Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Principal Surveys to Evaluate Texas Educator Preparation Programs


Texas Education Agency (TEA) has distributed a survey to campus principals across the state today, Tuesday, April 7, 2015. All surveys must be submitted by Monday, June 15, 2015.
The survey will collect data regarding the performance of first-year teachers and the effectiveness of educator preparation programs in preparing first-year teachers to succeed in the classroom.    
Texas Education Code (TEC) §21.045 and Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 229, Accountability System for Educator Preparation Programs, require accountability standards for Texas educator preparation programs. Current State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rules require each principal who has a first-year teacher on his or her campus to complete a brief survey.

Prior to the distribution of the survey, superintendents, human resources personnel, and principals will have access to training modules posted on the TEA website about how to complete and submit the surveys. The surveys are located in the Educator Certification Online System (ECOS) for principals with first-year teachers on their campus.  Principals will have the opportunity to earn Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits upon completion of each survey. Additional information regarding the survey will be emailed to superintendents, human resources personnel, and principals using email addresses in the Texas Education Directory (AskTED). If you have not already done so already, please confirm with your TED administrator that your district and campus TED contact information has been updated by Wednesday, March 11 so that you and your staff are able to receive this important information.

TEA will begin the survey collection on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. All surveys must be submitted by Monday, June 15, 2015. 

Questions regarding principal survey can be submitted to principalsurvey@tea.texas.gov.
For more information, visit the TEA website, or contact Viviana Lopez, Texas Education Agency
principalsurvey@tea.texas.gov

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