The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has directed that all teachers on the Board of Management (BOM) be added to the Teacher Performance Appraisal Development (TPAD) portal system.
This meant that all BOM teachers would have to re-add to TPAD, as they had before.
At its inception, teacher evaluation by TPAD was the only retention of teachers with TSC employment. Until recently it did not seem wise for the TSC to subject BOM teachers to evaluation.
It started with instructing them through their head to fill out the manual assessment and attach their files. When the online assessment began, it turned out that teachers on board could not register with the Teacher Management Information System (TMIS) and therefore could not participate in the online assessment.
With the new turn of events, teachers on board will have no choice but to evaluate themselves through the online system. It is fair to assume that they will conduct lesson observations like their TSC designated counterparts.
The commission activated an online assessment system for the first term to allow teachers to rate themselves.
In addition, the teacher employer has archived all previous completed and submitted assessments to allow for efficiency in its online system.
The commission further asked the teachers to stick to the TPAD calendar of activities to ensure smooth assessment process.
Nairobi TSC Regional Director, Jane Njage, asked teachers to report technical deficiencies to county TSC ICT officials to ensure operational success.
“Any technical issues should be channeled to ICT as it arises to ensure that all teachers are evaluated and that the county achieves 100% compliance,” Njage said in a memo.
The deadline TSC has listed about 18,000 teachers for failing to comply with TPAD terms and conditions. Offenses include incomplete appraisal, pending appraisal, waiting for appraisal, or appraisal awaiting counter signing and more.
The commission shared lists with school administrators to report their offenses to affected teachers so they could respond.
Teachers needed to fill out an online questionnaire to explain why they could not meet the TPAD deadline.
