Academy ISD 

Teacher Incentive Allotment

What Is the Teacher Incentive Allotment?

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.

TIA Allotment Amounts

TIA allotment amounts are determined by three factors:

More information can be found on TEA's Teacher Incentive Allotment funding page. 

TENTATIVE amounts for Academy ISD are depicted according to the current socio-economic levels of each campus and rural status. The allotment amount will vary every year.

Eligible Campuses

TEA Minimum Performance Standards

In order to be eligible for a Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) designation, TEA has established minimum performance standards for the required components of teacher evaluation and teacher student growth values.

Eligible Teaching Assignments

Currently, the specified teachers below in Cohort 1 Group are eligible to earn a TIA designation. Eligible teachers must be coded as "087"  (Full Time Teacher)  in PEIMS. All eligible teaching assignments must have no less than 5 students in their data collection group. All teachers in the eligible teacher group must be observed in the Cohort 1 data collection year 2022-23.  Cohort 2 Group has received application approval and is currently in data capture year, pending full system approval.

Cohort 1 Group: 

Cohort 2 Group: 

Cohort 3 Group: