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Tyler ISD board approves renewal of teacher-evaluation system; expands course list for merit measures
Summary
The board approved the district’s system renewal application for its teacher-evaluation model and heard data on walk-throughs, observations and planned expansion of assessed courses to 79 high-school and 56 CTE courses.
The Tyler ISD Board of Trustees voted March 1 to approve the district’s renewal application for its teacher-evaluation system.
Sherry Taylor, executive director of human resources, described the district’s evaluation components and current completion rates, saying the district was about “80% complete” on formal observations as of the Feb. 28 data pull. Taylor reported average walk-throughs per teacher at about 2.6 of a required four, and she gave level-by-level observation-completion rates: elementary 93% complete, K–8 68% complete, middle school 74% and high school 67%.
Board discussion focused on using evaluation data to drive professional development and teacher compensation. District leadership said the renewal includes an expansion of local assessed courses: staff said they plan to expand from the initial set of five End-of-Course high-school subjects to 79 high-school courses and to add about 56 CTE courses, with plans to include Advanced Placement courses later. The district is working with a vendor, Edify, to develop local assessments for the expanded course list and expected to include pre/post testing models for CTE certifications.
Taylor described other changes tied to the renewal: increasing the secondary student-survey sample size from 20 to 40 responses per teacher and clarifying appeals procedures for attendance and student-survey components. She said the district received roughly 79 appeals last year on evaluation components and estimated the appeal-committee pass rate at “25 to 50” percent, describing variability according to documentation submitted.
After discussion, a board member moved to approve the renewal application and the motion carried with the ayes prevailing.
Ending: Staff said the district will return with further details on course-by-course implementation timelines and assessment writing work with an outside vendor; no additional funding was voted at the March 1 meeting.
