Tex.
Educ. Code Section 21.357
Performance Incentives
(a)
The commissioner shall design an objective system to evaluate principals that:(1)
is based on types of information available as of January 1, 1995, through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and the state’s public school accountability system;(2)
focuses on gain at a principal’s campus and includes a statistical analysis comparing current campus performance to previous performance; and(3)
does not include subjective items.(b)
From funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner may award performance incentives to principals identified through the evaluation system as high-performing. Based on available appropriations, for each fiscal year, a performance incentive may not exceed:(1)
$5,000, for a principal ranked in the top quartile; or(2)
$2,500, for a principal ranked in the second quartile.(c)
A performance incentive awarded to a principal under this section must be distributed to the principal’s school and used in the manner determined by the campus-level committee established under Section 11.253 (Campus Planning and Site-based Decision-making) in accordance with the requirements of Section 39.264 (Use of Awards)(a).(d)
Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(8), eff. June 17, 2011.
Source:
Section 21.357 — Performance Incentives, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm#21.357 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
