TEAM-TN | A Tennessee Department of Education Website

About TEAM

The Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM) is about principals and teachers working together to ensure the best possible instruction every day. Through frequent observation, constructive feedback, student data, and professional development, TEAM is designed to support all educators in doing their best work to help every student learn and grow.

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All deadlines for the 2025-2026 evaluation cycle can be found here: 2025-2026 TEAM Evaluation Timeline

Upcoming Deadlines:

May 5, 2026: Evaluation Flexibility Options Survey opens in TNCompass LEA Settings. See Evaluation Flexibility Options Guidance for information. Email TEAM.Questions@tn.gov for help.

May 8, 2026: Student Growth Portfolio submission closes at 5:00 p.m. CT. See Portfolio Resources for information. Email Portfolio.Questions@tn.gov for help.

June 1, 2026: TEAM evaluator certification and recertification training opens. See Enroll in Team Training for information. Email TEAM.Questions@tn.gov for help.

June 12, 2026: Evaluation Flexibility Options Survey closes in TNCompass LEA Settings. See Evaluation Flexibility Options Guidance for information. Email TEAM.Questions@tn.gov for help.

June 30, 2026: All Evaluator Credentials (Administrator, Teacher, and CLASS) expire in TNCompass. See Enroll in TEAM Training for information. Email TEAM.Questions@tn.gov for help.

June 30, 2026: Enter final observation scores (including professionalism) and available achievement measure scores. See TNCompass User Guide for information. Email TEAM.Questions@tn.gov for help.

June 30, 2026: Finalize and enter partial year exemptions (PYE) in TNCompass. See TNCompass User Guide for information. Email TEAM.Questions@tn.gov for help.

June 30, 2026: Upload all observation data managed by third party vendors into TNCompass.. See TNCompass User Guide for information. Email TEAM.Questions@tn.gov for help.