Information for School and District Personnel

Program and Administrative Information and Resources

• The Administrator’s Toolbox in Visual Impairments (Update Coming Soon!)
• Becoming a VI Professional

Performance Evaluations and VI Professionals: Companion Documents to Assist Administrators

T-TESS

The T-TESS was specifically designed for classroom teachers, therefore, a committee of VI professionals developed companion documents to assist administrators in completing evaluations for VI professionals who serve students through an itinerant service delivery model. These documents are intended to be a companion to the T-TESS  rubric, not to replace it.

• T-TESS companion documents
  1. T-Tess Pre-conference Suggestions for VI Professionals (PDF)
  2. Introduction to the T-TESS Companion for VI Professionals: Teachers of Students with Visual Impairment (TVI) (PDF)
  3. T-TESS Companion:  Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) (PDF)
  4. Introduction to the T-TESS Companion:  Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialists (COMS) (PDF)
  5. T-TESS Companion:  Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist (COMS) (PDF)

PDAS

For administrators who choose to continue using the Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS), the links below will take you to PDAS companion documents.

• PDAS Companion for VI Professionals: Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMS®) (DOC)
• PDAS Companion for VI Professionals: Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) (DOC)

General Information

• What is the Expanded Core Curriculum?
• Guidelines and Standards for Educating Students with Visual Impairments in Texas