About the Teacher Incentive Allotment
The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) was established in 2019 by House Bill (HB) 3 during the 86th Legislature and is designed to give Texas teachers the ability to earn a six-figure salary. The program's goal is to reward, retain and recruit effective teachers. Teachers are eligible to generate allotment funds for their district based on their performance. Participating districts can recognize effective teachers on three different levels: Recognized, Exemplary, and Master. These designations are based on teacher observation, student growth, or other factors determined by the district.
The program's goal is to reward, retain, and recruit effective teachers.
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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has established criteria for the components of the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) and selected the College of Education at Texas Tech University to support the district selection process. District approval for TIA funding is rigorous and requires alignment among teacher evaluations, classroom observations, and student outcomes. This process must be valid and applied consistently across all evaluations. TBP's design is to have an equitable opportunity for ALL teachers, create a culture of excellence, improve student achievement, and be transparent.
TBP has been approved by the TEA to create compensation plans based on teacher effectiveness and student equity through the TIA program. Annual allotments are based on designations, rural status of the campus, and level of student economic need. A district will receive TIA allotments between $3,000-$32,000 for each employed designated teacher. Therefore, allowing TBP to reward, retain and recruit top performers.
What is a Designation?
When teachers earn designations, districts receive additional funding that can be used to reward and retain their most effective educators. It’s one way the state recognizes and invests in excellent teaching. Teachers earn designations through two different pathways.
First, Through National Board Certification
If you are a National Board Certified teacher, you may be eligible to earn a Recognized designation.
Second, Through a Local Teacher Designation System
Districts can also designate highly effective teachers through an approved local teacher designation system. The approval process is multi-step and includes submitting an application to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and completing a data validation process through Texas Tech University.
Designation Levels
The Teacher Incentive Allotment performance standards were established by looking at student growth performance data and teacher observation data on T-TESS. Recognized represents the top 33%, Exemplary represents the top 20%, and Master represents the top 5% of teachers across the state.
