The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) officials at the County and Sub County levels have issued warning to teachers who are yet to complete their online Teacher Performance Appraisal Development (TPAD).
TSC County and Sub County Directors and their Curriculum Support Officers (CSOs) are asking teachers to complete the appraisal process ahead of deadline today.
According to the officers, the TPAD system for first term will end today so those who are yet to appraise themselves should do so by midnight.
According to the Commission, TPAD which is an open appraisal system will allow teachers in primary and secondary schools to participate in evaluating their own performance and initiate their professional development.
Through the appraisal and development system, it is envisaged that teachers will become more empowered to regain the lost glory of the teaching profession and public confidence and support.
TSC uses TPAD to promote its teachers. During promotion interviews teachers must download and produce evidence of TPAD compliance for lthem to be considered.
Teachers who fail to comply by taking the appraisal and lesson observations risk disciplinary action from the Commission.
End of last year the Commission released a research showing steady uptake of TPAD in teacher assessment.
The midline study published in October last year shows 92% of teachers reported to have been evaluated using TPAD against 89.2% reported as baseline.
The use of TPAD the study underscored has enabled the teachers to plan their lessons efficiently, identify performance gaps and provided them with an opportunity to scale up their pedagogical competencies.
It was reported that TPAD was a critical tool in enhancing efficiency in curriculum delivery.
This was evidenced by the notable proportion of teachers reporting that TPAD to a large extent influenced teacher preparation, time management and preparation and use of teaching and learning materials at 61.3%, 59.7% and 59.6% respectively.
“On pedagogy, the study revealed increased use of learner-centered methods to curriculum delivery,” the report stated.
TPAD CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES AT THE INSTITUTION LEVEL
| TPAD Activity | Action By | Time Frame | |
| 1. | Planning meetings before school opening involving all staff to set school TPAD Activity calendar | Heads of Institutions , Senior Management Team, Teachers, | By the last week of the school holiday. |
| 2. | Submission of professional documents | Heads of institution All Teachers | By the end of the first week of the term |
| 3. | Undertaking lesson observations and identifying and documenting teacher’s professional gaps | Appraisees and appraisers. | Between 2nd week and 10th week of the term |
| 4. | Undertaking teacher professional development to address professional gaps. | Appraisees, appraisers, institutional administrators. | Throughout the term; from 1st week to the last week of the term |
| 5. | Internal Monitoring & Evaluation of the implementation of TPAD process. | Heads of institution, Deputy Head of Institution, Heads of Department | Continuous throughout the term |
| 6. | Monitoring the implementation of TPAD process at county level; zonal, sub county & county | Curriculum Support Officers, Sub County Directors and County Directors | Throughout the term; from 1st week to the last week of the term |
| 7. | TPAD rating meetings | Appraisee (teachers) and appraiser (HODs, deputy heads, Heads of Institution, CSOs, SCD) | By the closing date of the term |
| 8. | Uploading of TPAD data and evidence. | Appraisee (teachers) and appraiser (HODs, deputy heads, Heads of Institution, CSOs, SCD) | Throughout the term |