TIA Components
Teacher Incentive Allotment Designation Components
T TESS Observation (50%)
The Texas Teacher Evaluation & Support System (T-TESS) is the state adopted teacher appraisal instrument. T-TESS includes two components aimed at capturing the holistic nature of instruction and learning. TIA establishes a priority emphasis on the Instruction (Domain 2) and Learning Environment (Domain 3) domains of the T-TESS evaluation. To be eligible for a TIA-designation, teachers must earn a rating of proficient or higher on each of the eight dimensions measured across Domains 2 and 3.
Student Growth Measure (50%)
Brownsboro ISD will utilize Student Growth Measures (SLO)'s to measure student growth. Teachers will receive training this summer on how to create meaningful SLO's for the upcoming school year and have checkpoints throught the year with campus adminsitrators to discuss student growth and progress. The summer training will count as comp days for the 2023-2024 school year.
Who is eligible to participate in the Teacher Incentive Allotment?
To be eligible to participate in Teacher Incentive Allotment, teachers must be coded as 087 (Teacher) per PEIMS. The teacher must meet the PEIMS description codes for 90 days of employment at 100% of the day (equivalent to four and one-half months or a full semester) or 180 days of employment required at 50-99% of the day and compensated for that employment.
Is a teacher’s designation tied to a particular level or content area?
No, the Masters, Exemplary, and Recognized designations are not tied to a particular grade level or content area
Designations apply to the teacher, not the teaching assignments, so a teacher could earn a designation while teaching out of their field.
For example, if a teacher earns a designation while teaching 9th grade English I and then moves to teach 11th grade US History, that teacher’s designation is still valid for the new assignment.