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Alamo Heights details districtwide Teacher Incentive Allotment pathway for every teacher
Summary
District staff told the board the Alamo Heights plan adapts state Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) rules to create pathways for all teachers, including non‑tested subjects, and estimated implementation costs and timeline.
Dr. Jenny Walker, presenting to the Alamo Heights Independent School District Board of Trustees on May 14, outlined the district’s implementation of the state Teacher Incentive Allotment program and how the district is creating pathways for every teacher to qualify.
The plan matters because most Texas districts limit TIA to STAAR‑tested grades; Alamo Heights said it built assessment pathways for pre‑K through career and technical education and performing arts so "everyone, all of our social studies, everybody has a pathway forward," Walker said.
Walker told trustees that TIA requires two components for designation: a classroom observation (the district uses the ALMO IITAR observation tool called T Test) and a measure of student growth. She described…
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