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Red Oak ISD TIA lead details expansion of Teacher Incentive Allotment and data-capture schedule
Summary
Laquisha Bass, TIA lead and Director of Grants and Section 504, briefed the board on the district—s first TIA data-capture year, planned expansions of eligible grade levels and assessments, and the district spending plan (90% of payouts to teachers, 10% retained to support program growth).
Laquisha Bass, Red Oak ISD—s Director of Grants and Section 504 and the district—s Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) lead, told trustees the district completed its first data-capture year for TIA, expanded eligible course categories for 2026—27 and will submit the captured data in October for a payout in July of the following year.
Bass outlined assessment tools and expansions: K—3 growth will use i‑Ready, grades 4—8 will use STAR transition/reporting tools (with added science and social-studies courses), and high-school course-designations will include Algebra I, English I/II, biology and U.S. history. The district will also add pre-K (Circle) and update assessment tools for life-skills and ECSE students to better match skill levels. Special-education resource and life-skills teachers remain part of the eligible pool; alternate instruments such as STAAR Alt and district-approved tools will be used where appropriate.
Payment structure and oversight: Bass said the state expanded TIA designations (House Bill 2) so the acknowledged category now covers the top 50% statewide; she also described base payouts (recognized increased from $3,000 to $5,000; exemplary increased from $6,000 to $9,000 at the state level). The district—s spending plan sends 90% of TIA allotments to designated teachers and retains 10% at the district level to fund program growth, professional development and additional diagnostic tools. When asked about consequences for manipulating test administration, Bass said district safeguards mirror state testing protocols and that certification loss is the state-level sanction for fraudulent testing practices.
Timeline: The district will begin data-capture year two in August, submit this year—s data in October, and expect validation results in February—March with payouts the following July. Trustees asked about monitoring and the district said it uses oath processes, proctoring and administrative oversight similar to state testing to deter manipulation.
The board heard several clarifying questions on payout timing, percentage split (90/10), eligibility for teachers joining from other districts and monitoring practices; administrators said the district notifies teachers of the district spending plan and provides training and technical supports for annual implementation.
