How is a principal’s total score calculated?

The scoring on the rubric is based on the preponderance of evidence, just as with T-TESS. Please note: this is a change in the T-PESS process with the 2020 update. In the original T-PESS prior to the update rolled out in the summer/fall of 2020, an additive/cumulative process was used for the T-PESS rating. Appraisers will use data, evidence, and artifacts throughout the year to determine the final rating in each indicator, including evidence of performance discussed during conferences earlier in the school year. A principal receives a particular rating once the evidence demonstrates that the principal has accomplished what each of the descriptors in a particular performance level capture for that indicator. Lack of evidence that the descriptors in the performance level “Developing” have been accomplished, for example, would result in a rating of “Not Demonstrated/Improvement Needed” for a particular indicator.