According to state statute and policy, each district and charter must implement one model of individual growth for non-tested teachers. Scores generated by peer-reviewed student growth portfolios represent 35% of participating teachers’ LOE within the state’s TEAM evaluation model in lieu of individual TVAAS scores that teachers in tested courses generate.
During the 2014-15 school year, a group of teachers, district leaders, principals, and academic coaches worked to develop and pilot a portfolio growth measure for pre-K and kindergarten teachers. The pre-K and kindergarten student growth portfolio models were developed by teachers, district leaders, principals, and academic coaches and approved for use by the State Board of Education beginning the 2015-16 school year.
During the 2016 legislative session, the General Assembly passed the Pre-K Quality Act. One key component of this law is the requirement that all districts and charters with a voluntary pre-K program (VPK) must utilize the state board-approved pre-K and kindergarten student growth portfolio models for their pre-K and kindergarten teachers (see T.C.A. §§ 49-6-103–49-6-110). Find more about statute and policy here .
In 2021, the educator effectiveness team collaborated with the department’s Office of Academics and the Portfolio Redesign Advisory Council to better align the pre-K and kindergarten student growth portfolio models with instructional best practices. As a result, several updates were made to the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten portfolio models. Beginning with the 2021-22 school year, districts implementing portfolio will see:
For support, contact Portfolio.Questions@tn.gov. Please include relevant TLN with all inquiries.