Closing the Gap: Improving PE and Health Evaluations

In this episode, hosts Rachel Naylor, CAE, and Lisa Fall, CMP, are joined by Lori Carroll (Spring ISD), Amber Macneish (Pasadena ISD), and Helen Wagner (Humble ISD) for a conversation on the value of professional involvement in TAHPERD and the challenges of evaluating PE and health educators. The group discusses common issues with the T-TESS evaluation system, including administrators’ limited familiarity with the content area, an overemphasis on activity and safety, and inconsistent scoring—especially with Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) implications. They also introduce a practical tool they developed to better align T-TESS expectations with PE and health instruction, offering clearer guidance for observations and conferences. Early results point to stronger teacher performance, greater administrator confidence, and more consistent, fair evaluations.   reMOVEing Layers is produced by Association Briefings.