Sec. 21.706. INNOVATION PLAN PAYMENTS; AUTHORIZED GENERAL AND SPECIFIC USES. A school district may use grant funds awarded to the district under this subchapter only to carry out purposes of the program as described by Section 21.7011 , in accordance with the district's local educator excellence innovation plan, which may include the following specific methods or procedures: (1) implementation and administration of a high-quality mentoring program for teachers in a teacher's first three years of classroom teaching using mentors who meet the qualifications prescribed by Section 21.458 (b); (2) implementation of a teacher evaluation system using multiple measures that include: (A) the results of classroom observation, which may include student comments; (B) the degree of student educational growth and learning; and (C) the results of teacher self-evaluation; (3) to the extent permitted under Subchapter C , Chapter 25 , restructuring of the school day or school year to provide for embedded and collaborative learning communities for the purpose of professional development; (4) establishment of an alternative teacher compensation or retention system; and (5) implementation of incentives designed to reduce teacher turnover.
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