Education
BY ANGELA BONILLA
Conroe ISD looks to expand Teacher Incentive Allotment program
What they’re saying
“We may have to invest in infrastructure to purchase more instruments to help us [expand the program].” CURTIS NULL, SUPERINTENDENT, CISD
Conroe ISD is examining its Teacher Incentive Allotment program and how it might be able to grow the program to o er higher pay to more qualifying teachers. CISD teachers did not receive a raise in 2023-24. In the spring, the district was granted approval from the Texas Education Agency for a total of 267 teachers to receive designation through the program after completing a three-year process. The TIA was created by House Bill 3 in 2019 as part of the 86th Texas legislative session and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott. The TEA website states the program’s goal is providing outstanding teachers an accessible pathway to a six- gure salary. According to the TEA, the school of a teacher
TIA programs include:
3 designation levels based on teaching e ectiveness: Master, Exemplary or Recognized $3,000-$32,000 in state funding for each designated teacher Prioritization for high-need and rural campuses 90% of state funding from the program must be spent on teacher compensation on the designated teacher’s campus
“The program is for the highest- performing teachers at our highest need campuses. We
were strategic when we chose those campuses.” TERRAL JACKSON, TIA ADMINISTRATION COORDINATOR
SOURCES: CONROE ISD, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY COMMUNITY IMPACT
who earned a designation through the TIA program receives additional funding from the state based on their level of designation.
What’s next
• Monitor systems to ensure data validation • Consider using more instruments to measure student growth • Add new components without overburdening teachers and administrators Null said the district will receive more data from its most recent round of qualifying teachers in spring 2025.
growth data is collected as part of the state’s validation process for the TIA program. During a presentation to the board Sept. 17, TIA Administration Coordinator Terral Jackson said the district will continue looking to: • Add additional campus and teacher assignments
The district began its TIA process in 2020 when it submitted a letter of intent to the state, according to the district’s website. Currently, CISD is focusing its TIA program on 26 campuses that have a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, according to discussion at the Sept. 17 board meeting. Teacher performance and student
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