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JJ Maldonado
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Austin ISD is thrilled to announce our official acceptance into the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) through the Texas Education Agency. TIA was created by the Texas Legislature as part of House Bill 3 to provide a pathway for top-performing teachers to earn higher salaries and help districts attract and retain highly effective teachers.

Our teachers will now have opportunities to benefit from this state program, which rewards top-performing teachers with higher salaries, helping attract and retain incredible talent. In Austin ISD, recognizing and compensating our teachers is a huge part of our mission, vision and values. 

“Our kids deserve the best teachers, and our teachers deserve to be compensated for the incredible work they do,” Austin ISD Chief Talent Strategy Officer Brandi Hosack said. “We’re excited to be a part of the TIA system which encourages teachers to stay in the classroom. Our hope is they continue to do the best work of their careers in Austin ISD.”

TIA designates high-performing teachers as Recognized, Exemplary or Master based on appraisal and student growth data submitted by Austin ISD.

• These designations bring additional funding to the district, with 90% going directly to the teacher if they stay in a TIA-eligible role.

• Eligible Teachers can earn $3,000–$28,000 per year through TIA.

Austin ISD will use a phased-in approach for implementation. For the first year, Austin ISD analyzed the 2023–24 appraisal and student growth data for general education teachers in the following roles: 

• K-3 Reading 

• K-3 Math 

• STAAR Math, Grades 4-8

• STAAR Reading, Grades 4-8

• STAAR Science, Grade 5

• STAAR Science, Grade 8

• STAAR Social Studies, Grade 8

• STAAR EOC: English I

• STAAR EOC: English II

• STAAR EOC: Algebra I

• STAAR EOC: Biology

• STAAR EOC: U.S. History

From those positions, over 600 teachers representing 95% of campuses met the approved appraisal and student growth standards to be submitted for TIA designation. 

What’s next?

• Eligible teachers will receive notification once final allotments are released by TEA.

• This year we’re capturing data for Special Education teachers and Content/Dyslexia Interventionist roles supporting the general education areas implemented in our first year so that we can expand our TIA eligibility in 2025-26.

• All teachers remain part of our locally-funded Professional Pathways for Teachers (PPfT) for additional compensation.

Austin ISD is committed to leading Central Texas in teacher recognition, retention and compensation. This is just the beginning of a new era for our educators and students.

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