• You are able to pursue again and complete the same process if you want.

My score is not eligible for the highest designation

• You are able to pursue again and complete the same process if you want.

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The teachers in the following content areas are eligible to receive a TIA designation. For a detailed overview of KISD's Teacher Incentive Allotment program, check out the field guide.

• K-12 RLA
• K-8 Math & Algebra I, II and Geometry

• Pre-K4
• 5th Science, 8th Science and Biology
• Algebra II and Geometry
• 8th Social Studies and US History

These requirements do not take the place of your campus T-TESS appraisal.

• Have 1 informal 15-minute observation
• Have at least 1 formal 45-minute observation by a committee * may be a swivl video if you are not pursuing a designation
• Administer BOY, MOY & EOY growth assessments

Requirements for teachers who are pursuing a TIA designation:

1. Observations

• 1 informal 15-minute observation by a committee of 4 appraisers
• 1 formal 45-minute observation by a committee of 4 appraisers

• Administer BOY, MOY and EOY growth assessments
• Meet student growth target (55%, 70% or 80%)

3. Leadership Portfolio

• completion of leadership component

• The BOY, MOY, and EOY Circle assessments will be utilized to measure student growth on the following subtests: Math (including all subtests), Language and Communication Domain (including all subtests), and Domain Emergent Literacy: Reading (including all subtests except Book and Print Awareness and Motivation to Read).

K-2 Math & RLA

• Students will take a BOY, MOY and EOY assessment through amplify (RLA) and NWEA (math). Growth scores are determined through the assessment vendor. Teachers will receive a combined growth score.

• Students will take a BOY, MOY, and EOY assessments through NWEA. Students will receive a RIT growth score (calculated by NWEA) after the EOY assessment.

3-8th RLA

• Students will take a BOY, MOY and EOY assessment through amplify (RLA). Composite growth is generated by the vendor.
  

• Students will take a BOY, MOY, and EOY assessments through NWEA. Students will receive a RIT growth score (calculated by NWEA) after the EOY assessment.
  

8th Social Studies, US History & Biology

• The district has set growth standards by using the "half the gap" model. To determine growth, the difference between the BOY (released STAAR) assessment and EOY STAAR/EOC predicted score will be calculated for each student by the gap between a perfect score and each student's actual score using a "half the gap" method to determine expected growth targets.
  
• BOY assessment: STAAR/EOC released test
• EOY assessment: STAAR/EOC state assessment

English I-IV

• Students will take a BOY, MOY and EOY assessment through HMH. HMH generates a student growth score.

Information on how growth is calculated can be found using these links:

MAP Growth

Amplify

HMH

Circle Test

• Campus informational meetings will start in September-- an email will be sent out with more information soon.
• Teacher score cards will be emailed in September
• BOY testing has started for eligible content areas
• Informal Observations will start in October