Tex. Educ. Code § 21.203 · Subchapter E. TERM CONTRACTS
EMPLOYMENT POLICIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Section 21.352(c), the employment policies adopted by a board of trustees must require a written evaluation of each teacher at annual or more frequent intervals. The board must consider the most recent evaluations before making a decision not to renew a teacher's contract if the evaluations are relevant to the reason for the board's action.
(b) The employment policies must include reasons for not renewing a teacher's contract at the end of a school year.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003.
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