Bartlett ISD's 2025-2026

Stakeholder Committee

TIA Team Roles & Responsibilities

TIA Lead: Lacey Cruddas & Katie Mullins

• Communicate spending plan, application status and progress to the school board

•  Work with business office to create/modify spending plan as needed

• Oversee the submission of data validation and expansion/modification applications

• Meet with campus leadership and staff regularly to share insights and Navarro specific details about TIA

• Train staff on Bartlett's TIA application and implications

• Work in conjunction with Coordinator and CAO to determine teacher ratings

• Ensure calibration amongst principals of TTESS ratings

• Attend TEA and Rural Cohort trainings

• Complete and submit applications via the TIA portal (Initial/Modification)

• Complete data validation submission

• Create BISD scorecards for each staff member eligible for TIA

• Assist with creation of local assessments for growth measures

• Meet with campus administration regularly to ensure alignment of district message and understanding

• Answer TIA related questions from staff members/principals

• Seek guidance from TEA and Region 13 Rural School Cohort

• Work in collaboration with business office to create/modify spending plan 

• Create/update district TIA webpage

• Attend TEA and Rural Cohort trainings and disseminate information

• Collaborate with the team to train staff on NWEA, Eduphoria

TIA Program Advisor: Austin Crawley

• Alignment of HQIM assessments to meet the needs of teachers and assist them in targeting skills to hit growth measures

• Collaborate with the team to create local assessments 

• Assist with data validation process and submission

• Assist with application submittal and review

• Communicate with the Superintendent about updates related to TIA and academics

• Attend training from TEA and Rural Cohort and disseminate information

• Acquire and allocate funding for TIA related materials (TEKSready, iCEV) 

• Engage stakeholders in decision-making conversations

• Work with campus administration on communication of scorecards to staff (how/when)

• Work with Academic Services Team to train teachers on how to understand the TIA application and how scores will be calculated

Content & Instruction Specialists: Katie Mullins & Amanda King

• Collaborate with the team to assist in the development of local assessments for content areas utilizing this instrument

•   Meet with teachers regularly to disaggregate student growth data and look for target areas aligned to TIA goals

• Train staff on the use of TIA growth metrics (NWEA, Eduphoria, TEKSready, etc.)

• Model best practices and align to TTESS rubric focusing on domains 2 and 3 and the impact on TIA

• Create academic scope and sequences for that allow ample time for content to be taught in the academic calendar

• Ensure a plan is in place for preassessments to be taken within the first 6 weeks of instruction

• Provide professional development on how to score ECR and SCR for non ELAR teachers so scores are accurately reflected in Eduphoria

• Attend training from TEA and Region 13 Rural Cohort

Business Office: Monica Crouch

• Attend and/or send a representative to attend all financial TIA trainings through TEA and Region 15 Rural Cohort

• Work collaboratively on the TIA spending plan

• Ensure that payments are made to staff in a timely manner and in accordance with TIA application

• Submit payment for teachers being put forth for TIA designation

• Ensure the 10% retained by the district is spent in accordance with the stipulations of the plan

Campus Principals: Lacey Cruddas & Dr. Bryan Hernandez

• Clear and consistent communication with staff about TIA

• Staff training on TTESS

• Solidified plan for ensuring all preassessments are completed within the first 6 weeks on instruction

• Calibration of TTESS across all campuses (cross campus walkthroughs)

• TIA scorecard meetings with all staff eligible for TIA

• Alignment of course offerings to ensure validity of data

• Opportunity and access - Master Schedule

• Check coding of staff and verify 087s

• Work in collaboration with Human Resources to determine if staff who have been on extended leave meet the required attendance to be eligible

• Follow district assessment calendar for testing windows

• Create a plan early for staff who are struggling to meet growth targets and/or are not performing well on TTESS