Spending Plan

Distribution of Compensation

 The statute requires that 90% of TIA funds be distributed directly to teachers:

• TIA Designated Teacher = 90% of the teacher TIA dollars will be distributed directly to the individual TIA designated teacher, to include fringe benefits. 

The district shall retain 10% of the TIA dollars to use as follows:

• The 10% will be collected at the district level to support district oversight of the implementation of TIA and ongoing professional development of TIA resources. Example Cost:  $500 fee per teacher to submit a teacher for designation 

The same compensation plan will be used for designated teachers entering Academy ISD with a designation from another district and National Board Certification Teachers (NBCTs) and distributed as described according to their campus assignment.

Frequency of Compensation

The TIA compensation stipend is an annual allotment provided by the state and subject to the availability of state funding allocations.

• TIA designated teachers will receive TIA compensation annually based on their TIA designation and TIA state funding for their campus of assignment at the time of the Class Roster Winter submission in February.

• Compensation will be distributed in the May paycheck, provided all information is received per TEA's published timelines.

Timeline

The following dates are specific timelines for the first cohort of TIA. Additional cohorts will follow the same timeline annually. 

• May 15, 2024- TIA Designated Teacher Stipend Payout

• August 31, 2024- Deadline for the 10% retained TIA funds to be spent by Academy ISD

• September 1, 2024- District receives funding for TIA for the previous year during the settle-up process  

TRS Retirement Impact of Compensation

TIA compensation stipends will be included in the annual wages reported to the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) and will be used when calculating retirement benefits.

Deduction Information

Teacher Movement 

Teacher movement during the school year affects the TIA designation process. The movement will be handled in one of two ways as outlined below:

1. What is the district’s plan for adjusting/changing the distribution of TIA funds when an eligible teacher moves to/from a campus within the district or to/from the district prior to Class Roster Winter Submission?

• The designated teacher will receive TIA funds based on their hiring/transfer date and the allotments assigned to teachers by TEA. Teachers who transfer to another campus within Academy ISD prior to class roster winter submission will receive their TIA funds for their new campus. In Academy ISD’s plan, 90% of a teacher’s allotment is given directly to the teacher who earned the designation. Academy ISD will provide funding to teachers based on the allotments assigned to individual teachers and received by the district from TEA.

• If a teacher leaves the district prior to Class Winter Roster Submission then the teacher will not receive any TIA funds because no TIA funds will be generated to our district from the state. If a teacher moves to the district prior to Winter Roster Verification then the teacher will receive the allotment of funds generated by the state at the campus where the teacher is teaching during Winter Roster Verification.

2. What is the district’s plan for adjusting/changing the distribution of funds if an eligible teacher leaves the district after Class Roster Winter Submission?

• Resignation/Retirement:

  • If a designated teacher resigns/retires after Class Roster Winter Submission (the last Friday in February of each year) and after the end of the school year, he/she will receive their allotment per the spending plan in May.

  • If a designated teacher resigns/retires after the Class Winter Roster Submission (the last Friday in February of each year), but before the end of the school year, the designated teacher will not receive their stipend. Their share of the allotment will be redistributed to instructional paraprofessionals, instructional support staff, and/or signing bonuses for new hires to fill the vacancy at the campus of the resigning/retiring teacher. 

• Termination:

  • A designated teacher leaving the district after Class Roster Winter Submission (the last Friday in February of each year) 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 May stipend payout, their share of the allotment will be redistributed to instructional paraprofessionals, instructional support staff, and/or signing bonuses for new hires to fill the vacancy at the campus of the terminated teacher.