| (a) All school districts have two choices in selecting
a method to appraise principals: a principal appraisal system recommended
by the commissioner of education or a local principal appraisal system.
(b) The commissioner's recommended principal appraisal
system, the Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS),
was developed in accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.3541.
(c) The superintendent of each school district, with
the approval of the school district board of trustees, may select
the T-PESS. Each school district wanting to select or develop an alternative
principal appraisal system must follow the TEC, §21.3541, and §150.1026
of this title (relating to Alternatives to the Commissioner's Recommended
Principal Appraisal System).
(d) The commissioner may designate a regional education
service center to serve as the T-PESS certification provider for the
state. The designated regional education service center may collect
appropriate fees under the TEC, §8.053, from school districts
and open-enrollment charter schools for training and certification.
(e) Sections 150.1022 through 150.1025 of this title
apply only to the T-PESS and not to local principal appraisal systems.
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