Rubric
This portion of scoring is worth 20%
What is student growth?
This is the title of the person doing the observations.
What is the appraiser?
This is the comprehensive T-TESS guide for teachers emphasizing standards, rubric understanding, and continuous improvement for educators.
What is the T-TESS Teacher Handbook?
This is the number of documented walkthrough observations every teacher must have during a school year.
What is two?
The acronym T-TESS stands for this.
What is Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System?
Knowledge of the students falls under this category.
What is planning?
This is the meeting when the evaluator and teacher discuss next years objectives.
What is the end of year conference?
This document contains the scoring criteria for each Dimension.
What is the Scoring Rubric?
Only these two Domains are scored during a documented Walkthrough Observation.
What are Domains two and three?
The year that T-TESS became the state recommended standard for teacher evaluation.
What is 2016-2017?
This is the lowest score an evaluator can give.
What is improvement needed?
This is the acronym teachers should consider when setting goals for the year.
What is SMART?
This is the comprehensive guidebook on T-TESS providing step by step instructions and examples for effective teacher evaluations.
What is the T-TESS Appraiser Handbook?
Domain 4 is only scored for this final evaluation.
What is the Summative Appraisal?
Critics say teachers in these subjects have it easier than the rest, but this is not true.
What are PE and Electives?
Consistently implements the campus and/or classroom behavior system proficiently is a scoring criteria in this Dimension.
What is Dimension 3.2 Managing Student Behavior
This is how often teachers in Mansfield ISD must be fully evaluated.
What is every three years?
Campus leaders must conduct this session for teachers who are new to T-TESS.
What is the T-TESS Orientation?
Being rude to colleagues, students, parents, or other stakeholders in the school community can result in a rating of 'Improvement Needed' in this Dimension.
What is Dimension 4.1 Professional Demeanor and Ethics?
All teachers must participate in this at the beginning of the school year.
What is the T-TESS One Hour Update?
Consistent feedback to students, families, and other school personnel while maintaining confidentiality and
Analysis of student data connected to specific instructional strategies are scoring criteria in this Dimension.
What is Dimension 1.2 Data and Assessment?
The purpose of T-TESS is to help teachers continue to do this every year.
What is grow and improve teaching practices?
This is the number of T-TESS conferences for a teacher who is required to have the full T-TESS Appraisal.
What is four?
Failure to support, promote, and participate in campus and district initiatives (such as After School Tutoring and Vision 2030) can result in a lower score for this Dimension.
What is Dimensions 4.4 School Community Involvement?
At the Beginning of Year Conference, teachers must present this information to their appraiser.
What is the Goal-setting and Professional Development Plan?