Red Oak ISD outlines Teacher Incentive Allotment plan; district applies for state designation program
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Summary
District staff described the local designation system and application timeline for the state Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), including committee makeup, designation criteria and the three-year approval/capture timeline.
Lakisha Bass, Red Oak ISD Director of Intervention, presented the district's plans and local designation rubric for the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), a state program that provides additional pay for classroom teachers who earn local or state designations tied to student growth and performance.
Bass said the program is designed to keep effective teachers in the classroom by offering additional pay for recognized, exemplary and master designations; payouts the district cited ranged from approximately $3,000 to $32,000 depending on designation level and campus weighting. She said the state prioritizes funding for campuses with greater need (rural status and low socioeconomic measures), and TEA calculates per-teacher allotments annually.
District stakeholders developed a local designation system with a 36-member committee (29 teachers plus administrators and specialists) representing grade bands and content areas. Bass said the committee set a system where 50% of a teacher's designation score would be a classroom student-growth measure and 50% would be performance evaluations (T-TESS or similar). The committee recommended minimum combined scores for designations: recognized 3.7, exemplary 3.9 and master 4.5 on the district's scale. For K-3 reading and math the district will use i-Ready diagnostics for growth tracking; for grades 4-8 and high school tested courses, STAAR, Algebra I, English I/II and special education transition assessments will be used as appropriate.
Bass reviewed the program timeline: Red Oak ISD is in the pre-application/application year; if accepted by TEA the district will capture an academic year of student-growth data, and a payout year would follow (the district expects potential payouts beginning in August 2027). She said up to 90% of TIA funds must go to teachers; the district may retain up to 10% for program administration and teacher supports.
Board members asked clarifying questions about which grades and courses are eligible and about district supports for teachers seeking national board certification; Bass said national board-certified teachers would receive recognized-level status under the local system and described current district supports including a regional cohort and in-district mentor for candidates.
