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TIA Handbook 2024-25

Explore our detailed handbook on the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), designed to provide a thorough understanding of TIA requirements and processes. Key highlights include:

  • TIA Designations: Definitions and distinctions of Master, Exemplary, and Recognized Teachers
  • Eligibility Criteria and Duration
  • State Requirements: Comprehensive guidelines for teacher observation and student growth measures
  • Northside ISD's TIA Plan: Specifics on designation systems, scoring, funding, and communication strategies
  • Appendices: Complete list of eligible teacher service IDs

This resource is essential for educators and administrators aiming to maximize the benefits of the TIA program.

NISD Teacher Incentive Allotment FAQ

General Program Information

In June 2019, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3. This bill established the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) gives teachers an accessible pathway to earning a higher income while remaining in the classroom, allowing them to make a greater difference in the lives of Texas students. TIA elevates the teaching profession and allows districts to celebrate their top performing teachers with compensation and recognition through teacher designations.

Teachers do not apply for TIA. Unlike previous education programs, the Teacher Incentive Allotments are additional state funding written into statute allowing for sustainable funding. There are no caps on teacher designations or allotment funds.

Designations are distinctions awarded to highly effective teachers. TIA established three levels of designation: Recognized, Exemplary, and Master. Designations are awarded to teachers either through their district’s local designation system or by achieving National Board Certification. Teachers with an active National Board certification may be designated as Recognized by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

Districts have the option to build a local designation system to designate teachers as Recognized, Exemplary, or Master. Before applying for a local designation system, districts develop evaluation criteria based on teacher observation and student growth data to identify their most effective teachers. A local designation system must be approved by TEA before the district can issue designations. This requires a two-step application and approval process.

While TEA places no restrictions on which teaching assignments are eligible for designations, building a local designation system is complex, and each district has their own unique needs. Districts implementing a local designation system may choose to start with specific campuses, subject areas, and/or grade levels. Many districts begin their system with a subset of teaching assignments, and expand their system to include most or all teaching assignments in subsequent years.

National Board Certification is a voluntary, advanced professional certification for Pre-K-12 educators that identifies teaching expertise through a performance-based, peer-reviewed assessment. Teachers are certified based on standards set by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). NBPTS requires three years of experience as a certified teacher before registering as a candidate for National Board certification.

Classroom teachers who achieve National Board certifications may be designated as Recognized, even if their district does not have a local designation system. The designation will be awarded in the same school year in which they achieved National Board certification. National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) must be listed in the NBCT DIRECTORY as a Texas teacher and have an active National Board certificate to be eligible for TIA.

NISD is currently in the application phase. The district worked with a stakeholder committee to determine which teachers will be eligible to qualify during the initial roll out.

Per TEA: Districts implementing a local designation system may choose to start with specific campuses, subject areas, and/or grade levels. Many districts begin their system with a subset of teaching assignments, and expand their system to include most or all teaching assignments in subsequent years.

Teacher designations are valid for five years. Within the five years, teachers may be put forth for a higher designation if their performance qualifies them, but they cannot be submitted for a lower designation. Some district spending plans may include variability based on continued performance levels.

Designated teachers who meet performance standards and district qualifications can be put forth for a new designation in their final designation year. Once the designation expires, it will be removed from the SBEC certificate, and allotment funding will no longer be generated.

Teachers must be coded as 087 and must teach students at least 50% of the time.

TIATexas.org website will show payouts by district under the funding map. Payouts are higher for the most high need schools.

Payments are TRS eligible; some rules apply if you are close to retirement on an increase in salary that exceeds 10%.

There are two components:

  1. TTESS Teacher observation and 
  2. Relative and reliable data on student performance

Some districts have put in place optional additional factors such as teacher attendance. Northside has not added optional factors.

As long as you are coded 087 in PEIMS and teach students at least 50% of the time the money keeps flowing for your five years.

Districts must give 90% of the funds to the teacher. The NISD stakeholder committee decided the local spending plan for the funds. Northside will pay 90% to teachers. The district’s 10% will fund:

  • Support for Cohorts for National Board Certification
  • Development of Growth Measures for Phase 2 and beyond
  • Teacher Support and Training
  • Program Administration

The plan looks at Domains 2 and 3 on T-TESS. If a teacher is rated “developing” or "needs improvement” on Domains 2 and 3, you don’t qualify at all. Teachers must score at least proficient on all domains.  

TEA requires that all teachers teaching in grades/subjects included in a district’s TIA plan be evaluated annually. Therefore, any teacher that is eligible for a TIA designation cannot waive the T-TESS process for the school year, even if the teacher does not wish to be considered for a TIA designation.

  • 55% Recognized Teacher
  • 60% Exemplary Teacher 
  • 70% Master Teacher
  • Based on student who met or exceeded growth expectation

*In 2023 STAAR was revamped and these performance levels will likely change before the NISD application is turned in in April.

Yes, if you are nationally certified, you automatically get it at the Recognized level.

The state mandates that a stakeholder committee made up of teachers determines the district’s plan. The committee looked at what student growth assessments are in place and will give valid and reliable data as required in the application process.

Payout amounts are based on campus level of economically disadvantaged students and whether a campus is rural/nonrural. Northside does not have any rural campuses.

**The designation allotment year determines the dollar amount based on the teacher’s campus assignment NOT the teacher’s campus assignment during data collection year. 

This is in the spirit of retaining teachers in hard to fill positions.

**Payout amounts will vary annually, as TEA releases updated payout amounts each April.

TEA does not welcome this practice; they want the comparison to be BOY to BOY or EOY to EOY.

Northside set a minimum of 5 students.

The teachers are automatically eligible if they fall into the qualifying teacher group.

  • Data capture is 24-25, the first payout would occur summer 2026
  • Teachers would then be qualified for 5 years
  • Anyone who doesn’t qualify, can attempt every year
  • Anyone who does qualify, has the opportunity to increase the following year

You cannot lose designation for 5 years.

Once our application is approved this spring, we have to pass data validation next year.

YES, it is impacting recruitment and retention.

It is public information on SBEC certificates. 

Teacher Specific Information

TEA designed TIA with some specific mandates that the district must follow. One is that for a teacher to qualify, their students must show growth on a valid and reliable growth measure. Since EOC’s only have a ‘growth measure’ in the form of transition tables for English I and II, and Algebra 1, the district is only able to include these HS teachers in phase 1.

However, we are currently researching assessments containing growth measures that can be implemented so that science teachers and other subjects will be included in future phases.

TEA requires that all teachers teaching in grades/subjects included in a district’s TIA plan

be evaluated annually. Therefore, any teacher that is eligible for a TIA designation cannot waive

the T-TESS process for the school year, even if the teacher does not wish to be considered for a TIA designation.

No, you must appear in PEIMS as a teacher.

No minimum, A first year teacher could qualify.

A teacher can also be in an alternative certification program and just need to be coded 0875.

NISD may have different phases and look at different growth measures to phase in and could add other teachers in later years.

Not all teachers will appear in phase I of Northside’s TIA plan. Every teacher is eligible through the National Board Certification program and that may be faster for some groups of teachers.

Because a teacher keeps the designation for 5 years, we see qualified teachers helping other teachers and work with them to ensure they get qualified. This  strengthens the PLC process and fosters teamwork and not competition in this initiative.

Co teachers assigned as a secondary teacher in qualifying subject areas will be eligible for TIA.

The collab partner or  co teacher is qualified based on the students assigned to them as the secondary teacher on the master schedule only.

Yes

Yes, teachers can request a second observer on an observation. This does not apply to the summative. The T-TESS appraiser of that teacher conducts the summative which looks at all observations and walkthroughs to determine the final summative score.

Correct - No Qualification for DAEP campuses.

No, Teacher must be assigned in a qualifying TIA subject. Also, transition tables only reflect student data for first time test takers, therefore, there would be no way to measure student growth for retesters.

As long as you are coded 087 in PEIMS and teach students at least 50% of the time the money keeps flowing for your five years. However for a teacher to be able to requalify in year 5, they must be a teacher in a qualifying subject.

Teachers and students are reported to TEA based on the home campus the magnet resides on.

If they are in a qualifying subject, they must follow the same requirements for all TIA eligible teachers.

No, The state requires two components:

  • TTESS Teacher observation and 
  • Relative and reliable data on student performance (student growth)

Some districts have put in place optional additional factors such as teacher attendance. Northside has not added optional factors.

Map is currently not being used in high school.

As long as you are coded 087 in PEIMS and teach students at least 50% of the time the money keeps flowing for your five years. However for a teacher to be able to requalify in year 5, they must be a teacher in a qualifying subject.

No, the district is working to get additional teacher groups eligible in future phases. Teachers must be coded as 087 and must teach students at least 50% of the time. In addition, teachers must have a minimum of 5 students assigned to them as teacher of record. 

Yes, a teacher must have a minimum of 5 students assigned to them in a qualifying subject area. 

Co teachers assigned as a secondary teacher in qualifying subject areas will be eligible for TIA. As long as you are coded 087 in PEIMS and teach students at least 50% of the time the money keeps flowing for your five years. However for a teacher to be able to requalify in year 5, they must be a teacher in a qualifying subject.

Co teachers assigned as a secondary teacher in qualifying subject areas will be eligible for TIA. As long as you are coded 087 in PEIMS and teach students at least 50% of the time the money keeps flowing for your five years. However for a teacher to be able to requalify in year 5, they must be a teacher in a qualifying subject.

No

No, they do not have students assigned to them in the master schedule as a daily classroom teacher. The intent of TIA is to keep teachers in the classroom with students.

Yes

No

Placement is determined based on the needs of the students at the campus assignments.

Yes

AVID Excel courses have a student composition made of emergent bilingual students (advanced and advanced high) and are taught by an ESL teacher with the appropriate certification. These courses are part of the MS framework for emergent bilingual students. These teachers are eligible to qualify under reading student growth measures. AVID Excel is a supplemental course while AVID is an elective course.

National Board Certification Specific Information

The state reimburses the NBC teacher once it appears on their license, no matter the TIA status of the district they are working in.

Yes, you have to recertify every 5 years.

The difficulty level is reported to be the same as getting a masters and takes about a year and a half.

Yes

Yes, you must be reported as an 087 (teacher) to the state.

Please contact Scott McKenzie in NISD.  He has been working closely with Region 20 regarding our current cohort and future National Board cohorts.

No, they are not classroom teachers. TIA is designed to recruit and retain teachers in the classroom.

Yes, if you are nationally certified, you automatically get it at the Recognized level.

T-TESS & Calibration Specific Information

Yes, this is accurate.

All walkthroughs can be as long as you need to collect sufficient evidence.  For example, 10-15 minutes will be sufficient.

Every domain is not required to be scored for a single walkthrough.

No, retire/rehire teachers do not need to attend T-TESS training at this time.  Retire/rehire teachers will be considered “Off Year” and will not have a formal observation.  Further information will be shared around procedures for  retire/rehires.  

No, there will not be a rubric.  T-TESS and student growth are measuring two different things. 

The T-TESS appraisal system requires the appraiser to justify their score based on the evidence collected during the lesson and the alignment to the T-TESS rubric.  Student growth data is based on a student's cumulative progress over time.  If we base T-TESS scores on student growth data, we are completely bypassing the T-TESS rubric and best teaching practices.  Administrators will have to complete the annual summative reports prior to knowing student growth measures so we must ground our ratings based on the evidence collected and the T-TESS rubric.

Phase 1 Eligible Teachers

 

Elementary

Middle 

High School

 

General Education 

K-5th Math

6th-8th Math, Algebra I

K-5th Reading

6th-8th ELAR, English I, II

SCE Reading and Math

 

6th-9th Math

6th-10th Reading

ESL

K- 5th Dual, Bilingual, ESL and Newcomer

6th- 8th ESL and Newcomer

9th- 10th ESL and Newcomer

Special Education

K-10th Collaborative and ALE/AU (in qualifying classes listed above)

Growth Measures in reading and math as determined by % of students who met or exceeded expected growth using NWEA MAP and/or TEA Transition Tables. If a teacher administers more than one assessment, then take the higher of the two percentages. In order to be eligible, a teacher must have a minimum of 5 students assigned to them.

Phase 1 by Course and Level

COURSECRS_NAMEService_IDSTATE_ID_DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION
1005LANG ARTS K02625001English Language Arts and Reading, Kindergarten 
1505READING K02625001English Language Arts and Reading, Kindergarten 
1505CREADING K C02625001English Language Arts and Reading, Kindergarten 
1011LANG ARTS GR 102625010English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 1 
1511READING GR 102625010English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 1 
1511CREADING GR 1 C02625010English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 1 
1012LANG ARTS GR 202625020English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 2 
1512READING GR 202625020English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 2 
1512CREADING GR 2 C02625020English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 2 
1013LANG ARTS GR 302625030English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 3 
1513READING GR 302625030English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 3 
1513CREADING GR 3 C02625030English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 3 
     
1014LANG ARTS GR 402625040English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 4 
1514READING GR 402625040English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 4 
1514CREADING GR 4 C02625040English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 4 
1015LANG ARTS GR 502625050English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 5 
1515READING GR 502625050English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 5 
1515CREADING GR 5 C02625050English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 5 
1002CONCEPTS OF LANG ARTS 280000ELAElementary Language Arts 
1006CONCEPTS OF LANG ARTS PK-180000ELAElementary Language Arts 
1016CONCEPTS OF LANG ARTS 3-580000ELAElementary Language Arts 
1502CONCEPTS OF READING 28000READElementary Reading 
1506CONCEPTS OF READING PK-18000READElementary Reading 
1516CONCEPTS OF READING 3-58000READElementary Reading 
COURSECRS_NAMEService_IDSTATE_ID_DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION
2005MATH K02640005Mathematics, Kindergarten 
2005CMATH K C02640005Mathematics, Kindergarten 
2011MATH GR 102640010Mathematics, Grade 1 
2011CMATH GR 1 C02640010Mathematics, Grade 1 
2012MATH GR 202640020Mathematics, Grade 2 
2012CMATH GR 2 C02640020Mathematics, Grade 2 
2013MATH GR 302640030Mathematics, Grade 3 
2013CMATH GR 3 C02640030Mathematics, Grade 3 
2014MATH GR 402640040Mathematics, Grade 4 
2014CMATH GR 4 C02640040Mathematics, Grade 4 
2015MATH GR 502640050Mathematics, Grade 5 
2015CMATH GR 5 C02640050Mathematics, Grade 5 
2002CONCEPTS OF MATH 28000MATHElementary Math 
2006CONCEPTS OF MATH PK-18000MATHElementary Math 
2016CONCEPTS OF MATH 3-58000MATHElementary Math 
COURSECRS_NAMEService_IDSTATE_ID_DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION
1050LIT AND HEALTH PROFESSION ELA603200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1050CLIT AND HEALTH PROFESSION ELA6 C03200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1050CDLIT AND HEALTH PROFESSION ELA6 CD03200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1051LIT AND HEALTH PROFESSION ELA703200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 7 
1051CLIT AND HEALTH PROFESSION ELA7 C03200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 7 
1051CDLIT AND HEALTH PROFESSION ELA7 CD03200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 7 
1052LIT AND HEALTH PROFESSION ELA803200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8Active 2025-2026
1052CLIT AND HEALTH PROFESSION ELA8 C03200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8Active 2025-2026
1052CDLIT AND HEALTH PROFESSION ELA8 CD03200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8Active 2025-2026
1061ELA 603200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1061CELA 6 C03200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1061CDELA 6 C D03200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1061ALECONCEPTS ELA 603200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1061APPAPPLIED ELA 603200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1061NCELA NC 603200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1062GLOBAL LITERACY I: MULTI LIT03200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1062CGLOBAL LITERACY 1: MULTI LIT C03200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1062 CDGLOBAL LITERACY 1: MULTI LIT CD03200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1066ADV ELA 603200510English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1071ELA 703200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 7 
1071CELA 7 C03200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1071CDELA 7 C D03200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 7 
1071ALECONCEPTS ELA 703200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1071APPAPPLIED ELA 703200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1071NCELA NC 703200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 6 
1076ADV ELA 703200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 7 
1077ADV ELA 7 GT03200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 7 
1096GLOBAL LITERACY II: CCP03200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 7 
1096CGLOBAL LITERACY II: CCP C03200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 7 
1096CDGLOBAL LITERACY II: CCP CD03200520English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 7 
1084ELA 803200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8 
1084CELA 8 C03200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8 
1084CDELA 8 C D03200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8 
1084ALECONCEPTS ELA 803200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8 
1084APPAPPLIED ELA 803200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8 
1084NCELA NC 803200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8 
1087ADV ELA 803200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8 
1097GLOBAL LIT III: INQRY AND DISC03200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8 
1097CGLOBAL LIT III: INQRY AND DISC C03200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8 
1097CDGLOBAL LIT III: INQRY AND DISC CD03200530English Language Arts And Reading, Grade 8 
1567BASLITERACY SKILLS 6 BASIC03273410Reading Elective, Grade 6Supplemental/Dyslexia
1567INTLITERACY SKILLS 6 INTERMEDIATE03273410Reading Elective, Grade 6
1568READING 6 SCE03273410Reading Elective, Grade 6Supplemental Reading
1575BASLITERACY SKILLS 7 BASIC03273420Reading Elective, Grade 7Supplemental/Dyslexia
1575INTLITERACY SKILLS 7 INTERMEDIATE03273420Reading Elective, Grade 7
1579READING 7 SCE03273420Reading Elective, Grade 7Supplemental Reading
1587BASLITERACY SKILLS 8 BASIC03273430Reading Elective, Grade 8Supplemental/Dyslexia
1587INTLITERACY SKILLS 8 INTERMEDIATE03273430Reading Elective, Grade 8
1589READING 8 SCE03273430Reading Elective, Grade 8Supplemental Reading
1663ELD 6 BEGINNER03273410Reading Elective, Grade 6Supplemental EB
1664ELD 6 INTERMEDIATE03273410Reading Elective, Grade 6Supplemental EB
1665ELD 7 BEGINNER03273420Reading Elective, Grade 7Supplemental EB
1666ELD 7 INTERMEDIATE03273420Reading Elective, Grade 7Supplemental EB
1667ELD 8 BEGINNER03273430Reading Elective, Grade 8Supplemental EB
1668ELD 8 INTERMEDIATE03273430Reading Elective, Grade 8Supplemental EB
1672ELD 6 ADVANCED03273410Reading Elective, Grade 6Supplemental EB
1673ELD 6 ADVANCED HIGH03273410Reading Elective, Grade 6Supplemental EB
1674ELD 7 ADVANCED03273420Reading Elective, Grade 7Supplemental EB
1675ELD 7 ADVANCED HIGH03273420Reading Elective, Grade 7Supplemental EB
1676ELD 8 ADVANCED03273430Reading Elective, Grade 8Supplemental EB
1677ELD 8 ADVANCED HIGH03273430Reading Elective, Grade 8Supplemental EB
9093ELD A/AH AVID EXCEL 603273410Reading Elective, Grade 6Supplemental EB
9094ELD A/AH AVID EXCEL 703273420Reading Elective, Grade 7Supplemental EB
COURSECRS_NAMEService_IDSTATE_ID_DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION
2026STEM MATH 602640060Mathematics, Grade 6 
2026CSTEM MATH 6 C02640060Mathematics, Grade 6 
2060MATH 602640060Mathematics, Grade 6 
2060ALECONCEPTS MATH 602640060Mathematics, Grade 6 
2060APPAPPLIED MATH 602640060Mathematics, Grade 6 
2060CMATH 6 C02640060Mathematics, Grade 6 
2062ACCELERATED MATH 602640060Mathematics, Grade 6 
2068MATH 6 SCE02640060Mathematics, Grade 6Supplemental Math
2070MATH 703103000Mathematics, Grade 7 
2070ALECONCEPTS MATH 703103000Mathematics, Grade 7 
2070APPAPPLIED MATH 703103000Mathematics, Grade 7 
2070CMATH 7 C03103000Mathematics, Grade 7 
2072ACCELERATED PRE-ALGEBRA03103100Mathematics, Grade 8 
2076STEM PRE-ALGEBRA03103100Mathematics, Grade 8 
2076CSTEM PRE-ALGEBRA C03103100Mathematics, Grade 8 
2078MATH 7 SCE03103000Mathematics, Grade 7Supplemental Math
2080PRE-ALGEBRA03103100Mathematics, Grade 8 
2080ALECONCEPTS PRE-ALGEBRA03103100Mathematics, Grade 8 
2080APPAPPLIED PRE-ALGEBRA03103100Mathematics, Grade 8 
2080CPRE-ALGEBRA C03103100Mathematics, Grade 8 
2083MATH BRIDGE I03103100Mathematics, Grade 8 
2083DLMATH BRIDGE I DL03103100Mathematics, Grade 8 
2088PRE-ALGEBRA SCE03103100Mathematics, Grade 8Supplemental Math
2121ADV MS ALGEBRA I03100500ALG 1 
2123STEM MS ALGEBRA I 03100500ALG 1 
2123CSTEM MS ALGEBRA I C03100500ALG 1 
COURSECRS_NAMEService_IDSTATE_ID_DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION
1100ENGLISH 103220100ENG 1 
1100 ESLENGLISH 1 SHELTERED03220100ENG 1 
1103ENGLISH 1 C03220100ENG 1 
1111ENGLISH 1 M03220100ENG 1 
1120ADV ENG 103220100ENG 1 
1121ADV ENG 1 M03220100ENG 1 
1170ENGLISH 1 SOL03200600ENG1 SOL 
1200ENGLISH 203220200ENG 2 
1200 ESLENGLISH 2 SHELTERED03220200ENG 2 
1203ENGLISH 2 C03220200ENG 2 
1212ENGLISH 2 M03220200ENG 2 
1220ADV ENG 203220200ENG 2 
1223ADV ENG 2 M03220200ENG 2 
1270ENG 2 SOL03200700ENG2 SOL 
1590READING I SCE03270700READ1Supplemtal Reading
1592READING 2 SCE03270800READ2Supplemtal Reading
1595LITERACY SKILLS 903270700READ ISupplemental Reading/Dyslexia
1597READING I SOL03270700READ1Supplemtal Reading EB
1598READING II SOL03270800READ2Supplemtal Reading EB
9121ELDA-A03200800ELDA1English Language Development and Acquisition (First time taken) must be enrolled in English I at the same time
9122ELDA-B03200810ELDA2English Language Development and Acquisition (Second time taken) Must be inrolled in English 2 at the same time
9251BASIC ENG 103220100ENG 1 
9252BASIC ENG 203220200ENG 2 
9351APPLIED ENG 103220100ENG 1 
9356APPLIED ENG 203220200ENG 2 
9363CNCPT READING 103270700READ1 
9364CNCPT READING 203270800READ2 
9435CNCPT ENG 103220107ENG 1 
9474CNCPT ENG 203220207ENG 2 
COURSECRS_NAMEService_IDSTATE_ID_DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION
2150ALGEBRA 103100500ALG 1 
2155ALGEBRA 1 C03100500ALG 1 
2160ADV ALG 103100500ALG 1 
2161ADV ALG 1 M03100500ALG 1 
2170ALGEBRA I 903100500ALG 1 
2171ALGEBRA 1 9 M03100500ALG 1 
9203BASIC ALG 103100500ALG 1 
9210APPLIED ALG 103100500ALG 1 
9436CNCPT ALG 103100507ALG 1 
2883STRATEGIC LEARNING FOR MATHN1110030STRATEGIC LEARNING FOR MATHSupplemental Math

Three Levels of Designation + Funds

Recognized Badge
Exemplary Badge
Master Badge

90% of TIA funds will go directly to teacher who earned the TIA designation.

Which assignments are included?

 

Elementary

Middle

High School

General Education

K-5th Math

6th-8th Math, Algebra I

K-5th Reading

6th-8th ELAR, English I, II

SCE Reading and Math

 

6th-9th Math

6th-10th Reading

ESL

K-5th Dual,
Bilingual, ESL,
and Newcomer

6th-8th ESL,
and Newcomer

9th-10th ESL,
and Newcomer

Special Education

K-10th Collaborative and ALE/AU
(in qualifying classes listed above)

How are designations earned?

T-TESS Summative (50%)
Classroom Student Growth (50%)

Growth Measures determined by % of students who met or exceeded expected growth using NWEA MAP and/or TEA Transition Tables. If a teacher administers more than one assessment, then take the higher of the two percentages. To be eligible, a teacher must have a minimum of 5 qualifying students.
 

Northside T-TESS Calendar for 2024 - 2025

Weeks 1 – 6 (Aug. 19 - Sept. 27, 2024)

  • Teacher Orientation
    • Conducted no later than the first three weeks of school and at least two weeks before the first observation.
    • Aug. 19 - Sept. 6, 2024
  • Teacher Professional Goal (TPG) and Student Learning Objective (SLO)
    • Submitted to the appraiser for approval within six weeks from the day of completion of the orientation.
    • A TPG/SLO Conference is required for teachers in their first year of appraisal under T-TESS and those new to the district.
  • Informal Observations and Walkthroughs
    • Ongoing feedback to support and develop teacher practices.
  • SLO Data Collection
    • Collect baseline data on students.
    • Aug. 19 - Sept. 27, 2024

 

Weeks 7 through End-of-Year Conference (Sept. 30, 2024 - May 7, 2025)

  • Teacher Orientation for Late Hires
    • Late hires (between Oct. 1 and Jan. 31) receive one observation only, regardless of teaching experience.
    • Hires after Jan. 31 receive walkthroughs only.
  • Teacher Professional Goal (TPG) and Student Learning Objective (SLO) for Late Hires
    • Submitted to the appraiser within six weeks from the day of completion of the orientation.
  • Ongoing Review and Collection
    • Ongoing review of teacher and student data.
    • Review of TPG/SLO plan to assess progress towards goals, professional development impact, and teacher/student performance.
    • Collection of evidence to support Domain IV from teacher and appraiser.
  • SLO Data Collection
    • Collect mid-year data on students.
    • Collect end-of-year data on students.
    • Two reflections must be completed by the teacher and reviewed by the appraiser during the school year. Dates for completing reflections are set by campus administration.
  • Informal Observations and Walkthroughs
    • Ongoing feedback to support and develop teacher practices.
  • Formal Observations
    • Window: Sept. 9, 2024 - March 21, 2025.
    • Prohibited in the two weeks following orientation, the day before an extended holiday (Nov. 22 and March 7), and the two days prior to Winter Break (Dec. 19 and 20).

 

At Least 15 Days Prior to the Last Day of Instruction (Before May 7, 2025)

  • End-of-Year Conference Timeline for All Teachers
    • March 24 - May 7, 2025
  • End-of-Year Conferences
    • Mandatory and must be held 15 days prior to the last day of instruction.
    • A written summative annual appraisal report will be provided to the teacher within 10 working days of the conclusion of the end-of-year conference and shared no later than 15 days before the last day of instruction.
    • The written summative annual appraisal report must be shared no later than May 7, 2025.
  • Informal Observations and Walkthroughs
    • Ongoing feedback to support and develop teacher practices.

 

Title: 2025-2026

Weeks 1 - 6

  • Teacher Orientation
    • For teachers new to T-TESS, the district, and when district policy has changed from the last orientation.
    • Conducted no later than the first three weeks of school and at least two weeks before the first observation.
  • Teacher Professional Goal (TPG) and Student Learning Objective (SLO)
    • Returning teachers review the goal(s) established at the EOY Conference to determine if changes are needed, and submit within the first six weeks of instruction.
    • New teachers are guided through the TPG/SLO process to self-assess, develop goals, and establish a professional development plan, then submit within six weeks of orientation.
  • SLO Data Collection
    • Collect baseline data on students.

How TIA Works

Three Levels of Designation

Three Levels of Designation
Recognized
Exemplary
Master

3K - 32K

$3.000 to $32,000
Annual additional funding for each designated teacher

Prioritizes Hard-to-Staff Positions

Prioritizes Hard-to-Staff Positions
Greater funding for high-needs and rural campuses

Teacher Focused Funding

Teacher Focused Funding
90% of all TIA funds go towards teacher pay

Five Year Validity

Five Year Validity
Teachers retain designations for 5 years regardless of placement