United States Department of the Inteiior

U.s. Geological Survey

"...Your agency requested that I provide a written evaluation of the effectiveness of current and proposed State rules..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

AISD: Carstarphen Gets an Extension

With election looming, board votes an extension for superintendent

"...be just the final piece in the superintendent's annual evaluation and performance review. Since the current board had done..."

Oct. 26, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Carstarphen Report Card: B for Bland

AISD head receives lukewarm review

"...board president Vince Torres ran through the long-overdue annual evaluation of Super­in­ten­dent Meria Carstarphen. The end result was thin..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Change in the Weather

A different kind of summer for the city arts funding process

"...a stipend for their services, score applications by established evaluation criteria that would apply across all disciplines, and remove..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Post-Mortem

Taking stock of the most tumultuous SXSW in the event's history

"...city finally issued Ott's report. Spanning 22 pages, the evaluation covers nine talking points, including "event sprawl" and "impact..."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

AISD Board to Lengthen Carstarphen Contract Tonight

As early voting starts, outgoing board extending deal to June 2015

"...The vote comes after the superintendent's evaluation, he said. "We probably should have got it done..."

Oct. 22, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Desk

"...However, the 35 pages of supporting documents and job performance evaluations that Cosentino included with his resignation letter reveal..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature

'There's Going to Be Some Changes'

The latest Mala Sangre testimony dismantles the APD party line

"...Transferred Jeff White? Despite receiving a September 2001 work evaluation that rated him "highly effective," White was transferred in..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

School of Hard Knocks

Number Discrepancies

"..."The responsibility for student performance is so much more in the student's hands [in..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

In Search of Greater Justice With a Travis County Public Defender’s Office

Taking steps toward a much improved, more equitable local criminal justice system

"...permanent record, but [to] either treatment and dismissal or evaluation and education, without incarceration. That wouldn't just help the..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Dropping Out

Teachers Trade Low Pay for High Tech

"...Pay: $20,000 to start, salary increase dependent on students' performance."..."

June 5, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Opinion: Even Post-COVID, A-F School Ranking System Should Get an F

We should take this moment to evaluate the utility of the A-F system as a whole, as it does not sufficiently capture the nuance of the work being done in our schools

"...homeowners an easy way to rank and compare the performance of our public schools as we decide where to..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Column by Rolf Straubhaar

Eastside Memorial Partner Search Narrows

Potential partners present Saturday on campus

"...Research; and Southwest Key Programs, Inc. When the district's evaluation committee reviewed their submissions, Johns Hopkins and the American..."

April 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

The Chronicle endorsements (or lack thereof) under fire.

"...always consider the candidate's past record in addition to performance during a half-hour interview. And if you ever cannot..."

May 5, 2000 Column

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Stowe, and Pitt Ð give painstakingly nuanced, wonderfully layered performances. Pitt effectively shelves the sexy bad boy image thatÕs..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

'The NFL Beat': A Day in the Beat

Pigskin news and an update on Longhorns in the NFL

"...to throw in drills during the NFL’s predraft prospect evaluation period. On any other day, this would be the..."

March 24, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

City Hall Hustle: Taking Out the Trash

Delayed 'Master Plan' for Solid Waste Department is tip of the landfill

"...do that? And shouldn't we wait until the leadership evaluation of the department is complete before we figure out..."

May 29, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

More Bad Blood

Chief Knee announced an investigation into Jimmy Chapman's testimony; it should probably start with Knee's own testimony.

"...of organized crime the following Monday, allegedly for "poor performance" -- despite the fact that in his most recent..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Six candidates are vying for three uncompensated positions on the AISD school board.

"...Taylor, a former employee in the state comptroller's Texas Performance Review office (the auditing division currently reviewing AISD), who's..."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter

Front Steps has run the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless since 2004

"...provided other homeless services since 1997, due to chronic underperformance by the organization...."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...part of the Foundation, if they give a "sometimes" performance...."

April 19, 2002 Column

Bending the Rules

Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.

"...difficult to get funding evaluators to see even one performance by the applicant. This year's funding allocation for Stillpoint..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...formal review committee in charge of evaluating the department's performance and reporting its findings and recommendations to the City..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Travis County 'Death Spiral'

Facing a personnel dilemma, the commissioners respond: Fire everybody!

"...avoiding litigation – was to place Smith on a performance improvement plan, instructing Smith to receive coaching on "interpersonal..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

Taking the World Stage

How more theatre made Here is getting Out There and what that means

"...which originated locally at Hyde Park Theatre's annual FronteraFest performance festival, where many local performers and playwrights try out..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Melanie Sobel's Letter

Former Williamson Co. animal shelter director Melanie Sobel's open letter defending her record and recounting her experiences with Williamson Co. government

"...handle animals that have passed a temperament and health evaluation by trained, knowledgeable staff. And volunteers should not handle..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature

Still Bleeding

APD Officer Jeff White's lawsuit against the department gives new life to allegations of corruption and retaliation.

"...city. His disciplinary record is clean; on a departmental evaluation in September he was described by his supervisors as..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Men at Work

City's day laborer program undergoes successful overhaul

"...neighborhood will be evaluated based on a set of performance measures adopted by the council in September. But it..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Zimmerman: Fire Marc Ott

D6 council member: "It's time we replace" city manager

"...been in executive session – pursuing its confidential annual evaluation of Ott's job performance – since noon. (Council is..."

June 22, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Sports' Body Politics

The ethics behind data mining athletes' emotions

"...in emotion, and emotion plays a big role in performance," says Justin Anderson of Premier Sport Psychology...."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

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