TEA Minimum Performance Standards

TIA establishes a priority emphasis on the Instruction (Domain 2) and Learning Environment (Domain 3) domains of the T-TESS evaluation. In order to be eligible for a TIA-designation, teachers must earn a rating of proficient or higher on each of the eight dimensions measured across Domains 2 and 3. In addition, based on an analysis of statewide T-TESS observation data, TEA has identified minimum score averages across Domains 2 and 3 of T-TESS:

• Recognized designation > 3.7
• Exemplary designation > 3.9
• Master designation > 4.5

 More information can be found in TEA’s Teacher Observation Performance Standards document. 

Evaluation of teacher eligibility for a  TIA designation is considered annually. This means that every year a teacher receives a T-TESS evaluation and has available student growth measure data, the teacher’s TIA score will be calculated and the teacher has an opportunity to meet TIA eligibility: 

• Teachers with an existing TIA designation will be resubmitted for a higher designation within their five-year valid TIA designation period if a subsequent year performance earns a higher TIA designation
• Teachers with an existing TIA designation will not be resubmitted to lower a TIA designation within their five-year valid TIA designation period. 

In order to be eligible for a TIA-designation, teachers must earn a minimum student growth outcome. TEA established these minimum expectations based on statewide performance expectations for STAAR:

• Recognized designation > 55%
• Exemplary designation > 60%
• Master designation > 70%

 More information can be found in TEA’s Student Growth Performance Standards document. 

For growth measures other than STAAR, growth minimums are set according to each measure's resulting data set. 

Student growth will be calculated for all students that have a designated fall and spring assessment. Student growth performance will be associated with teachers based on the following enrollment criteria: 

• teacher of record at beginning of year (mid-September)
• teacher of record at PEIMS winter enrollment (mid-February)
• teacher of record at end of year (mid-May)

Teachers will be required to complete a PEIMS Membership Reconciliation process to ensure that class rosters are accurate.

Student growth will be calculated at the teacher level, combined across all assessed content areas for which the teacher has assigned teaching responsibilities. In order for teachers to receive a student growth measure, there must be at least fifteen (15) unique student growth records across assigned students and content areas.