Teachers that at a minimum, are coded 087 in PEIMS, spend at least 60% of their time on classroom instruction, are the Teacher of Record, and not currently designated by a local designation system unless being recommended for a higher designation are eligible for a TIA designation.

Designated teachers who move to a Role ID other than 087 will maintain their designation if their teacher SBEC certificate is valid. However they will not generate annual allotment funding if they are not in a 087 teaching role for that year of service.

Unlike certificates, designations are general. The designation will be placed on the teacher’s SBEC certificate and will not specify a certification area or subject/grade level. A teacher may change teaching assignments and will still generate allotment funding. The same applies to National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs).

Teacher designations are valid for five years. Within the five-year period, teachers may be put forth for a higher designation if their performance qualifies them, but they cannot be submitted for a lower designation. Some district spending plans may include variability based on continued performance levels.

Designated teachers who meet performance standards and district qualifications can be put forth for a new designation in their final year of designation. Once the designation expires, it will be removed from the SBEC certificate and allotment funding will no longer be generated.

Yes. There will be set points in time at which TEA will calculate the allotment for a teacher based on the teacher’s designation and school characteristics (socioeconomic tiers and rural status).

For the first year of a teacher’s designation, districts will be notified of funding amounts by designation level and campus in the spring, and funds will arrive the following September in settle-up.

Yes. Given that a school’s student enrollment changes yearly, the campus’s socioeconomic tier will be recalculated annually. As a reminder, this calculation uses the home addresses of students who attend a particular campus. Allotment funds for each designated teacher will be based on the campus, and not the individual students assigned to the designated teacher.

The state does not set a limit on the number of teachers that can receive TIA. However, TEA provided guidance on the percentage of teachers who should be assigned each designation.

The work we are undertaking to secure TIA funding for the district is a multi-year process. TIA Texas established a rolling application process, whereby districts can apply in one of the cohorts. Alief ISD is part of Cohort E. Below is a visual representation of the timeline.

The 2023-2024 school year is our TIA data submission year. All data collected in the 2022-2023 school year for the purpose of TIA, will be submitted via application to TEA for designation approval. 

For the 23-24 school year, the TIA team will continue to collaborate with stakeholders to ensure our district is informed about our data submission year. We will continue to share information regarding TIA via Schoology, Newsletters, Meetings, and the Alief TIA website.