TIA FAQ

Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) is a key part of HB3, dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and retaining highly effective teachers in all schools, with particular emphasis on high-need and rural schools. Districts, if they choose to, can develop a local designation system and designate high-performing teachers (Master, Exemplary, or Recognized). Districts will receive additional funding ($3,000-$32,000 per year) for every designated teacher they employ. Districts will receive greater funding for designated teachers who work on rural and/or high-needs campuses. At least 90% of TIA funds must be used on teacher compensation on the campus where the designated teacher works. Texas Education Agency (TEA), in partnership with Texas Tech University, will approve the local designation systems.

ALL teachers in an eligible TIA eligible course are AUTOMATICALLY considered!  No action is required from the teacher!

At the conclusion of the school year, The District’s Teacher appraisal and student growth outcomes are reviewed alongside the State’s Performance Standards as well as available State and National Data to determine the district’s final TIA decisions for Observation and Growth, as well as the inclusion of minimum performance requirements. Texas Education Agency (TEA) will have final approval, and it is possible that not all teachers submitted for designation by the district will be approved by TEA. Once a designation is earned by a teacher, it is not tied to a specific subject/content or grade level.

If performance criteria are met, the TIA designation is submitted to the State for data review; pending TEA data validation, the TIA designation is attached to the teacher’s teaching certificate for a period of 5 years.

Funding Allotment Map by District

See the TIA Guide for the full list of TIA eligible courses. 

Ninety percent of allotted funds must be used toward teacher compensation on the campus where the designated teacher works. 
 
It is possible for part of the campus funds to be used toward compensating other non-designated, highly effective teachers on that campus that contribute to student and campus growth (with a majority of the allotment paid to the designated teacher and a smaller portion divided amongst other highly effective teachers on the campus who are not yet eligible for designation). These amounts may be adjusted each year as additional teacher groups become eligible for designation.

Each April, the campus allotments are updated based on the student demographics and rural status. So, every year this could change depending on the campus numbers. To be completely transparent, each campus within a district could look different depending on the campus demographics. 

Yes, TIA is TRS eligible. 

Yes, the designation amount is determined by the school district the employee is in at Winter Submission.