

Teacher Incentive Allotment Feb 25
Region 18 TxCEE

I Have Data, Now What?
- Recruit
- Retain
- Reward
How to Determine Designations
- Teacher Observation (Statutory requirement)
- Student Growth ( Statutory requirement)
Districts may also include optional components, like survey results, teacher leadership, etc., when determining overall designations. Districts are also encourage to use the statewide performance standards for educator evaluation and student growth to help determine the designations. Districts are given the autonomy to publish all components and weights, along with designation cut points before the end of the year, or they may wait until they have completed their data analysis before doing so.
What is in Our District Application?
You district's TIA application should be your first resource in determining designations. It's important review active applications to determine what is built into the local system and what data districts should be collecting. You original application, and any expansion/modification applications can be found in the TIA Submission Portal. Refresh yourself on what has been detailed in these applications so that you are prepared for your data submission and analysis.
Statewide Performance Standards
While TEA does not determine designations, they have provided criteria and cut points to districts to help determine designations. These performance standards to serve as a guide for districts to evaluate teacher effectiveness and to set designation criteria.
Student Growth Performance Standards
Teacher Observation Performance Standards
These standards were used to establish teacher observation and student growth ratings for each designation level, when using statewide teacher performance data. Districts can use these performance standards to compare their local observation and SGM data to create designation cut points in their local system. TEA does expect a minimum score of proficient on all observable dimensions. Aside from demonstrating proficiency in observation, districts do not need to be in exact alignment with the performance standards.
Texas VAM
TEA and Texas Tech have partnered with SAS EVAAS to provide value-added model (VAM) reports to Texas districts. The provided report shows each teacher's percent of students meeting or exceeding growth based on statewide VAM (STAAR). District testing coordinators receive these reports in mid-September and they should be used to check TIA designations. These reports are helpful in understanding the Domain B: Checks 2-3 in the data validation process. TxCEE can assist districts in reading these reports and understanding how their data aligns with what is provided by the state.
Districts can use this VAM report to inform the validity and reliability of their local designation system. The Texas VAM report can be used to check the alignment of their locally designated teachers and the locally calculated student growth measures against the Texas statewide value-added growth data.
Want to learn more about calculating a designation? Join us for a Lunch & Learn:
Join us for a Lunch & Learn to gather information on TIA processes and short Q & A sessions on the following dates:
June
18th | 11AM-12PM | Calculation Designations Registration
July
16th | 11AM-12PM | Validation Checks
August
20th | 11AM-12PM | Data Setup for 25-26 SY
Join us for our upcoming Data Hub office hours! We’ll be available to answer your questions and provide support on the following dates:
Thursday, June 5, 2025 | 9:00 AM REGISTER
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 3:00 PM REGISTER
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 12:00 PM REGISTER
Take advantage of this opportunity to get help with your data-related queries!
for more information regarding the TxCEE TIA Data Hub, contact
The Texas Center for Educator Excellence (TxCEE), an Austin-based satellite office of the Region 18 Education Service Center, provides leadership and technical assistance across Texas to improve educator effectiveness. Over the last decade, TxCEE has received three Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) Grants; a Teacher and School Leader (TSL) Grant; an Education, Innovation, and Research (EIR) Grant; and a National Professional Development (NPD) Grant from the U.S. Department of Education, totaling more than $180 million. The statewide projects, like Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), have supported TxCEE’s mission of equipping educators to improve student achievement and growth by aligning district resources and increasing educator effectiveness through educator training, coaching, and instructional support.
Texas Center for Educator Excellence staff consists of Texas educators with decades of experience as teachers, teacher leaders, campus and district administrators, state education officials, and higher education professionals. Our team is passionate about helping Texas school districts develop and implement systems that support teachers and principals.
For questions regarding this publication or other TxCEE materials, please email us at info@txcee.org.
Website: txcee.org
Location: 1705 S. Capital of Texas Hwy, Suite 400 Austin, TX, USA
Phone: (512) 538-0611