Texas § 21.357 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES.

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§ 21.357 — PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES.

Texas § 21.357

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 21.357 (2026).

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Sec. 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

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Sec. 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 in accordance with the requirements of Section 39.264 (a).
(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(8), eff. June 17, 2011.
SUBCHAPTER I. DUTIES AND BENEFITS

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 824, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3 ), Sec. 22, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179 ), Sec. 25(8), eff. June 17, 2011.