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NEISD Teacher Incentive Allotment Program

Information regarding the program is subject to change.

North East ISD is excited to offer our teachers a realistic pathway to earning substantially more money for their great work.

The Texas Education Agency’s Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) was established by House Bill 3 (HB 3), which was passed by the 86^th Texas Legislature in 2019 and signed into law by Governor Abbott on June 11, 2019. The goal of the TIA is to provide a realistic pathway to a six-figure salary for teachers in order to help recruit, support, and retain highly effective teachers in all schools, particularly in high-needs and rural schools.

HB 3 established the TIA to recognize effective teachers on three different levels: Recognized, Exemplary, and Master. These teacher designations generate additional teacher-focused allotment funding for districts in order for them to reward their top performers.

What is a Designation?

House Bill 3 (HB 3) established the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) to recognize effective teachers at three distinct levels: Master, Exemplary, and Recognized. These teacher designations generate additional teacher-focused allotment funding for districts to reward and retain their most effective teachers.

Master Teacher

Master level teacher designation indicates that the identified teacher has achieved a level of teacher appraisal and student growth performance that places them in a level commensurate with the top 5% of teachers statewide.

Exemplary Teacher

Exemplary level teacher designation indicates that the identified teacher has achieved a level of teacher appraisal and student growth performance that places them in a level commensurate with the top 20% of teachers statewide.

Recognized Teacher

Recognized level teacher designation indicates that the identified teacher has achieved a level of teacher appraisal and student growth performance that places them in a level commensurate with the top 33% of teachers statewide. The Recognized Designation can be earned through the Local Teacher Designation System or through National Board Certification.

Who Can Be Designated?

Any number of teachers may be put forth for designation under a local designation system if they meet the district’s designation criteria and the eligibility requirements under the rules defined by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). TEA does not cap or limit the number of designations a district may issue. Teachers with an active National Board Certification may automatically be designated as Recognized if they meet the eligibility requirements under the rules defined by TEA.

$3K–9K
Recognized Allotment

$6K–$18K
Exemplary Allotment

$12K–32K
Master Allotment

District Process

TIA designations are determined based on the TIA score, a weighted combination of the teacher observation dimensions (the 8 dimensions of domains 2 and 3) and the student growth score. To determine annual teacher eligibility for a TIA designation, the following steps are completed at the district-level, end-of-year analysis:

Pre-Application & System Application

Districts engage with stakeholders and develop their local designation system.

Districts submit their application to TEA after building their system then submit the TIA Teacher Buy-In Survey to TTU.

Data Capture

Districts implement their system and track student growth and teacher observations.

Data Submission

Districts submit their data to TTU for data validation and TEA reviews outcomes and other pieces of data to determine final approval.

Post-Approval

New or higher designations with expansions and modifications.

Distribution of Funds

The District has a clear, written plan to abide by the spending requirements in TEC 48.112, including spending at least 90% of the TIA funds awarded to the district on teacher compensation on the campus where the designated teacher works, a maximum of 10% of the district’s allotment on implementing TIA and/or supporting teachers in earning designations.

Answering Your Questions

Why is North East ISD Participating in the TIA?

With more than 58,000 students in 46 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 9 high schools, North East ISD is a large, urban school district with a diverse student population.

North East ISD is committed to its mission of preparing ALL students for success in college, career, and community leadership. NEISD’s mission is to challenge and encourage each student to achieve and demonstrate academic excellence, technical skills, and responsible citizenship.

The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) allows North East ISD to become more competitive with our surrounding suburban school districts by attracting the best teachers to work in our highest-need campuses. Teachers are considered to be the leading contributors to student success. Participation in TIA provides the necessary incentive to attract high-performing teachers from other districts to NEISD and for our most effective teachers to stay and work at high-needs campuses.

Through the compensation levels provided by the designation system, our highest-need campuses will attract highly-effective teachers. North East ISD recognizes the importance of compensating teachers and desires to lead our region in this initiative.

NEISD will continue to pursue opportunities to recruit highly-effective teachers to our highest-need campuses, to retain the highly- effective teachers already in the District, and to improve instructional practices across the District.
What Are the Local Designation System Requirements?
House Bill 3 provides districts with local control and flexibility when designing the designation system. TIA designation is a multi-year process from planning-to-payout. Teachers must maintain continuous employment and be coded as a 087-teacher throughout the process.

The designation system must include both a teacher observation and a student performance component:
- Teacher Observation based on T-TESS
- Student Growth Measures Determined by the District
- Districts may include other factors in determining the teachers eligible to receive a designation
The designation system must be submitted to TEA for approval, fully engage in data capture, and undergo a data-validation process, conducted by Texas Tech University. As part of the validation process, Texas Tech University will:
- Review alignment between teacher observation ratings and student performance ratings
- Review data validity by appraiser/rater, by campus, across campuses in the District, and by teaching assignment
- Compare District data to state data by comparing the percentage of teachers the District puts forth for designation to overall District performance.

NEISD Teacher Incentive Allotment Program

What is a Designation?

Who Can Be Designated?

District Process

Distribution of Funds

Answering Your Questions

Why is North East ISD Participating in the TIA?

What Are the Local Designation System Requirements?