Appraisers

Appraiser's Role:

Appraisers serve as instructional leaders who support educators in using Student Learning Objectives as tools for improving instruction and student learning. Their role centers on coaching, guidance, and professional reflection rather than compliance.

Appraisers partner with educators to support high-quality goal setting, align instruction to standards, and promote the use of meaningful evidence throughout the year. By facilitating ongoing conversations and reflective practice, appraisers help ensure the SLO process remains focused on instructional improvement and student growth. Through consistent guidance and calibration, appraisers help maintain a shared understanding of quality across classrooms, campuses, and districts. Their work strengthens coherence, trust, and instructional integrity across the statewide SLO system.

Who Serves as an Appraiser

In the Texas SLO system, appraisers are designated campus- or district-level instructional leaders with the authority and training to guide and support educators through the SLO process. Their role focuses on instructional leadership, coaching, and maintaining shared expectations for quality implementation.

Appraisers may include:

Campus principals and assistant principals
District or campus instructional coaches
Department chairs or team leads, as designated by district policy
District-level content specialists
Other certified evaluators trained in the SLO system

Appraisers are trained and calibrated to ensure consistency, reliability, and alignment to statewide guidance while supporting meaningful educator growth.

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What Appraisers Do

Appraisers support the SLO process by:

Guiding educators in setting clear, standards-aligned goals
Supporting instructional planning connected to student needs
Ensuring evidence collected throughout the year aligns to the targeted skill profile descriptors identified by the teacher
Facilitating ongoing reflection and mid-cycle check-ins
Providing feedback that supports continuous improvement

Download Modules

Module 1

Introduction to SLO

Goal: To Simplify the understanding of the SLO Process and its purpose.

Module 2

Set Goals: Skill Statement and Student Mapping

Goal: Equip teachers to write a high-quality SLO Skill Statement, identify foundational skills, and use data to map student performance.

Module 3

Level Expectations: Develop TSP for BOY and EOY

Goal: Equip teachers with a structured, data-driven framework to effectively track and promote student growth that ensures every student demonstrates measurable growth while enabling teachers to deliver targeted, high-impact instruction.

Module 4

Middle of Year (MOY) Monitor Progress and Body of Evidence (BOE)

Module 5

End of Year Reflection, Evaluation, and Alignment to TIA