TIA Score Calculation
Evaluation System Overview & Teacher Categories
The TIA annual review consists of the following components:
Teacher Performance (T-TESS rubric based on observations of practice)
Student Growth (student assessment growth results for the individual teacher)
Teacher Allotment ScoreCard
The scorecard is used by the teacher and appraiser to discuss T-TESS data and growth data. The mid-year check is used to help teachers understand how the overall points come together and to see current data. The end of the year check point will be used to finalize the score for TIA designation.
Total Required Points for Designation Levels
Sample Performance Calculations
To see examples of various score cards, expand the scenarios below to see how each designation level is determined.
Scenario 1: Kindergarten Teacher, Math and ELAR
A Kindergarten teacher receives an average score of 3.5 across Domains 2 and 3 of T-TESS on her summative.
Since the teacher instructs Math and ELAR, the student growth measure with the highest percentage will be used as the final student growth percentage. 55% of her students met their ELAR growth goal and 63% of her students met their Math growth goal as determined by the EOY MAP assessment. This means she has 59% for her student growth measure.
Scenario 2: First Grade Teacher, Math and ELAR
A first grade teacher receives an average score of 4.5 across Domains 2 and 3 of T-TESS on his summative.
Since the teacher instructs Math and ELAR, the student growth measure with the highest percentage will be used as the final student growth percentage. 85% of his students met their ELAR growth goal and 90% of his students met their Math growth goal as determined by the EOY MAP assessment. This means he has 90% for his student growth measure.
Scenario 3: Fourth Grade, ELAR Only
A fourth grade ELAR teacher receives an average score of 3.875 across Domains 2 and 3 of T-TESS on her summative.
Out of her total 72 students, 52% of her students met their ELAR growth goal as determined by the EOY MAP assessment, but 57% of the students met their STAAR Progress Measure on the 4th Grade ELAR STAAR test. Since the STAAR Progress Measure is the higher of the two student growth measures, this is the data that will be used for the teacher student growth goal calculation.
Scenario 4: Seventh Grade Special Education Teacher, Math Only
A seventh grade SPED teacher receives an average score of 4.125 across Domains 2 and 3 of T-TESS on her summative.
Out of her 16 students that she services, 61% of her students met their Math growth goal as determined by the EOY MAP assessment, but 55% of the students met their STAAR Progress Measure on the 7th Grade Mathematics STAAR test. Since the MAP student growth goal is the higher of the two student growth measures, this is the data that will be used for the teacher student growth goal calculation.
Scenario 5: Algebra 1 Teacher
A high school Algebra 1 teacher receives an average score of 3.5 across Domains 2 and 3 of T-TESS on his summative.
Out of his total 105 students, 50% of his students met their growth goal as determined by the EOY MAP assessment and 48% of the students met their STAAR Progress Measure on the Algebra 1 EOC STAAR test. Since the MAP student growth goal is the higher of the two student growth measures, this is the data that will be used for the teacher student growth goal calculation.
Scenario 6: Biology Teacher
A high school Biology teacher receives an average score of 4.4 across Domains 2 and 3 of T-TESS on her summative.
Out of her total 141 students, 76% of her students met their growth goal as determined by the EOY MAP assessment. Since the Biology EOC does not have a student growth goal, it is not used as a secondary student growth measure. The MAP student growth goal data will be used for the teacher student growth goal calculation.
SCENARIO 7: aG MECH & METAL
A high school Ag Mech & Metal teacher receives an average score of 3.9 across Domains 2 and 3 of T-TESS on his summative.
Out of his total 54 students, 63% of his students met their expected growth target on the portfolio rubric.
SCENARIO 8: EIGHTH GRADE US HISTORY
An 8th grade US History teacher receives an average score of 4.55 across Domains 2 and 3 of T-TESS on his summative.
Out of his total 128 students, 83% of his students met their growth goal as determined by the graduated percent increase model from the district-created BOY pre-test built using released STAAR questions and the EOY STAAR test as post-test.
SCENARIO 9: CULINARY
A high school culinary teacher receives an average score of 3.68 across Domains 2 and 3 of T-TESS on her summative.
Out of her total 48 students, 59% of her students met their growth goal as determined by the graduated percent increase model from the iCEV BOY AMSA Food Saftey Science pre-test and the iCEV EOY AMSA Food Safety Science Certification as the post-test.
SCENARIO 10: THIRD GRADE PHYSICAL EDUCATION
An elementary PE teacher receives an average score of 4.1 across Domains 2 and 3 of T-TESS on his summative.
Out of his total 137 students, 71% of his students met their expected growth target on the portfolio rubric.
