TEI Overview
Defining Excellence
Supporting Excellence
- A Year in a Life – Jennifer Belchi-Segura
- A Year in a Life – Lillian Sooter
Rewarding Excellence
Resources
Panorama Student Survey Results

TEI Overview
Defining Excellence
Supporting Excellence
- A Year in a Life – Jennifer Belchi-Segura
- A Year in a Life – Lillian Sooter
Rewarding Excellence
Resources
Panorama Student Survey Results

Resources

Please click on a section heading below to further explore additional TEI resources.

TEI System Resources

2019-2020 TEI Guidebook (2627 downloads)
2019-2020 TEI EVALUATION CALENDAR v2.0 (1127 downloads)
2018-2019 TEI GUIDEBOOK (7368 downloads)
2018-2019 TEI EVALUATION CALENDAR v5.0 (3019 downloads)
TEI RULEBOOK v6.0 (2234 downloads)
2017-2018 TEI GUIDEBOOK (4786 downloads)
2017-2018 TEI EVALUATION CALENDAR (2817 downloads)
2016-2017 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL EVALUATION OF TEACHERS- DNA (REGULATION) (3824 downloads)
2016-2017 TEACHER EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE INFOGRAPHIC (2612 downloads)
2016-2017 TEI GUIDEBOOK (3980 downloads)
2016-2017 TEI EVALUATION CALENDAR (2251 downloads)
2016 TIER 1 SCHOOLS (1139 downloads)

TEI Evaluation Scorecard

Annotated Scorecard (18787 downloads)
2018-2019 Teacher Category Cut Points (398 downloads)
Understanding Your Average Evaluation Score (17664 downloads)
2017-2018 TEACHER CATEGORY CUT POINTS (4345 downloads)
Accessing MyRecords Weblink Guide (2998 downloads)
Quick Guide to MyRecords (1260 downloads)
2016-2017 TEACHER CATEGORY CUT POINTS (2961 downloads)
2015-2016 TEACHER CATEGORY CUT POINTS (2057 downloads)
2014-2015 TEACHER CATEGORY CUT POINTS (1586 downloads)

Teacher Performance

Classroom Observation Evidence Collection Form (475 downloads)
2019-2020 TEI Evaluation Checklist (998 downloads)
2019-2020 Spot Observation Form (991 downloads)
2019-2020 SPOT OBSERVATION - PRORATION GUIDE (1220 downloads)
2019-2020 GUIDELINES FOR LATE HIRES, TRANSFERS, AND LEAVE (155 downloads)
2019-2020 Teacher Performance Rubric (5820 downloads)
2019-2020 Teacher Performance Rubric Crosswalk (1110 downloads)
2019-2020 Teacher Performance Rubric Companion Guide (1286 downloads)
2018-2019 Summative Performance Evaluation Worksheet (1623 downloads)
2018‐2019 No Appraisal Documentation (315 downloads)
Teacher Intervention Plan (2301 downloads)

Student Achievement

2018-2019 TEI Achievement Measure Point Assignment (148 downloads)
2018-2019 Student Achievement Templates (255 downloads)
2017-2018 TEI ACHIEVEMENT MEASURE POINT ASSIGNMENT (970 downloads)
TEST COMBINATIONS FOR TEI METRICS (341 downloads)
2016-2017 TEI ACHIEVEMENT MEASURE POINT ASSIGNMENT (892 downloads)
2017-2018 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TEMPLATES (1654 downloads)
2016-2017 TEI ROSTER VERIFICATION TIMELINE (895 downloads)
2016-2017 TERRANOVA/SUPERA (945 downloads)
2016-2017 UNDERSTANDING TEI'S STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMPONENT (1280 downloads)
2016-2017 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TEMPLATES (1412 downloads)
2015-2016 TEI ACHIEVEMENT MEASURE POINT ASSIGNMENT (1166 downloads)
2015-2016 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TEMPLATES (745 downloads)

Research

The Widget Effect - Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Difference in Teacher Effectiveness (897 downloads)
For Each and Every Child - A Strategy for Education Equity and Excellence (685 downloads)

Student Experience Survey

Spring 2020 Student Survey Proofs (Grades 3-5) (187 downloads)
Spring 2020 Student Survey Proofs (Grades 6-12) (123 downloads)
Maintaining Integrity of the Student Experience Survey (1527 downloads)
Oath of Integrity Student Experience Survey (34 downloads)
2018-2019 TEI Student Survey Point Assignments (528 downloads)
Panorama Survey: Side-by-Side Comparison (Grades 6-12) (655 downloads)
Panorama Survey: Side-by-Side Comparison (Grades 3-5) (581 downloads)
2017-2018 TEI Student Survey Point Assignments (1358 downloads)
Sample Survey of Student Likes (2200 downloads)
2016-2017 TEI Student Survey Point Assignments (1432 downloads)
2015-2016 TEI Student Survey Point Assignments (939 downloads)
STUDENT SURVEY VALIDATION REPORT (721 downloads)
2016-2017 Student Experience Survey Items - Grades 6-12, English (2297 downloads)
2016-2017 Student Experience Survey Items - Grades 6-12, Spanish (697 downloads)
2016-2017 Student Experience Survey Items - Grades 3-5, Spanish (1506 downloads)
2016-2017 Student Experience Survey Items - Grades 3-5, English (746 downloads)

Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)

Quick Reference Guide: Submitting the SLO Goal-Setting (12998 downloads)
Student Learning Objective Rubric (18995 downloads)
SLO Student Score Sheet (24639 downloads)
Quick Reference Guide: More About the SLO (8108 downloads)
Quick Reference Guide: Submitting the SLO Goal Accomplishment (Teacher) (3886 downloads)
Quick Reference Guide: Scoring the SLO Goal Accomplishment (Appraiser) (1307 downloads)
Quick Reference Guide: Completing the SLO Goal Accomplishment Scoresheet (1011 downloads)
Quick Reference Card SLO Component (4862 downloads)

Distinguished Teacher Review (DTR)

2019-2020 DTR Ambassador Contact List (38 downloads)
2019-2020 DTR Application Examples (178 downloads)
2019-2020 Tier 1 List (173 downloads)
2019-2020 DTR Rubric (717 downloads)
2019-2020 DTR Teacher Toolkit (508 downloads)
2019-2020 DTR Eligibility Criteria (451 downloads)
2019-2020 DTR FAQ (392 downloads)
2019-2020 DTR Key Dates (296 downloads)
When Am I Required to Submit a DTR Application? (1441 downloads)
2018-2019 TIER 1 SCHOOLS (828 downloads)
2018-2019 DTR RUBRIC (2749 downloads)
2018-2019 DTR TEACHER TOOLKIT (3907 downloads)
2018-2019 DTR FAQ (1094 downloads)
2018-2019 DTR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (2394 downloads)
2018-2019 DTR DATES (834 downloads)
2017-2018 DTR RUBRIC (2045 downloads)
2017-2018 DTR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (2256 downloads)
2017-2018 TIER 1 SCHOOLS (1033 downloads)
2016-2017 DTR RUBRIC (3845 downloads)
2016-2017 DTR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (2264 downloads)
2016-2017 TIER 1 SCHOOLS (733 downloads)
2016-2017 DTR TEACHER TOOLKIT (2552 downloads)
2016-2017 DTR FAQ (2961 downloads)

Strategic Compensation

Understanding Your 2019-2020 TEI Compensation (3084 downloads)
2018-2019 COMPENSATION FAQ (2971 downloads)
How to Calculate your 2018-19 Salary (14321 downloads)
2017-2018 COMPENSATION FAQ (2636 downloads)
2016-2017 COMPENSATION FAQ (1857 downloads)
How to Calculate your 2016-17 Salary (3581 downloads)
Annotated Statement of Earnings (1926 downloads)

Cornerstone

Quick Reference Guide: Submitting the SLO Goal-Setting (12998 downloads)
Quick Reference Guide: More About the SLO (8108 downloads)
Oracle Appraiser Change (1280 downloads)
Quick Reference Guide: Observation Acknowledgment (460 downloads)
Cornerstone Technical Resources (513 downloads)
Launching TEI Observations (1340 downloads)
Submitting TEI Observations (788 downloads)

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DTR Workshops- Sign Up Here

Please click on the links below to register for a DTR Workshop:

Wednesday, October 2nd @ Linus D Wright Administration Building (Room 1350) – (5PM – 6:30 PM Register Here)
Monday, October 7th @ Seagoville MS – (5PM – 6:30 PM Register Here)
Thursday, October 10th @ W.T. White HS (Library) – (5PM – 6:30 PM Register Here)
Friday, October 11th @ Linus D Wright Administration Building (Room 207/208) – (10-11:30AM Register Here)
Tuesday, October 15th @ Conrad HS – (5PM – 6:30 PM Register Here)
Thursday, October 17th @ Townview HS – (5PM – 6:30 PM Register Here)
Friday, October 18th @ Linus D Wright Administration Building (Room 207/208) – (10-11:30AM Register Here)
Monday, October 21st @ North Dallas High School – (5PM – 6:30 PM Register Here)
Wednesday, October 23rd @ Sunset High School – (5PM – 6:30 PM Register Here)
Monday, October 28th @ H.B. Bell School Support Service Center (1st Floor Conference Room) – (5PM – 6:30 PM Register Here)
Tuesday, November 5th @ Linus D Wright Administration Building (Room 1350) – (5PM – 6:30 PM Register Here)

Performance-Based Compensation

The Dallas ISD’s strategic compensation plan gives teachers overall, and especially those who prove to be effective, the opportunity to significantly increase their salaries in shorter spans of time.
For example, under the former step salary schedule, it takes a new teacher with a bachelor’s degree 10 years to earn a salary of $51,953, regardless of performance. Under TEI evaluation system, a new teacher could begin earning that amount in fewer years as a result of effective teaching. Teachers with more years of experience who have proven to be effective also could earn significantly higher compensation in fewer years.

An effective teacher’s earning potential over time also could be greater under the TEI’s strategic compensation plan.

Under the 2013-2014 step salary schedule, a teacher who has a bachelor’s degree would earn approximately $753,131 over 15 years. With the TEI compensation plan, the average teacher with a bachelor’s degree would earn approximately $861,000 over 15 years. This teacher would earn $107,869 more over the course of 15 years. Teachers who improve at a faster rate would earn more; less effective teachers would earn less.
The concept behind TEI is to pay an effective teacher a significantly higher salary compared to his or her peers in other districts and set high expectations for professional behavior and practice.

What is the Distinguished Teacher Review?

The Distinguished Teacher Review aims to retain and reward our best teachers, inspire other teachers to grow, and raise the bar for effective teaching.

For the 2019-2020 school year, the DTR Application will be submitted in two phases:

ROUND 1: DTR-eligible teachers with 2018-2019 TEI data who have met the minimum eligibility requirements based on 2018-2019 evaluation data will be notified of their eligibility on their 2018-2019 TEI Scorecard. DTR-eligible teachers will be provided access to the 2019-2020 DTR Application Portal in late September 2019. Round 1 applications are due at 12 noon on November 7, 2019. See below for Round 1 eligibility criteria.

Teachers must be in at least their third year of service in the 2019-2020 school year
Teachers must have scored at least 65 points on their summative performance evaluation in the 2018-2019 school year
Teachers must have received at least half of available points from a combination of their student achievement and student experience points (if applicable) in the 2018-2019 school year
Teachers must be in the top 30 percent within their teacher category based on their 2018-2019 school year evaluation results

ROUND 2: Teachers with no 2018-2019 TEI data, including those who are new to DISD, did not receive a 2018-2019 Scorecard, or received a Scorecard indicating ‘No Level’ may be eligible to apply during Round 2. The Round 2 deadline to complete the DTR Application is noon on February 27, 2020. See below for Round 2 eligibility notes.

Teachers must have no TEI data available for the 2018-2019 school year
Teachers must have 2 + years of CYS (in at least third year in 2019-2020)
Teachers must have received a summative score for the 2019-2020 SY of a 65 or higher completed by December 20^th, 2019 (Note: Teachers must receive 4 spot observations and 1 extended observation prior to completing a summative.)

^{Please note: Additional criteria may apply for teachers with existing TEI data prior to the 2018-2019 SY.}

For additional information about the DTR Process, access the following resources: 2019-2020 DTR Eligibility Criteria, 2019-2020 DTR FAQ, 2019-2020 DTR Teacher Toolkit, 2019-2020 DTR Key Dates

2019 – 2020 DTR Dates and Deadlines

Round 1: For Teachers with 2018-2019 TEI Data

September
16 – Teachers with prior TEI data (Round 1) are notified of DTR- Eligibility via TEI Scorecard
27 – DTR Application Portal opens for Round 1 DTR-Eligible teachers via email

October
DTR Application Workshops are provided throughout the District. Please see the TEI website for specific dates and locations.

November
7 – DTR Application noon deadline for Round 1 DTR-Eligible teachers
14 – Primary Evaluator Final Verification Deadline for all Round 1 Applications

May
20 – DTR Snapshots are released to School Administrators
22 – DTR Snapshots are released to Teachers

Round 2: For Teachers with no 2018-2019 TEI Data

November
1 – Round 2 teacher deadline to “Opt-In” to the DTR Process via Cornerstone December
20 – Deadline to submit a summative for Round 2 teachers who are in at least their third year of teaching in 2019-2020 and are new to Dallas ISD, received a Scorecard with “No Level” or “No Rating,” or did not receive a Scorecard.

January
17 – DTR Application Portal opens for Round 2 eligible teachers via email DTR Application Workshops are provided throughout the District. Please see the TEI website for specific dates and locations.

February
27 – DTR Application noon deadline for Round 2 DTR-Eligible teachers

March
5 – Primary Evaluator Final Verification Deadline for all Round 2 Applications

May
20 – DTR Snapshots are released to School Administrators
22 – DTR Snapshots are released to Teachers

DTR Application Portal

2018-19 DTR applicants can view their historical applications by accessing the links below. Additionally, please be sure that you refer to the following helpful tips below when accessing the portal(s):

Use your EAD username (email address without the @dallasisd.org)
Use the correct password (the EAD password, same password used for email or logging into computer)
Caps lock is off and Number lock is off
Preferred browsers include Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox

2014-2015: https://www2.dallasisd.org/dtr

2015-2016: https://www2.dallasisd.org/dtr2

2016-2017: https://www2.dallasisd.org/dtr1617

2017-2018: https://www2.dallasisd.org/dtr1718

DTR- Application Workshops

Tues., Dec. 13 5-6:30 p.m.			https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dtr-application-workshop-tuesday-december-13-2016-tickets-30035967387	http://tiny.cc/December13
Wed., Dec. 14 5-6:30 p.m.			https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dtr-application-workshop-wednesday-december-14-2016-tickets-29793391837	http://tiny.cc/December14
Thur., Dec. 15 5-6:30 p.m.			https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dtr-application-workshop-thursday-december-15-2016-tickets-29792920427	http://tiny.cc/December15

Wed., Jan. 11

5-6:30 p.m.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dtr-application-workshop-wednesday-january-11-2017-tickets-30036129873

http://tiny.cc/January11

Student Experience Survey Items

In alignment with research and in an effort to encourage positive teacher-student relationships, students will have the opportunity to give feedback on their classroom experience with their teachers through student perception surveys.

The survey will be administered to students in third through 12th grades and be available in English and Spanish. Teachers in Category B and D do not have a student survey.

Learn more about the Measures of Effective Teaching project and student experience surveys.

View sample student experience survey questions here.

Student Learning Objectives

The purpose of this measure is to capture information on student learning growth based on assessments that are important and meaningful but are not standardized measures already used in the achievement template. The intent is to focus professional conversation on student learning in order to support teachers in reaching the learning targets. The SLO is established at the beginning of the year with the approval of the teacher’s evaluator and is assessed at the end of the year using a rubric.

Findings from Community Training and Assistance Center’s (CTAC) four-year study show that elementary, middle and high school students whose teachers had high quality Student Learning Objectives outperformed their peers on state and national standardized tests.

Learn more about Student Learning Objectives on the district’s Curriculum Central site.

Research

Research Links

Increasing teacher quality has a greater impact than any other educational investment. With the growing recognition of the direct impact of teachers, there has been an increased focus to qualify and quantify what constitutes effective teaching, how effective teaching can be measured, and what decisions and actions should result from these measurements.

A recent report by the Equity and Excellence Commission concluded that “America’s K-12 education system, taken as a whole, fails our nation and too many of our children.” Much of the report focuses on the need to provide students with access to high quality instruction and on improving teacher capacity to teach all children well. According to the authors of the report, “states must re-examine and align their systems of recruiting, retaining, preparing, licensing, evaluating, developing and compensating effective teachers.”

http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/eec/documents.html

The majority of teacher evaluation systems currently do not distinguish among teachers in terms of their effectiveness at raising student achievement, so districts don’t provide the meaningful development and support to help low and moderately performing teachers grow and also fail to recognize exemplary educators. According to The Widget Effect, “The core purpose of evaluation must be to maximize teacher growth and effectiveness, not just document performance as a prelude to dismissal.”

The Widget Effect

The Measures of Effective Teaching study, conducted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is perhaps the most comprehensive and thorough investigation into which measures most accurately and consistently identify effective teachers. Conducted over three years, the MET study included more than 3,000 teachers in six different districts across the country, including Dallas ISD.

The MET study provided clear evidence that an approach to teacher evaluation that incorporates multiple measures will consistently identify effective teachers. The three measures identified by the study are classroom observations, student achievement data, and student surveys.

www.metproject.org

As early as the 1950s, education leaders and policy makers were calling for changes in the way that educators are compensated, aligning pay more closely with the actual impact of a teacher on student learning. Over the last 20 years, studies have consistently found that teachers with master’s degrees are no more effective than teachers who hold only a bachelor’s degree; yet, school districts use a degree as a factor in determining a teacher’s salary.

The Texas Teaching Commission recommends that with the exception of cost of living adjustments, all raises should be tied to teacher effectiveness.

http://www.educationsector.org/publications/rush-judgment-teacher-evaluation-public-education
http://www.nctq.org/dmsView/Restructuring_Teacher_Pay_To_Reward_Excellence_NCTQ_Report

http://www.edtx.org/uploads/general/pdf-downloads/teaching-commission/Report-EducateTexas_CFT-web.pdf

What is TEI?

TEI defines and evaluates excellence through three lenses: performance, student achievement and student surveys, that encourage and reward excellence in the classroom and beyond.

TEI Infographic Link

Defining Excellence

Understanding Your Compensation

Scorecard Needed! (from staff resource list)

Teacher Performance Rubric

The rubric describes in detail the teacher and student behaviors of excellent teachers as well as the performance levels along the continuum for each indicator. The rubric is comprised of 19 indicators of teacher practice across four domains

Domain 1: Planning and Preparation

Does the teacher develop standards-based lessons incorporating content knowledge, students, data, and assessments?

Domain 2: Instructional Practice

Does the teacher check for understanding while engaging students in clearly presented, objective-based rigorous work?

Domain 3: Classroom Culture

Does the teacher maintain high student motivation, a welcoming environment, and well-allotted instructional time?

Domain 4: Professionalism and Collaboration

Does the teacher engage professionally with students, families, community, and professional colleagues?

Throughout the school year, campus administration will conduct frequent 10-to-15-minute observation walk-throughs, as well as one extended observation in which administrators observe teachers during instruction. These visits will inform a teacher’s summative performance evaluation. The score received on the summative is used to determine the points awarded for the performance component of their TEI Evaluation.

RUBRIC

Distinguished Teacher Review Process

A Distinguished teacher is one who earns an effectiveness level of Proficient II or higher. These teachers achieve high scores in the three components of TEI – teacher performance, student achievement, and student surveys (if applicable). Distinguished teachers also meet additional performance criteria assessed through a central review process called the Distinguished Teacher Review .

We encourage you to watch a short video that provides a high‐level overview of the 2015‐16 Distinguished Teacher Review by clicking on the following link: https://youtu.be/fUopTUewd64. (or this can be embedded on page?)

Based on Dallas ISD’s target distribution goals for teacher effectiveness levels, 20 percent of teachers are expected to carry this distinction, though there is no quota or school-level limit.

To reach Master Teacher Status, a teacher must have been rated at the Exemplary II level for at least two years consecutively and have taught in a Tier 1 school as a distinguished teacher for a minimum of four consecutive years.