processes for EPPs.38 Annual reports and
comprehensive reviews will also be managed
using this portal.39
Interim Reviews
The 2014 SBE policy also creates an interim
review process. Data from the annual reports
will be used to initiate interim reviews when an
EPP is identified by the TDOE as “persistently
performing below expectations.”
Turn to page 36 for our recommendations to develop a clear process for
reviewing and approving EPPs.
Interim reviews, which are to occur annually,
provide an opportunity for EPPs to coursecorrect their performance before their
comprehensive reviews every seven years.
The TDOE was scheduled to determine all
aspects of the interim review by the end
of May 2016.40 As of September 2016,
the interim review policy is still under
development. The department has provided
some examples of these criteria that members
of the SBE could eventually vote on, including
an EPP falling below expectations on three
or more metrics in one annual report or any
metric in three consecutive annual reports.
The TDOE is also exploring options for what
interim reviews could include, as they may
involve the development of an improvement
plan or an on-site visit. Interim reviews will
be conducted only after EPPs have reported
at least two years of data. The TDOE is
currently developing a timeline for the first
set of interim reviews.
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