District to give teachers 100% of TIA allotment; payouts moved to August

Corsicana ISD staff presented a Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) spending plan that will give teachers 100% of their TIA allotment this year, shift payout timing to August and set rules for forfeiture of funds when employees resign or are terminated.

A staff member told trustees that in prior years the district retained 10% of TIA allotments but, following review, the district will distribute 100% of the allotment to teachers this year. The presenter said that after required deductions such as taxes and TRS contributions, the net amount teachers receive still increases when the district does not retain the 10%.

"We're going to give the teachers 100% of their allotment, and the district will not keep their 10%," the staff member said, adding that the change will allow teachers to receive more money after payroll deductions.

The staff presenter also said the TIA payout will occur in August this year rather than in June. The presentation clarified that TIA funds forfeited when an employee resigns or is terminated (except when a teacher retires) return to the campus where they were issued; those funds may be used for sign-on bonuses in hard-to-fill areas or distributed to remaining TIA-eligible teachers at that campus.

Board members asked whether state guidance requires a district retention percentage; staff replied that keeping a portion for district use is optional and the district chose to distribute the full allotment to teachers this year because program administration costs had been covered by other funds.

Why it matters: This change affects teacher compensation timing and take-home pay calculations for TIA-eligible teachers and sets campus-level rules for forfeited funds.

The meeting record contains the presentation and Q&A; no formal board vote on the TIA spending plan is recorded in the provided transcript.