The Appraiser Training Guide and the T-TESS Rubric are required resources for all participants enrolled in the three-day T-TESS Appraiser Training, and are necessary to implement the T-TESS process as an ongoing system of feedback and support for continuous teacher growth.

The T-TESS Rubric Flipchart is optional - it is an added bonus, but not required. 

The T-TESS Appraiser Training Guide and the T-TESS Rubric were crafted to enhance the T-TESS experience, and will be used during the training to help guide the application and understanding of the T-TESS domains, dimensions, descriptors, and performance levels.

The T-TESS Rubric Flipchart was created as a quick easy tool to reference during goal-setting, pre-conference, and/or post-conference meetings with teachers to connect T-TESS domains and dimensions. Appraisers can take this tool with them to classroom observations, and teachers can use the flipchart as a handy reference, too.

ESF Alignment

Supports Lever 5.2 - Build teacher capacity through observation and feedback cycles

Updated 2022 Appraiser Training Guide: Spiral-bound, 57 pages

T-TESS Rubric: Stapled, 18 pages 

T-TESS Rubric Flipchart: Spiral-bound 30 pages

The T-TESS Appraiser Training Guide and Rubric were produced by the Texas Education Agency and Education Service Center Region 13 and are maintained by the Region 13 Educator Evaluation and Leadership team.

The T-TESS Rubric Flipchart was modified and is maintained by the Region 13 Educator Evaluation and Leadership Team.