After the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, on May 31, 2011, Georgia became the most populous state without teams in all four sports. Metro Atlanta became the third-largest metro area not to have teams in all four sports (after Los Angeles and Houston).
T-TESS is the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System. It is a new teacher evaluation. system for the state of Texas designed to support teachers in their professional development. and help them grow and improve as educators.
The T-TESS is similar to the PDAS but it does include significant changes, incorporating a more. direct evaluation of student growth and also changing procedural requirements, such as mandating a teacher-. initiated, appraiser-approved professional growth plan for each teacher.