{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 21.203","heading":"EMPLOYMENT POLICIES.","body":"(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.\n(b) The employment policies must include reasons for not renewing a teacher's contract at the end of a school year.\nAdded 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.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS","CHAPTER 21. EDUCATORS","SUBCHAPTER E. TERM CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm#21.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"2bc51ad6bce9a135011e83c2a91f25025c9d0b915ec2e0e73be6896a1251ba41","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}