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.

Evant ISD wants to recruit, retain, and REWARD high-quality teachers. We want to provide ongoing opportunities for teacher professional growth and continually strive to improve student outcomes. 

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.

There are two ways to earn designations with the Teacher Incentive Allotment.

1. District Created Plan

   • Teaching position included in the plan, T-TESS Observations, and Data Collection.

   • Most work falls on district admin. 

2. National Board Certification

   • Independent of school TIA plan. Consists of 4 components to pass and gain certification. 

   • Components: Content Test, Differentiated Instruction, Teaching Practice and Learning Environment, Effective and Reflective Practitioner. 

   • Learn more about National Board Certification on our NBC page

   • TIA Designation Cap: Recognized

Q: What if I have my NBC and am in our district plan? Do I get both amounts of money?

• A: No, you will receive the higher amount based on your designation.

For more information about designations and eligibility, please visit:  About the TIA (tiatexas.org)