Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA)

September 2024 - August 2025: Data capture year for Phase 2

October 2025: Date submitted to Texas Tech University

February 2026: Final approval notification

April 2026: Final designation and allotment notification

August 2026: Approved districts/teachers receive initial payout

• Have at least 2 fall and 2 spring walkthroughs
• Have at least 1 formal 45-minute T-TESS observation
• Domains II (instruction) & III (learning environment) are used for TIA calculation purposes

TEA has identified minimum score averages as measured across both domains of T-TESS using a five-point scale.

• Administer BOY, MOY, EOY growth assessments

TEA has established minimum expectations based on statewide performance

• Lesson planning components
• Recorded 2nd through 5th six weeks

RISD has established minimum expectations based on TIA committee feedback

Student growth is calculated for all students who have a TIA designated fall and spring assessment. Student growth performance is associated with individual teachers based on the following criteria:

• Students must be in a teacher’s roster (teacher of record) at the beginning of the year BOY administration (October snapshot)
• Students must be in a teacher’s roster (teacher of record) at the PEIMS winter enrollment (February)
• The middle of year MOY administration will be used for data-informed instruction, not TIA
• Students must be in a teacher’s roster (teacher of record) at the end of the year EOY administration
• There must be a minimum of at least 15 unique growth records assigned to the teacher of record who will count toward that teacher’s student growth percentage

CTE

Pretest: ICEV or Certification Pretest

Post Test: ICEV or Certification Post Test

Growth Target: District Created

The district will establish expected growth targets using the "Percent Growth based on District Data" approach. At the end of the year, students' actual scores on the spring post test will be compared to the expected rating per grade level / content "Percent Growth based on District Data" targets to determine whether students have met the expected growth or not.

Math, Science, Social Studies, ELAR (non STAAR tested)

Pretest: TEKS Ready

Post Test: TEKS Ready

Growth Target: District Created

The district will establish expected growth targets using the "Percent Growth based on District Data" approach. At the end of the year, students' actual scores on the spring post test will be compared to the expected rating per grade level / content "Percent Growth based on District Data" targets to determine whether students have met the expected growth or not.

TEKS Ready Demo Instructions

Electives, Fine Arts, & Spanish

Pretest: Student Learning Objectives

Post Test: Student Learning Objectives

Teachers will measure the skill at the beginning of the year (with a minimum of 5 measures) in order to have a baseline for growth. Teachers will then collect a minimum of 5 pieces of student work for the body of evidence. This data will be recorded in the Student Growth Tracker in Eduphoria. This body of evidence will be stored using the same security protocols required for state testing artifacts. Teachers will attend training annually.

To assess student growth in the SLO at the end of the year, teachers will compare the student’s expected growth target on the TSP to their actual end of year skill level as documented by the body of evidence. Students whose body of evidence aligns to the descriptors of the expected growth target that was set for them at the beginning of the year will be considered to have met their expected growth.

Each year of the evaluation cycle, teachers in eligible groups will be provided an annual teacher scorecard. The purpose of the scorecard is to provide transparency of the TIA system. The scorecard will provide teachers the proposed TIA outcomes based on their data.

• What if my score is not eligible for a designation?

You are able to pursue again and complete the same process if you want.

• My score is not eligible for the highest designation

You are able to pursue again and complete the same process if you want but you keep your designation (5 years).

1. If a designated teacher retires after Class Roster Winter Submission and after the end of the school year, they will receive their allotment per the spending plan.
2. If a designated teacher resigns after Class Roster Winter Submission and after the end of the school year, their share of the allotment will be equally disseminated to the remaining designated teachers.
3. If a designated teacher resigns/retires after the Winter Roster Submission, but before the end of the school year, the designated teacher will not receive their stipend. Their share of the allotment will be equally disseminated to the remaining designated teachers.
4. If a designated teacher resigns after Class Roster Winter Submission and after the last day to resign in the summer, then the designated teacher will not receive the stipend. Their share of the allotment will be used for hiring incentives to fill positions on the campus/district.
5. A designated teacher leaving the district after Class Roster Winter Submission due to termination will not receive their stipend. If the designated teacher has already been paid any part of their stipend, the district will not try to recoup stipend amounts already paid. If the designated teacher is terminated prior to the stipend payout, their share of the allotment will be equally disseminated to the remaining designated teachers at the campus of the terminated teacher.
6. All compensation from TIA is TRS eligible.
7. TIA payments are in 1 lump sum in August yearly.

Rockdale ISD TIA Website

TIA Website tiatexas.org

Teach for Texas (Teacher Observation)