f)(1) of this title; and                       (ii) beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the performance of teachers' students, as defined in §150.1001(f)(2) of this title.           
        (3) Upon submission of the appraisal process and criteria to the school district-level planning and decision-making committee, the committee shall make a recommendation to accept or reject the appraisal process and criteria and transmit that recommendation to the superintendent.       
        (4) The superintendent shall submit the recommended campus appraisal process and criteria, the school district-level planning and decision-making committee's recommendation, and the superintendent's recommendation to the school district board of trustees. The school district board of trustees may accept or reject, with comments, an appraisal process and performance criteria, but may not modify the process or criteria.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §150.1007 adopted to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 2957