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HISD unveils Teacher Excellence System after months of teacher‑led review
Summary
District leaders presented a locally designed Teacher Excellence System (TES) that trustees will vote on in March. TES adds an HISD‑specific planning and professionalism rubric, a path to recognize high‑performing teachers and caps monthly scored observations at four while requiring evaluator certification.
Houston ISD administrators on Feb. 13 laid out a proposed Teacher Excellence System, a locally designed teacher evaluation framework built with input from teachers, principals and shared‑decision bodies. The board will receive a final draft before a vote scheduled for March.
Alyssa Murray, who led the TES design work, said the system is intended to “define what teaching excellence looks like at HISD” while keeping student growth and quality of instruction at its center. Murray said the district sought broad participation: more than 9,000 teachers…
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