Getting Started with TIA

Local Designation System Requirements

House Bill 3 provides districts with local control and flexibility in choosing how to evaluate teachers and assign designations. Developing a local teacher designation system requires significant planning, robust stakeholder engagement, adequate time to prepare all necessary materials for rollout and a strong communication plan prior to the first implementation year. Once a local designation system is approved, districts may recommend their effective teachers for designation. There is no limit to the number of teachers that a district may designate as long as their teachers meet the district’s designation criteria and the eligibility requirements under the rules defined by TEA.

At a minimum, the designation system must include both a teacher observation and a student performance component:

Ballinger ISD teacher observation utilizes T-TESS rubric.
Ballinger ISD utilizes pre- and post-tests in determining student growth measures.

Local designation systems include a two-part verification. The system must be submitted to TEA for approval before undergoing a data-validation process, which will be conducted by Texas Tech University. As part of the validation process, Texas Tech will:

Review alignment between teacher observation ratings and student performance ratings.
Review data validity by appraiser/rater, by campus, across campuses in a district, and by teaching assignment.
Compare district data to state data by comparing the percentage of teachers a district puts forth for designation to overall district performance.

Step 1

The district will submit their application for a local teacher designation system to TEA.

Step 2

In the year following application approval, the district will collect data for eligible teaching assignments.

Step 3

TEA will review the results of the data validation process and the system application to determine a district's final approval status for the Teacher Incentive Allotment.

For approved districts, teacher designations are awarded and placed on certificates and TEA notifies districts of the allotment for that school year.

3 Essential Decisions for TIA District

Who?

Ballinger ISD Rollout Plan:

Phase I:
- STAAR 3-8 RLA & Math; 5th & 8th Science; 8th Social Studies; English I & II; Algebra I; Biology; US History
Phase II:
- Addition of Non-STAAR Core subjects
Phase III:
- Addition of Fine Arts, PE, & CTE

How?

Data Capture for Phase I

For all consecutive STAAR tested subjects (4-8 RLA, Math, English I & II), the district will use the state's Transition Tables in determining the student growth measure.
For all non-consecutive STAAR courses (3rd RLA & Math, 5th Science, 8th Science, Biology, & US History), the district intends to use the Graduated Percent Increase Model to determine student growth measures.
The district weighting system for all eligible courses is set as:
- Student growth will account for 60% , and
- T-Tess observations will account for 40%

Compensation?

At least 90% of funds must go to instructional-facing staff at the campus where the designated teacher is assigned. The district may retain up to 10% of the funds to support TIA development.

The district plan is built on committee approval and subject to change.

Districts receive the TIA allotment funding and must abide by the spending requirements by August 31st of each year.

Don't forget to check out the FAQ section at TIA Texas to better understand the TIA system. tiatexas.org/designation-system-faqs/

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