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McAllen ISD explains TIA data submission as teachers and union express confusion over cut points
Summary
District staff presented the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) 2024–25 data submission, explaining expanded eligibility and the data‑driven basis for local cut points; teachers and McAllen AFT said post‑data adjustments and limited communication left educators feeling blindsided.
McAllen Independent School District officials on Nov. 11 defended their Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) data submission and described steps to improve teacher communication after months of concern from staff and the union.
John Grassi, the district’s TIA instructional facilitator, told the Board of Trustees the district expanded the pool of eligible teachers from about 750 in year one to 1,239 in year two and proposed 406 new designations for the 2024–25 submission. He said the district’s data distribution shifted ‘to the right’ because multiple assessments were added (from one MAP assessment to 11 assessments for the current capture), which raised local cut points relative to the state minimums and is why local thresholds can differ from published state minima.
Grassi described the TIA validation steps…
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