HH Kiwanis Club Meeting 6-24-25

The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) in Texas is a program designed to reward, retain, and recruit effective teachers, particularly in high-needs schools. It provides funding to districts that implement local designation systems, allowing them to designate highly effective teachers as Recognized, Exemplary, or Master. These designations generate additional funding for the district, a portion of which is intended to go to the designated teacher. Designations issued through a local designation system are valid for five school years. Once the designation expires, the teacher may be issued a new designation if they continue to work in a district with an approved designation system and meet the district’s performance criteria. Teachers may only have one active designation at a time. Designated teachers working in a district with a local designation system may be put forth for a higher designation within the five-year window if they meet the district’s performance criteria. In these cases, the higher designation replaces the lower designation, and the five-year clock restarts. Teachers may not be put forth by a district for a lower or equal designation. The funding available for the teacher incentive allotment varies by designation: Recognized teachers: $3,000 to $9,000 per teacher Exemplary teachers: $6,000 to $18,000 per teacher Master teachers: $12,000 to $32,000 per teacher