Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA)
Teacher Incentive Allotment
The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), established by the 86th Texas Legislature through House Bill 3 in 2019, is designed to recruit, support, and retain effective teachers, especially in high-needs and rural schools.
Madisonville CISD’s implementation of TIA is a strategic effort to:
- Attract and retain top educators by offering competitive, performance-based compensation.
- Improve student outcomes through a focus on growth and instructional excellence.
- Support rural and high-needs education by providing resources to overcome geographic and socioeconomic challenges.
- Empower teachers by offering recognition, financial incentives, and a clear path for professional growth.
MCISD is currently in the application year (25/26). Gaining TIA is a multi-year process. Providing our application is approved, the following year (26/27) is reserved for data caputure. Data is collected for each eligible teacher: appraisal data and student growth data. If a teacher’s data is aligned, that teacher may be nominated for designation (27/28).
TIA offers financial recognition to top-performing teachers based on designation level:
Master Teacher
Exemplary Teacher
Recognized Teacher
Acknowledged Teacher
Funding varies from district to district and campus to campus. Funding is based on a the school’s rural status and economic needs.
Once a teacher earns a designation, it is applied to their SBEC teaching certificate and remains valid for five years. The designation is not tied to a specific grade level, subject area, campus, or district, meaning teachers can change teaching assignments or move to another district and still retain their designation.
As MCISD navigates the TIA process, additional infomation, including the Field Guide, will be posted on this page.
For more information about TIA, please visit official TIA website.