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Pearland ISD outlines step-by-step expansion of Teacher Incentive Allotment program
Summary
Pearland ISD staff told trustees the district is "slow walking" expansion of local Teacher Incentive Allotment designations to ensure assessments are valid and to avoid losing state validation; the district reported $1.55 million generated last year and expects more than $2 million in 2025—6 if TEA approves pending submissions.
Leila Cubriel, coordinator for the Teacher Incentive Allotment local designation system, told the Pearland Independent School District Board of Trustees on Dec. 9 that the district is in year three of its local TIA program and is pursuing a cautious expansion of eligible teaching categories.
Cubriel said TIA — funded through House Bill 3 — gives teachers two pathways to designation (national board certification or a district-created local designation system) and requires that at least 90% of allotment funds go to teacher pay, with up to 10% retained by the district for implementation costs. "Once a teacher earns a designation, that designation is valid for five years, as long as they remain in a teaching role," Cubriel said during the…
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