By: Dr. Norma Martinez, Director of Communications

Goose Creek CISD is excited to announce that over 160 teachers will receive over $1.5 million in additional bonuses in recognition of their outstanding efforts in the classroom through the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) initiative.

The Teacher Education Agency (TEA) created the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) to provide additional funding for top-performing teachers. Eligible teachers can earn one of three levels of designation - Recognized, Exemplary, or Master. The purpose of TIA is to incentivize effective teachers to remain in the classroom and prioritize high-needs campuses.

Brooke Dockery, GCCISD’s Associate Director of Compensation, began the lengthy process in the Fall of 2021. A committee comprised of campus leaders and central administration staff was formed to create a local designation system and determine the measures for designations, as well as identify eligible teaching groups. The proposal was submitted to TEA in the Spring of 2022, and the district collected student classroom growth and teacher observation data during the 2022-2023 school year. GCCISD submitted the data to TEA in the Fall of 2023 and received notification last Friday that the data had been approved.

GCCISD is awaiting the next steps in notifying teachers who will be receiving a designation. Those who earn a designation will automatically receive bonuses for the next 5 years. The District also intends to expand eligible teaching groups in the future and recommend additional teachers for TIA designations using student growth and appraisal data.

For more information regarding Teacher Incentive Allotment, please visit tiatexas.org or contact Brooke Dockery at 281.420.4800