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Bonham ISD outlines plan and timeline for Teacher Incentive Allotment application
Summary
District presenters detailed Bonham ISD’s Teacher Incentive Allotment application submitted April 13, explained designation levels and projected payouts, and said 90% of funds would go directly to teachers with local data capture if the state approves.
Bonham ISD staff presented the district’s Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) application and timeline, noting the application was submitted on April 13 as a "safe-in" approach to seek state funding that rewards effective teachers.
Doctor Jay (identified in the transcript presenting the TIA material) summarized that House Bill 3 created the teacher incentive allotment to boost teacher compensation and retention. The presentation described four potential designation levels for teachers (recognized, exemplary, master distinctions) and pay ranges attached to each level under the state program. The presenter said the district’s task force and TIA team — including Chris Dixon, Jenny Haggard and Jen Kirkpatrick — visited campuses, gathered staff feedback and recommended the district focus on the two state-mandated components (teacher observation and student growth) when building the local system.
The presenter described the application timeline: if Texas approves Bonham ISD’s application, next year would be the data-capture year and teacher payments would begin in August 2028. The district explained distribution plans: "90% will go directly to the teacher and the other 10% goes to... pre and post test, data capture, and TIA team support," and said the district plans to use Region 18 for data capture and will engage external partners for calibration (Region 10 and Texas Tech University were mentioned for calibration and review).
District staff also said the local designation should initially encompass about 30% of teachers and that national board-certified teachers would automatically be placed at the recognized level. The presenter acknowledged gaps staff identified and said the district will provide training so more teachers can understand the steps to reach each designation.
Board members heard the presentation as an informational item; there were no questions recorded in the transcript during the Q&A period.
The presentation cited House Bill 3 (86th Texas Legislature, 2019) as the legislative origin of the allotment and referenced a later legislative change (described in the transcript as House Bill 2) that added an additional designation level. The district’s application and the district task force work will guide whether Bonham ISD continues into the data-capture year and ultimately begins distributing teacher payments under TIA.
