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Explore the 2026–2027 Texas Portfolio Resource Library for guidance, tools, and training resources to support districts and ESCs with Portfolio implementation. These resources are designed to support planning, evidence collection, scoring, calibration, and continuous improvement.
What Is a Texas Portfolio?
Using a collection of standards-aligned artifacts, portfolios assess student growth over the course of a year by measuring a student’s movement along a skill progression rubric.
Portfolios can be used in any course or content but are best suited for courses that have skill standards in creation and production, such as:
- Career and Technical Education
- Fine Arts/Performance Arts
- Early Childhood
- Special Education
Source: Teacher Incentive Allotment, Student Growth (tiatexas.org)
Start Here: I Am a…
Your path as a teacher
- Portfolio Planning WorksheetPlan your Portfolio for one course.
- Find an Exemplar in Your Subject18 courses, from Welding to Pre-K.
- Texas SLO & Portfolio Standardized Scoring ProtocolSee how your artifacts will be scored.
Teach fine arts? Start with the Fine Arts Portfolio slide deck. Then browse the full Resource Library.
Your path as an appraiser
- Rating System Implementation GuideHow Portfolio ratings work.
- Standardize Scoring Protocol GuidanceScore each artifact against set criteria.
- Applying Standardize Scoring Across SLOs & PortfoliosCalibrate so every scorer rates the same way.
All scoring guidance is in the Resource Library.
Your path as a district leader
- 2026 Choosing Student Growth Measure PortfolioThe Hub's deck on choosing a growth measure.
- District Implementation PlanPlan your district's rollout.
- Portfolio Implementation ChecklistCheck what's in place.
How do Portfolios compare with SLOs? See Comparing SLO and Portfolio (PDF, Sep 2025). Need help planning? Request support from the Hub.
Your path as ESC staff
- Texas SLO and Portfolio Tiered Support GuidanceThe kinds of support the Hub offers, by tier.
- 2026 - 2027 Technical Assistance Calendar2026–27 sessions to share with districts.
- Interest & Service Request FormRoute district requests to the Hub.
Questions? Email TIA@esc1.net.
Portfolio Resource Library 2026–27
Guidance
- Rating System Implementation GuideOpens in Google Drive
- Standardize Scoring Protocol GuidanceOpens in Google Drive
- Texas SLO & Portfolio Standardized Scoring ProtocolPDF slide deck · opens in Google Drive
- Applying Standardize Scoring Across SLOs & PortfoliosPDF slide deck · opens in Google Drive
- Fine Arts PortfolioPDF slide deck · opens in Google Drive
- 2026 Choosing Student Growth Measure PortfolioPDF slide deck · opens in Google Drive
Implementation
Exemplars
Sample Portfolios, one per course. Start with the one closest to what you teach.
Career & Technical Education 8
Fine Arts 4
Start with the Fine Arts Portfolio slide deck.
Core Subjects 3
Early Childhood & Special Ed 2
Physical Education 1
Get Support
- 2026 - 2027 Technical Assistance CalendarOpens in Google Drive
- Texas SLO and Portfolio Tiered Support GuidanceOpens in Google Drive
- Interest & Service Request FormOnline form
Email the Hub
TIA@esc1.netQuestions, or don't see your course in the exemplars? Tell us which one you teach.