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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.

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.
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Misty Castro
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Heidi Blair
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Doug Bawcom
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2024-25 TIA Technical Assistance Calendar
Districts/charters participating at all levels of the TIA process are encouraged to attend TEA sponsored webinars on various topics sequenced according to the TIA timeline. 
  • Districts that are building and applying for a new system or have a current system and plan to submit an Expansion/Modification Application in the spring.  

    Date

     Time

    Title

    Description

    Thursday, August 29

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, September 4

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Getting Started with TIA: Introduction to the Teacher Incentive Allotment

    Districts will identify key planning milestones in the 2025 TIA application process and engage with the Readiness to Apply resource. 

    Thursday, September 12

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, September 18

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Getting Started with TIA: Overview of Teacher Observation

    Districts will review requirements for teacher observation components within a local designation system and identify best practices to support data collection and observation systems. 

    Thursday, September 19

    9:30-11:00 a.m. 

    Getting Started with TIA: Overview of Student Growth Measures

    Districts will be provided with an overview of student growth options including definitions, modes of measuring growth, and other considerations for districts. 

    Wednesday, September 25

    9:30- 11:00 a.m.

    Choosing Student Growth Measures: Overview of Pre-Tests and Post-Tests

    Districts will learn the different pre-test and post-test options available to measure student growth. 

    Thursday, September 26

    9:30-10:30 a.m.

    Engaging District Stakeholders

    Districts will learn strategies and best practices to engage stakeholders in the local designation system. 

    Thursday, September 26

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, October 2

    9:30-10:30 a.m.

    Choosing Student Growth Measures: Overview of Portfolios

    Districts will be provided with an overview of Portfolios including definitions, modes of measuring growth, and considerations for the local designation system. 

    Thursday, October 10

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, October 23

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Creating a TIA Spending Plan: New to TIA

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, October 24

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, November 7

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, November 21

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, December 5

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, December 19

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, January 9

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, January 15

    1:00- 2:30 p.m.

    TIA 2024-25 Application Launch

    Districts will review the application process for building, expanding and/or modifying their local designation system. 

    Thursday, January 23

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, February 5

    9:30-10:30 a.m.

    Application Year Data Series: Submission Process and Data Validation

    Districts will build an understanding of Data Validation and Data Submission to prepare for the data capture year. 

    Thursday, February 6

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, February 12

    9:30-10:30 p.m.

    Application Year Data Series: Who and How Will You Designate?

    Districts will understand methods for evaluating teacher effectiveness and determining designations. 

    Thursday, February 20

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, March 6

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, March 27

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, April 10

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, April 24

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, May 8

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, May 22

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, June 5

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, June 18

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 
  • All districts that have applied for a system were accepted, including Fully Approved Districts.  Note, some districts may be starting their initial Data Capture Year while others may be repeating.  We’ll clarify if we need to distinguish between the two within the section.  
     

    Date

     Time

    Title

    Description

    Thursday, August 29

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, September 11

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Overview of the 2024-25 Data Capture Year: Collecting Data

    Districts will get an overview of the required data capture year timeline and best practices. 

    Thursday, September 12

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, September 26

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Tuesday, October 1

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Data Submission Office Hours

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any Fall 2024 data submission related questions. 

    Thursday, October 10

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, October 24

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, November 7

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, November 20

    9:30- 11:00 a.m.

    TIA Spending Plan Requirements, Best Practices, and FSP Funding Basics

    Districts will review requirements and best practices for TIA spending, including Foundation School Program funding structures in the first and subsequent years. 

    Thursday, November 21

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, December 4

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Promoting Professional Growth Through Teacher Observation Systems and Practices

    Districts will review strategies and best practices that promote professional growth in teacher observation systems. 

    Thursday, December 5

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, December 19

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, January 9

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, January 15

    1:00- 2:30 p.m.

    TIA 2024-25 Application Launch

    Districts will review the application process for building, expanding and/or modifying their local designation system. 

    Thursday, January 23

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, February 6

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Understanding the Data Validation Report

    Districts will understand the results of the Data Validation report and leave with next steps on how to improve for next year’s data validation. 

    Thursday, February 6

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, February 19

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Best Practices for Reviewing and Responding to Mid-Year Teacher Observation and Student Growth Data

    Districts will understand the data collection process to identify gaps, analyze current teacher observation and student growth data, and preview data submission requirements. 

    Thursday, February 20

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, February 26

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Class Roster Winter Submission Reporting for TIA

    District PEIMS coordinators and TIA leads will understand how to report TIA designated teachers in the Class Roster Winter Submission. 

    Wednesday, March 5

    9:30-10:30 a.m.

    Spending for TIA Participating Districts

    Annual spending plan guidance session for participating districts receiving funds. 

    Thursday, March 6

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Leveraging Your Approved Local Designation System

    Districts will engage with resources for using the local designation system to improve teacher recruitment and retention. 

    Thursday, March 6

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, March 27

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, April 10

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, April 24

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, May 8

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, May 22

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, June 5

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, June 11

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Best Practices for Identifying and Responding to End of Year Skew and Correlation

    Districts will review key steps in the data analysis process to determine root cause and review best practices for responding to EOY teacher observation and student growth data. 

    Wednesday, June 18

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, July 9

    9:30-10:30 a.m.

    Annual TIA Survey Review

    Districts will review the TIA Annual Survey Results format and discuss next steps. 

    Wednesday, July 9

    11:00- 12:00 p.m.

    2024-25 Annual Program Submission Requirements and Best Practices

    Districts will review information about the Annual Program Submission.

    Wednesday, July 23

    9:30- 11:30 a.m.

    Preparing for Data Validation: Determining Designations in Your LDS

    Districts will use the designation determination features of the TIA created tool to help make decisions around designations. 

    Wednesday, July 23

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Preparing for Data Validation: Data Submission and Data Validation

    Districts will learn what is evaluated during data validation and how to prepare for data submission. 

    Thursday, July 24

    9:30-10:30 a.m.

    Preparing for Data Validation: Post Data Capture Year Analysis

    Districts will identify areas of concern and areas of strength in LEA’s data collection using the excel analysis tool. 

    Wednesday, July 30

    9:30-10:30 a.m.

    2024-25 Annual Program Submission Requirements and Best Practices

    Districts will review the required component for approved systems designating teachers. 
  • Districts that have gone through their Data Capture year and passed validation.  These districts are receiving TIA payouts from FSP.
     

    Date

     Time

    Title

    Description

    Thursday, August 29

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, September 12

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, September 26

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, October 10

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, October 24

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, November 7

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, November 20

    9:30- 11:00 a.m.

    TIA Spending Plan Requirements, Best Practices, and FSP Funding Basics

    Districts will review requirements and best practices for TIA spending, including Foundation School Program funding structures in the first and subsequent years. 

    Thursday, November 21

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, December 4

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Promoting Professional Growth Through Teacher Observation Systems and Practices

    Districts will review strategies and best practices that promote professional growth in teacher observation systems. 

    Thursday, December 5

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, December 19

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, January 9

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, January 15

    1:00- 2:30 p.m.

    TIA 2024-25 Application Launch

    Districts will review the application process for building, expanding and/or modifying their local designation system. 

    Thursday, January 23

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, February 6

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Understanding the Data Validation Report

    Districts will understand the results of the Data Validation report and leave with next steps on how to improve for next year’s data validation. 

    Thursday, February 6

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, February 19

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Best Practices for Reviewing and Responding to Mid-Year Teacher Observation and Student Growth Data

    Districts will understand the data collection process to identify gaps, analyze current teacher observation and student growth data, and preview data submission requirements. 

    Thursday, February 20

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, February 26

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Class Roster Winter Submission Reporting for TIA

    District PEIMS coordinators and TIA leads will understand how to report TIA designated teachers in the Class Roster Winter Submission. 

    Wednesday, March 5

    9:30-10:30 a.m.

    Spending for TIA Participating Districts

    Annual spending plan guidance session for participating districts receiving funds. 

    Thursday, March 6

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Leveraging Your Approved Local Designation System

    Districts will engage with resources for using the local designation system to improve teacher recruitment and retention. 

    Thursday, March 6

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, March 27

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, April 10

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, April 24

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, May 8

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, May 22

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Thursday, June 5

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, June 18

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    Open Office Hour

    Districts will have the chance to engage with the TIA team in an open forum to ask any TIA related questions. 

    Wednesday, July 9

    9:30-10:30 a.m.

    Annual TIA Survey Review

    Districts will review the TIA Annual Survey Results format and discuss next steps. 

    Wednesday, July 9

    11:00- 12:00 p.m.

    2024-25 Annual Program Submission Requirements and Best Practices

    Districts will review information about the Annual Program Submission.

    Wednesday, July 30

    9:30-10:30 a.m.

    2024-25 Annual Program Submission Requirements and Best Practices

    Districts will review the required component for approved systems designating teachers. 
  • Districts that must reapply for their system in the spring to continue designating teachers.  All Renewal Districts are notified by TEA to indicate they are in their renewal year.  
     

    Date

     Time

    Title

    Description

    Wednesday, September 18

    1:00-2:00 p.m.

    2024-25 TIA System Renewal & Continuous Improvement

    Districts will review the renewal application and process for renewing their local designation system. 

  • Any district that employs a designated teacher no matter their application or data validation status.  Districts do not need to participate in TIA to employ a designated teacher. 

     

    Date

     Time

    Title

    Description

    Wednesday, March 5

    1:00- 2:00 p.m.

    Class Roster Winter Submission Office Hour

    District PEIMS coordinators and TIA leads will understand how to report TIA designated teachers in the Class Roster Winter Submission. 

    Wednesday, April 23

    9:30-11:00 a.m.

    Verifying and Confirming 2024-25 Allotments: Participating Districts

    TIA participating districts will understand how to access, verify, and confirm 24-25 Teacher Incentive Allotment data through the SCOMS application in TEAL. 

    Thursday, May 1

    1:00- 2:00 p.m.

    Verifying and Confirming 2024-25 Allotments Office Hour

    Districts will understand how to access, verify, and confirm 24-25 Teacher Incentive Allotment data through the SCOMS application in TEAL. 
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