- Pflugerville Independent School District
- Teacher Incentive Allotment Committee
Teacher Incentive Allotment Committee
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Latest TIA Communication
December 16, 2022
Letter from the Superintendent
The mission of Pflugerville ISD is to provide an inspiring, engaging, and relevant education that empowers students to reach their full potential as productive members of a diverse global community.
PflSD is known for being innovative and successful in our approach to student learning and student progress, and we are excited to continue that approach as we participate in the Teacher Incentive Allotment {TIA}.TheTIA is an initiative offered through HB3 designed to recruit, retain, and reward highly effective teachers, particula rly in rural and high-needs districts.
Pflugerville ISD students deserve the best and most dedicated teachers in Texas. We need high-performing teachers that are committed to the profession.
Pfluererville values collaboration, innovation, teamwork,servant-mindedness and its most important resource, its committed staff. The TIA program will support Pflugerville ISO in attracting high-quality educators from across the state, and more importantly, encourage teachers to remain in the district for the benefit of students. Pflugerville ISD believes that exceptional teaching and learning occurs through the relationships that are built by establishing trust between teacher and student, mentoring and support, and daily encouragement that leads to student success.
I am honored to work alongside over 1,800 Pflugerville ISDteachers who passionately serve students and positively impact lives every day. I look forward to celebrating the success of PflSD staff members as they benefit from the Teacher Incentive Allotment!
In the best interest of children,Dr. Douglas Killian, Ph.D
Superintendent of Schools
Pflugerville Independent School District
TIA Committee Members & Chairs
Adelaida Olivarez: TIA Committee Co-Chair
Willie Watson: TIA Committee Co-Chair
Alma Gonzalez-Castillo: Observations & Calibration Co-Chair
Holly Galloway: Student Growth & Optional Components Co-Chair
Karen Shah: Student Growth & Optional Components Co-Chair
Trana Allen: TIA Calculations & Designations Co-Chair
FAQs
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What is TIA?
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.
Any teacher eligible based on a district's TIA Designation System that has received National Board Certification will automatically earn a Recognized designation for having achieved National Board Certification. That does not mean a nationally certified teacher is not eligible for Exemplary or Master status, it just means they are automatically eligible for at least the lowest amount of allotment in the Designation System.
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How many districts in Texas are already participating in TIA?
More than 300 districts either currently have a TIA Designation System in place or are exploring such a program. Districts are divided into "cohorts" based on the year they began the process.
PfISD is considered part of Cohort D among districts exploring or implementing a system that would begin its Year 1 (Data Collection Year) in the 2021-22 academic year. There are approximately 200 other districts in Cohort D with PfISD.
Cohort A & B has 26 districts in 2019-20. Cohort C has 82 districts and implemented their systems in 2020-21.
42 districts across the state of Texas have already implemented TIA Designation Program or are in the process of doing so.
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When would TIA go into effect for PfISD?
A TIA Designation System would go into effect in phases with the 2021-22 academic year serving as a "data collection year." This would be a year with the designation program's evaluation tools in place and implemented in order to provide data that it is effective in designating teachers within the system.
During the data collection year, the TIA Designation System would be fully in effect for the "Year 1" campuses and teachers in 2021-22. "Year 2" would then be the 2022-23 academic year and the system would be fully in effect at all campuses for eligible teachers. Any other categories of teachers added to the system would be added in Year 3 (2023-24).
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Who is eligible for TIA?
Anyone who is coded as a classroom teacher in PEIMS is eligible for a TIA Designation. However, which teachers are considered for the program is dependent on each district and the categories or criteria the district chooses to include in its Designation System.
The TEA requires that:
- The teacher must have a valid SBEC certificate. Eligible types of certificate include: Standard, Professional, Provisional. Eligible classes of certificates include: Classroom Teacher (Chapter 233), Reading Specialist (Chapter 239), Legacy Master Teacher http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/sbecrules/tac/index.html
- The teacher must be coded as 087 (Teacher) per the Public Education Information
Management System (PEIMS) description of codes for 90 days at 100% of the day (equivalent to four and one-half months or a full semester) or 180 days required at 50-99% of the day and compensated for that employment.
Currently, PfISD's plan includes the following teacher categories in its Designation System for Year 1.
- Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Grades 2-8 Reading & Math
- 9th Grade English I & Algebra I
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What is the districts plan for the allocation of the funds?
The district's TIA Committee has created a spending plan to present to the Board for required approval. The plan follows the statutory requirements in which at least 90% of the funds must be spent on the campus of the designated teacher.
PfISD's allocation gives 90% of the allotment to the teacher who earns a designation of Recognized, Exemplary or Master. The other 10% will be used by the District for administrative costs associated with maintaining the designation system, contributions to TRS and professional development on the awarded teacher's campus.
Funding for teachers designated as Recognized, Exemplary, and Master under TIA will flow to districts, which in turn must spend at least 90% of the funds on teacher compensation on the campuses where the designated teachers work. The statute states that allotment funds are not considered a property right. During the system review process, districts will submit their spending and communication plans for TEA review.
TEC Section 48.114 (i)(1)(A): A district shall annually certify that funds received under this section were used as follows: At least 90% of each allotment received was used for the compensation of teachers employed at the campus at which the teacher for whom the district received the allotment is employed.
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How long does a TIA Designation last for a teacher?
TIA Designations are good for 5 years, at which time teachers who meet eligibility for renewal can be automatically submitted by the district for consideration by the state.
Teachers earning a TIA Designation of Recognized, Exemplary or Master will receive their designated stipend for 5 years. Their designation moves with the teacher from campus to campus or to another district should they move campuses or districts until that 5-year period expires.
If a teacher were to receive another designation during their 5-year period, their clock would essentially reset and start a new 5-year countdown of eligibility to receive their TIA allotment.
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Why are Specials/Electives/Coaches not included in the initial plan?
The TIA requires the teacher to hold a valid state certificate and to be serving in a position as a teacher of record for students. In addition, there is a rigorous two-step application process for districts to be able to designate teachers. This includes 1.) a system review by TEA, as well as 2.) a data validation process conducted by Texas Tech University. In order to ensure PfISD is successful in earning the ability to submit teachers for designation, we are pursuing a phased-in approach. We are beginning with a limited number of teachers serving in grades and subjects that already have established valid and reliable growth measures. PfISD is using the next year to thoughtfully develop the measures to possibly include other teaching assignments in the future.
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Will elective teachers be eligible? If so, what does that rubric look like?
In the 2021-22 school year, the district's TIA Designation System currently would be to roll out eligible teacher categories of Pre-K through 1st grade, Grade 2-8 reading and math teachers, English I and Algebra I on the campuses designated for Year 1 status (Data Collection: 2021-22).
We plan to add focus groups of teachers throughout the 2021-22 school year in order to determine what a fair, accurate and rigorous system can look like for other teacher categories and to determine if they would be added in Year 2 (2022-23).
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Can Specials Teachers earn Recognized designation if they are National Board Certified?
Yes, if they are already Nationally Board Certified, they will earn a Recognized designation.
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What if I become a principal or AP after receiving a TIA designation?
The TIA is designed to recognize and reward high-performing teachers. As the TIA requires eligible teachers to be coded as classroom teachers by PEIMS, if a designated teacher were to move into an administrative role, they would lose their TIA designation and stipend.
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Is it possible to move up from Recognized designation to a higher designation within 5 years?
Yes. You can move up levels within the TIA Designation System during your 5 years after receiving a designation. You are not "stuck" at your level of Recognized or Exemplary.
Should you receive an evaluation that would qualify you for a higher level within the system, you would then be re-designated at that higher level for 5 years.
Teachers also will not move down a level if they receive a "lower" designation according to the TIA Designation System. They would still receive their larger allotment for the remainder of their 5-year clock from their previous designation.
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Are other staff eligible? Instructional coaches? Administrators? etc.?
No. The TIA Designation Program is meant to recognize classroom teachers only. Instructional coaches, librarians, administrators, counselors, etc. are not eligible.
To be eligible a teacher must be coded as Role ID 087 in district PEIMS reporting. Role ID 087 includes teachers of record, assistant teachers, and support teachers. Interventionists, reading specialists, inclusion teachers, etc. are generally coded as 087. Districts must check with their PEIMS specialists and payroll personnel to ensure that teachers meet eligibility requirements before submitting them for designation.
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Can multiple teachers on my campus receive a designation? If so, is there a limit to how many?
Yes. Any teacher who receives a TIA designation of Recognized, Exemplary or Master will be eligible for the TIA funds associated with those corresponding designations, regardless of how many receive such designations per campus.
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How do I know how much I qualify for?
When an allotment schedule is determined by the TIA Committee, it will be provided. Allotments are based on a teacher receiving one of three designations: Recognized, Exemplary, or Master.
Teacher designations have a base allotment. Recognized has a base allotment of $3,000. Exemplary is $6,000 and Master has a base of $12,000.
The TEA has more information and examples of how allotments may be calculated at this website: https://tiatexas.org/about-teacher-incentive-allotment/allotments/.
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What happens if I leave PfISD to a district that doesn't have TIA?
Your designation as a TIA Recognized, Exemplary or Master teacher follows you to any other district you may be employed by for the remainder of the 5 years after receiving your designation. If a district you move to does not have its own TIA Designation System, you would still receive the stipend from the state as the funds are provided by the state and not the district.
Districts that employ teachers who have earned designations will receive funding for those teachers based on the TIA formula, even if the district does not have an approved designation system in place. For example, a district that does not have a designation system in place could employ a teacher that earned a designation in another district or a teacher who automatically earned a Recognized designation for having achieved National Board Certification. Districts will need to develop a plan for how to spend allotment dollars that they receive, in accordance with the rules of HB3.
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How will administrators be trained to ensure the process is fair?
The District will calibrate with administrators in order to ensure a fair, accurate and rigorous observation system.
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How soon will teachers have the list of expectations?
If PfISD chooses to move forward with a TIA Designation System, the parameters of the system that will be implemented will be provided to teachers and staff members when it is approved by district leadership and the Board approves the budget.
Any Designation System implemented by the District would not include many additional criteria asked of its educators that they do not already do. The system will be designed to evaluate and assess the work teachers are already doing on a day-to-day basis and measuring their students' growth.
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How can I be sure the system is fair in regards to assessing student growth?
The Student Growth requirement is a growth measure and not a proficiency measure, so it is based on a teacher’s ability to have their students meet their growth target regardless of where that student is starting from.
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Can we sustain this if the state stops funding it?
HB 3 was a fully-funded and approved legislative bill. It is expected to continue into the future.
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If you don’t qualify for the incentive payment, how are you informed?
If the District pursues a TIA, there will be detailed guidance at the beginning of each school year explaining what the objective measures will be for us as a district to submit teachers for state designation. Part of this process will be transparent conversations with all staff members on their progress toward tracking the benchmarks for a designation.
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What is the process if I do not agree with my administrator's evaluation of my performance regarding TIA?
The process of requesting a second review would be no different than the current evaluation process.
Resources
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TEA Resources
- About TIA
- TIA Homepage
- TIA 3-Minute Guide
- TIA Overview
- TEA’s Teacher Observation Performance Standards
- TEA’s Student Growth Performance Standards
- FAQs (from TEA)
PfISD TIA FIELD GUIDE & SCORECARD
VIDEOS
Projected Campus Timeline
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2021-22 Campuses
- Connally High School
- Copperfield Elementary School
- Delco Elementary School
- Dessau Elementary School
- Dessau Middle School
- Northwest Leadership Academy
- Parmer Lane Elementary School
- River Oaks Elementary School
- Ruth Barron Elementary School
- Westview Middle School
2022-23 Campuses
- All Remaining Campuses
Previous Communications
Projected Teacher Categories
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Eligible Teachers: 2021-22
- Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Math & Reading: Grades 2-8
- Algebra I
- English I
Eligible Teachers: 2022-23
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ESCE and Prekindergarten (3-year olds and 4-year olds) Teachers
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Kindergarten - 8th Grade Teachers
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Algebra I Teachers
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English I Teachers
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Special Education Inclusion Teachers (math and/or reading/ELA)
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Special Education Resource Teachers (math and/or reading/ELA)
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Math Interventionists
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Reading Interventionists
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Dyslexia Interventionists
Committee Members
- Chief of Academics & Innovation
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- Trana Allen
- Alma Gonzalez
- Holly Galloway
- Karen Shah
- Adelaida Olivarez
- Willie Watson