Ballinger ISD’s local TIA designation system received full approval in February 2026. The district may now submit eligible teachers annually for new or higher designations.
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What is the Teacher Incentive Allotment?
What is the Teacher Incentive Allotment?
HB 3 established the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) to recognize effective teachers on four different levels: Acknowledged*, Recognized, Exemplary, and Master. These teacher designations generate additional teacher-focused allotment funding for districts in order for them to reward their top performers. 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.
*New starting in the 2026-27 school year.
Teacher Designations
Teacher designations generate additional teacher-focused allotment funding for districts to reward and retain their most effective teachers. Teachers earn designations through two different routes.
First, National Board Certified teachers are eligible to earn a "Nationally Board Certified" designation. In 2026-27 as a result of HB 2, National Board Certified Teachers currently designated as Recognized will be redesignated as “Nationally Board Certified”, and a new funding band will take effect. Nationally Board Certified teacher allotments will align with the Acknowledged designation level allotment. National Board Certified teachers will continue to be eligible for all levels of designation under a district local designation system.
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.
How much money could teachers at Ballinger ISD receive?
The actual allotment dollars generated vary based on the socioeconomic and/or rural status of the campus on which the designated teacher serves at in a given year and is updated annually in April.
Acknowledged
Acknowledged
*Allotment information coming April 2027
Recognized
Recognized
Allotment:
Elementary $6,622
Middle School $6,195
High School $6,195
Exemplary
Exemplary
Allotment:
Elementary $13,244
Middle School $12,391
High School $12,391
Master
Master
Allotment:
Elementary $24,073
Middle School $22,651
High School $22,651
TIA Timeline for System Approval
TIA Timeline for System Approval
Earning a Designation
Earning a Designation
Earning a TIA designation is a two-year process. Teacher data is collected the first year which is referred to as the “data capture” year. The following school year is the “data submission” year when that data is submitted to TEA to put forth teachers for an initial or a higher designation. Teachers must remain employed with Ballinger ISD as a teacher for both the data capture year and the data submission year to earn a TIA designation. Teachers who leave the district will forfeit that year’s data collection and must begin a new data collection year in their new school district.
Teachers that retire may continue to hold a TIA designation, but their designation will not generate a TIA allotment and bonus payment since they are no longer in the classroom and do not fulfill the creditable year of teaching service requirement.
ESC Region 15 Teacher Overview Session
ESC Region 15 Teacher Overview Session
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