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What is the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA)?

Teacher Incentive Allotment

Teacher Incentive Allotment - What Alief ISD Teachers Need to Know. Three Funding Levels of Designations and Funds. Recognized $3,000 - $9,000 Recognized Designations represent the top 33% of Texas Teachers. Exemplary $6,000 - $18,000 Exemplary Designations represent the top 20% of Texas Teachers. Master $12,000 - $32,000 Master Designations represent the top 5% of Texas Teachers. Eligible Teacher - Teachers at a minimum, are coded 087 in PEIMS, spend at least 60% of their time on classroom instruction, are Teacher of Record, and are not currently designated by a local designation system unless being recommended for a higher designation are eligible for a TIA designation. How are designations earned? Alief ISD has designed our TIA system to gather a comprehensive picture of teacher effectiveness through multiple measures. All teachers will be evaluated based on student growth and classroom instruction. Teachers of students 3rd grade and above will also receive scores from a student perception survey. For more information about Alief ISD's Local Designation System, please visit https://www.aliefisd.net/o/aisd/page/teacher-incentive-allotment. What is TIA? The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) provides an accessible pathway for effective teachers to earn a higher income while remaining in the classroom. Teacher Incentive Allotments are additional state funding for teachers that was written into statute-allowing for sustainable funding. More Information 281-988-3456 4250 Cook Road Houston, TX, 77072 AliefTIAQuestions@aliefisd.net

Alief ISD has a fully approved Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) system! TIA-designated teachers in Alief ISD will now receive additional compensation on their May 31st paycheck, ranging between $3,000 and $32,000, based on their designation level and campus.

All current Alief ISD teachers employed by Alief ISD for the 2022-23 school year will receive a TIA Scorecard in early April that will share their score on TIA components and pending designation status, if applicable. Confirmed designations will be shared with the district in early May after TEA confirms that teachers with pending designations have met TIA eligibility requirements. Alief ISD will notify teachers of their confirmed designation and allotment amount by May 15th. Designated teachers will receive a congratulatory email from TEA in late May.

TIA is a program created by the Texas Legislature as part of House Bill 3 to provide increased compensation for our most effective teachers and to help attract and retain highly effective teachers at traditionally hard-to-staff schools. TIA will help us to identify top teachers here in Alief by looking at a variety of measures of instructional excellence, including student learning and classroom observations. When looked at in combination, these measures will help recognize and reward highly effective teachers, some of whom will be eligible for increased compensation. The exact amount available to each teacher is dependent on a formula determined at the state level, which also takes into account the number of students who are economically disadvantaged. You can learn more at TIA Texas.

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If you have questions regarding TIA, please email AliefTIAQuestions@aliefisd.net.