Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA)
Recognition and Reward for Excellence in Teaching
What is TIA?
Recognition and Reward for Excellence in Teaching
The Texas Legislature created the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) as part of House Bill 3 to provide a realistic pathway for top-performing teachers to earn higher salaries while helping districts recruit, reward, and retain highly effective educators.
Smithville ISD is a Cohort G district and submitted its approved Teacher Incentive Allotment application in April 2024. Working alongside a district stakeholder committee, SISD developed a local designation system that was approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
During the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 school years, Smithville ISD successfully completed its first two data capture years by collecting teacher performance and student growth data from eligible teachers. The district will submit its 2025–2026 data to TEA in October 2026 for state validation. During the 2026–2027 school year, SISD will begin its third data capture year, continuing to implement and refine its approved local designation system while supporting designated teachers and collecting teacher performance and student growth data to generate future designations and sustain the program.
The amount of additional compensation available to each designated teacher is determined by a state funding formula that considers both the teacher's designation level and the level of economic disadvantage at the campus where the teacher serves. Smithville ISD's approved TIA Spending Plan outlines how allotment funds will be distributed.
To learn more about Smithville ISD's local designation system, eligibility requirements, compensation model, and implementation timeline, please review the TIA Guidebook and TIA Overview resources. Additional information about the Teacher Incentive Allotment is available at https://tiatexas.org/.