Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA)

HB 3 established the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) to recognize effective teachers on three different levels: Recognized, Exemplary, and Master. These teacher designations generate additional teacher-focused allotment funding for districts in order for them to reward their top performers.

Teachers earn designations through two different routes. First, National Board Certified teachers are eligible to earn a Recognized designation. Second, districts may designate their effective teachers when they are approved for a local teacher designation system. The approval process is multi-step and includes the submission of a system application to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and then a data validation process through Texas Tech University.

General TIA Information

2024-2025 Letter of Intent/TIA District Contact Updates

Districts/charters interested in developing a TIA local designation system this year are asked to notify TEA by submitting a Letter of Intent (LOI) through the TIA Letter of Intent and Contact Updates online survey. This will provide TEA with the district/charter's TIA points of contact and grants them access to training and webinars and ensures they receive relevant updates. The LOI is non-binding and not a requirement.

Current TIA districts/charters are able to update their TIA points of contact through the same survey, TIA Letter of Intent and Contact Updates, in the event personnel changes took place over the summer.

Quick Links to Resources:

NEW! The 2024-2025 TIA Guidebook is now available! This manual is a comprehensive guide that assists districts as they navigate through the TIA System Development process. It is a valuable resource that outlines policies, timelines, and best practices.

A TIA Designated Teacher Search is now available on TEA's website. Districts and teachers are able to search for designated teachers by name or Designated Teacher ID and print virtual certificates of designations.

For districts looking to include more teachers in their TIA local designation system, TIA’s Third-Party Assessment Options list now offers more pre-test and post-test choices for the following areas:

CTE
Social Studies
Science

2024 STAAR Guidance for TIA

TEA Announcements: Find the most recent TIA information, updates and applications.

2024-25 TIA Technical Assistance Calendar

Districts/charters participating at all levels of the TIA process are encouraged to attend TEA sponsored webinars on various topics sequenced according to the TIA timeline.

TIA Applying Districts

Districts that are building and applying for a new system or have a current system and plan to submit an Expansion/Modification Application in the spring.

Date	Time	Title	Description
Thursday, August 29	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, September 4	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Getting Started with TIA: Introduction to the Teacher Incentive Allotment	Districts will identify key planning milestones in the 2025 TIA application process and engage with the Readiness to Apply resource.
Thursday, September 12	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, September 18	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Getting Started with TIA: Overview of Teacher Observation	Districts will review requirements for teacher observation components within a local designation system and identify best practices to support data collection and observation systems.
Thursday, September 19	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Getting Started with TIA: Overview of Student Growth Measures	Districts will be provided with an overview of student growth options including definitions, modes of measuring growth, and other considerations for districts.
Wednesday, September 25	9:30- 11:00 a.m.	Choosing Student Growth Measures: Overview of Pre-Tests and Post-Tests	Districts will learn the different pre-test and post-test options available to measure student growth.
Thursday, September 26	9:30-10:30 a.m.	Engaging District Stakeholders	Districts will learn strategies and best practices to engage stakeholders in the local designation system.
Thursday, September 26	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, October 2	9:30-10:30 a.m.	Choosing Student Growth Measures: Overview of Portfolios	Districts will be provided with an overview of Portfolios including definitions, modes of measuring growth, and considerations for the local designation system.
Thursday, October 10	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, October 23	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Creating a TIA Spending Plan: New to TIA	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, October 24	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, November 7	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, November 21	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, December 5	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, December 19	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, January 9	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, January 15	1:00- 2:30 p.m.	TIA 2024-25 Application Launch	Districts will review the application process for building, expanding and/or modifying their local designation system.
Thursday, January 23	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, February 5	9:30-10:30 a.m.	Application Year Data Series: Submission Process and Data Validation	Districts will build an understanding of Data Validation and Data Submission to prepare for the data capture year.
Thursday, February 6	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, February 12	9:30-10:30 p.m.	Application Year Data Series: Who and How Will You Designate?	Districts will understand methods for evaluating teacher effectiveness and determining designations.
Thursday, February 20	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, March 6	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, March 27	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, April 10	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, April 24	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, May 8	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, May 22	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, June 5	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, June 18	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.

Application Accepted Districts

All districts that have applied for a system were accepted, including Fully Approved Districts. Note, some districts may be starting their initial Data Capture Year while others may be repeating. We’ll clarify if we need to distinguish between the two within the section.

Date	Time	Title	Description
Thursday, August 29	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, September 11	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Overview of the 2024-25 Data Capture Year: Collecting Data	Districts will get an overview of the required data capture year timeline and best practices.
Thursday, September 12	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, September 26	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Tuesday, October 1	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Data Submission Office Hours	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any Fall 2024 data submission related questions.
Thursday, October 10	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, October 24	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, November 7	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, November 20	9:30- 11:00 a.m.	TIA Spending Plan Requirements, Best Practices, and FSP Funding Basics	Districts will review requirements and best practices for TIA spending, including Foundation School Program funding structures in the first and subsequent years.
Thursday, November 21	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, December 4	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Promoting Professional Growth Through Teacher Observation Systems and Practices	Districts will review strategies and best practices that promote professional growth in teacher observation systems.
Thursday, December 5	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, December 19	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, January 9	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, January 15	1:00- 2:30 p.m.	TIA 2024-25 Application Launch	Districts will review the application process for building, expanding and/or modifying their local designation system.
Thursday, January 23	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, February 6	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Understanding the Data Validation Report	Districts will understand the results of the Data Validation report and leave with next steps on how to improve for next year’s data validation.
Thursday, February 6	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, February 19	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Best Practices for Reviewing and Responding to Mid-Year Teacher Observation and Student Growth Data	Districts will understand the data collection process to identify gaps, analyze current teacher observation and student growth data, and preview data submission requirements.
Thursday, February 20	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, February 26	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Class Roster Winter Submission Reporting for TIA	District PEIMS coordinators and TIA leads will understand how to report TIA designated teachers in the Class Roster Winter Submission.
Wednesday, March 5	9:30-10:30 a.m.	Spending for TIA Participating Districts	Annual spending plan guidance session for participating districts receiving funds.
Thursday, March 6	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Leveraging Your Approved Local Designation System	Districts will engage with resources for using the local designation system to improve teacher recruitment and retention.
Thursday, March 6	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, March 27	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, April 10	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, April 24	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, May 8	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, May 22	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, June 5	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, June 11	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Best Practices for Identifying and Responding to End of Year Skew and Correlation	Districts will review key steps in the data analysis process to determine root cause and review best practices for responding to EOY teacher observation and student growth data.
Wednesday, June 18	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, July 9	9:30-10:30 a.m.	Annual TIA Survey Review	Districts will review the TIA Annual Survey Results format and discuss next steps.
Wednesday, July 9	11:00- 12:00 p.m.	2024-25 Annual Program Submission Requirements and Best Practices	Districts will review information about the Annual Program Submission.
Wednesday, July 23	9:30- 11:30 a.m.	Preparing for Data Validation: Determining Designations in Your LDS	Districts will use the designation determination features of the TIA created tool to help make decisions around designations.
Wednesday, July 23	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Preparing for Data Validation: Data Submission and Data Validation	Districts will learn what is evaluated during data validation and how to prepare for data submission.
Thursday, July 24	9:30-10:30 a.m.	Preparing for Data Validation: Post Data Capture Year Analysis	Districts will identify areas of concern and areas of strength in LEA’s data collection using the excel analysis tool.
Wednesday, July 30	9:30-10:30 a.m.	2024-25 Annual Program Submission Requirements and Best Practices	Districts will review the required component for approved systems designating teachers.

Fully Approved Districts

Districts that have gone through their Data Capture year and passed validation. These districts are receiving TIA payouts from FSP.

Date	Time	Title	Description
Thursday, August 29	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, September 12	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, September 26	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, October 10	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, October 24	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, November 7	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, November 20	9:30- 11:00 a.m.	TIA Spending Plan Requirements, Best Practices, and FSP Funding Basics	Districts will review requirements and best practices for TIA spending, including Foundation School Program funding structures in the first and subsequent years.
Thursday, November 21	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, December 4	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Promoting Professional Growth Through Teacher Observation Systems and Practices	Districts will review strategies and best practices that promote professional growth in teacher observation systems.
Thursday, December 5	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, December 19	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, January 9	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, January 15	1:00- 2:30 p.m.	TIA 2024-25 Application Launch	Districts will review the application process for building, expanding and/or modifying their local designation system.
Thursday, January 23	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, February 6	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Understanding the Data Validation Report	Districts will understand the results of the Data Validation report and leave with next steps on how to improve for next year’s data validation.
Thursday, February 6	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, February 19	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Best Practices for Reviewing and Responding to Mid-Year Teacher Observation and Student Growth Data	Districts will understand the data collection process to identify gaps, analyze current teacher observation and student growth data, and preview data submission requirements.
Thursday, February 20	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, February 26	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Class Roster Winter Submission Reporting for TIA	District PEIMS coordinators and TIA leads will understand how to report TIA designated teachers in the Class Roster Winter Submission.
Wednesday, March 5	9:30-10:30 a.m.	Spending for TIA Participating Districts	Annual spending plan guidance session for participating districts receiving funds.
Thursday, March 6	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Leveraging Your Approved Local Designation System	Districts will engage with resources for using the local designation system to improve teacher recruitment and retention.
Thursday, March 6	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, March 27	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, April 10	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, April 24	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, May 8	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, May 22	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Thursday, June 5	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, June 18	1:00-2:00 p.m.	Open Office Hour	Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions.
Wednesday, July 9	9:30-10:30 a.m.	Annual TIA Survey Review	Districts will review the TIA Annual Survey Results format and discuss next steps.
Wednesday, July 9	11:00- 12:00 p.m.	2024-25 Annual Program Submission Requirements and Best Practices	Districts will review information about the Annual Program Submission.
Wednesday, July 30	9:30-10:30 a.m.	2024-25 Annual Program Submission Requirements and Best Practices	Districts will review the required component for approved systems designating teachers.

Renewal Districts

Districts that must reapply for their system in the spring to continue designating teachers. All Renewal Districts are notified by TEA to indicate they are in their renewal year.

Date	Time	Title	Description
Wednesday, September 18	1:00-2:00 p.m.	2024-25 TIA System Renewal & Continuous Improvement	Districts will review the renewal application and process for renewing their local designation system.

Districts Employing Designated Teachers

Any district that employs a designated teacher no matter their application or data validation status. Districts do not need to participate in TIA to employ a designated teacher.

Date	Time	Title	Description
Wednesday, March 5	1:00- 2:00 p.m.	Class Roster Winter Submission Office Hour	District PEIMS coordinators and TIA leads will understand how to report TIA designated teachers in the Class Roster Winter Submission.
Wednesday, April 23	9:30-11:00 a.m.	Verifying and Confirming 2024-25 Allotments: Participating Districts	TIA participating districts will understand how to access, verify, and confirm 24-25 Teacher Incentive Allotment data through the SCOMS application in TEAL.
Thursday, May 1	1:00- 2:00 p.m.	Verifying and Confirming 2024-25 Allotments Office Hour	Districts will understand how to access, verify, and confirm 24-25 Teacher Incentive Allotment data through the SCOMS application in TEAL.

Non-Participating Districts Employing Designated Teachers

Date	Time	Title	Description
Wednesday, February 26	1:00-2:00 p.m.	TIA Spending Requirements for Non- TIA Districts	Annual spending plan guidance session for non-participating districts receiving funds without a local designation system.
Wednesday, April 23	1:00- 2:30 p.m.	Verifying and confirming 2024-25 Allotments: Non- Participating Districts	Districts employing designated teachers without a local designation system will understand how to access, verify, and confirm 24-25 allotments through the SCOMS application in TEAL.

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Teacher Incentive Allotment Video

Ana (Gabby) Joseph Coordinator II, Teacher Incentive Allotment

Email Ana (Gabby) Joseph 210-370-5707

Margaret Boozer Leadership Consultant, Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) Data and Assessment Support

Email Margaret Boozer 210-370-5296