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Board hears QComp update; district to realign instructional-coach evaluations

Houston Public School District Board · August 7, 2026
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Summary

District staff summarized work under the QComp teacher-compensation program, including new instructional-coach hires, training in the Marzano framework, and plans to revise coach evaluation rubrics and reconvene review subcommittees for alignment with MOUs.

District staff presented an overview of the QComp program, describing career-advancement pathways, newly hired positions and plans to realign evaluation rubrics for instructional coaches. The presenter said the district has an on-site instructional coach, an MMBA online instructional coach and new PLC leadership roles to support professional learning.

The presenter said the instructional-coach evaluation rubric needs updating to reflect actual responsibilities after the district added instructional coaches: "we wanna make sure we realign the instructional coach evaluation rubric," the presenter said, noting the need to match administrative expectations to coaches' current duties. Staff also described scheduled subcommittee meetings and a timeline to bring QComp alignment back to the full board in September.

Board members asked about funding continuity for QComp; staff said state-level recommendations and legislative funding changes had been discussed but that QComp currently remains part of district planning. The presenter said the QComp review subcommittee will meet and report back in time for the September board meeting.