What is the Teacher Incentive Allotment?
The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) was created by the Texas Legislature as part of House Bill 3 to provide a realistic pathway for top teachers to earn six-figure salaries and to help attract and retain highly effective teachers at traditionally hard-to-staff schools.
To learn more about the Teacher Incentive Allotment, visit tiatexas.org.
Teacher Designations
Teacher designations generate additional teacher-focused allotment funding for districts to reward and retain their most effective teachers. Teachers earn designations through two different routes. First, National Board Certified teachers are eligible to earn a Recognized designation. Second, districts may designate their effective teachers when they are approved for a local teacher designation system. The approval process is multi-step and includes the submission of a system application to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and then a data validation process through Texas Tech University.
Recognized
Allotment:
$3,000-$9,000
Exemplary
Allotment:
$6,000-$18,000
Master
Allotment:
$12,000-$32,000
Click below to explore the Texas TIA Funding Map to see what your teachers could earn.
List of 2022-2023 Rural Texas Schools
2022-2023-Rural-Campus-List.xlsx
For more information about designations and eligibility, please visit: About the TIA (tiatexas.org)