GUIDEBOOK
Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System
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End-of-Year Conference
The end-of-year conference is for teachers
and appraisers to review the information
collected throughout the year, summarize
the current year, and prepare for the next
year. The end-of-year conference continues
to support the teacher’s development and
professional growth.
The end-of-the-year conference provides
the opportunity for a teacher to present
evidence related to his or her attainment of
the professional practices and responsibilities
captured in Domain 4 of the T-TESS
Rubric. The teacher will present evidence
towards meeting district expectations
for attendance, ethics, and professional
demeanor (Dimension 1); evidence of growth
towards the attainment of goals (Dimension
2); and evidence of contributions towards
professional development (Dimension 3) and
school/community leadership with district or
school colleagues, students, or community
members (Dimension 4). Teachers can
use provided forms for goal setting and
professional development to present their
evidence to their appraisers as discussion
points for summarizing the year’s activities
that relate to Dimensions 2 and 3. The end-
of-year conference is required by T-TESS
and allows the teacher the opportunity to
participate fully in the exploration of Domain
4, which is not scored until after the end-of-
year conference is completed.
The teacher and appraiser will also use
the end-of-year conference to review nal
“Next year, we’ll request that
our teachers tie at least one
of their goals to their
renement area.”
Principal, Taft ISD
“I feel I should have met with
principals prior to end of year
conferences and give a little
better guidance. Y’all sent out
some great guidance, and if
we would have had that earlier
it would have been much
better. I know next year will be
much better.”
Central Administration, Brownwood ISD
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Implementation Guidebook
The end-of-year conference
is required by T-TESS and
allows the teacher the
opportunity to participate
fully in the exploration of
Domain 4, which is not
scored until after the end-of-
year conference
is completed.