La Joya Independent School District

Teacher Incentive Allotment

What Is the Teacher Incentive Allotment?

HB 3 established the Teacher Incentive Allotment (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.

The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) was created by the Texas Legislature as part of House Bill 3 to provide a realistic pathway for top teachers to earn six-figure salaries. The Texas Education Agency's Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) Program is a dedicated to recruiting, rewarding, and retaining the best teachers across the state at traditionally hard to staff schools. Teacher Incentive Allotment (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. TIA was established with the goal of providing outstanding teachers an accessible pathway to a six-figure

La Joya ISD is dedicated to improving the abilities and impact of all teachers. The goal of the Teacher Incentive Allotment is to increase teacher retention and enhance teaching effectiveness. La Joya ISD TIA stakeholders and committee members have been working on and building a system since Spring of 2019. Our implementation began during the 2019 - 2020 school year with its first cohort of teachers.  Each year, the district will continue to collaborate with stakeholders and committee members to expand and refine the local designation system to ensure that our high-performing teachers receive appropriate designations

     Designations

Designations are distinctions awarded to highly effective teachers. There are three levels of designation Recognized, Exemplary and Master.

Teachers can earn designations through two pathways:

1.     National Board Certified teachers

2.     Locally developed designation system

School districts who develop locally developed designation systems 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.

Allotments

Districts receive an annual allotment for each eligible designated teacher they employ.   Allotments are based on the teacher’s designation level and campus of employment, with greater funding for high-needs and rural campuses.

Recognize and Reward Teachers

What Is a Designation?

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 Recognized designation. 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.