Royse City ISD is pursuing participation in the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), with data collection beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, and teacher payouts beginning in Spring 2023. Royse City ISD has submitted the Teacher Incentive Allotment application to the Texas Education Agency. If approved, the TIA could lead to pay increases for qualifying teachers.

The TIA was created to “to help attract and keep effective educators in the classroom, so that the public schools implementing these systems would be able to identify their more effective educators and then provide incentives for them to teach at their most challenged campuses, increasing the equitable distribution of effective educators across the state. In short, the idea is to financially reward teachers that are highly successful in the classroom. House Bill 3 in 2019 was the legislation that brought the TIA into existence statewide.

How will eligible teachers be evaluated for TIA designations?

Royse City ISD will utilize Teacher Evaluations and Student Growth for TIA Designation eligibility.

Teacher Evaluations (40%)

Student Growth (60%)

Teacher Evaluation Chart

Dr. Sean Walker
Executive Director of Leadership Development
sean.walker@rcisd.org
972-636-2413

When would a teacher be eligible?

Any number of teachers may be put forth for designation under a local designation system if they meet the district’s designation criteria and the eligibility requirements under the rules defined by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). TEA does not cap or limit the number of designations a district may issue.

Teachers with an active National Board Certification may automatically be designated as Recognized if they meet the eligibility requirements under the rules defined by TEA.
Who is eligible to earn TIA designations?
How can teachers become eligible for TIA?
1. Most teachers can earn designations by becoming National Board Certified teacher. This pathway will allow a teacher to earn the designation of “recognized” under the TIA.
2. Teachers can also earn a Local Designation from Royse City ISD of "recognized", "masters" or "exemplary". These designations are good for 5 years and are attached to SBEC Teaching Certificates.