Teacher Incentive Allotment - YES Prep Public Schools

YES Prep was one of the first districts in the state of Texas to be approved for participation in The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA)! The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) provides an accessible pathway for effective teachers to earn a higher income while remaining in the classroom. This means that based on our teacher salary scale, upon their 3rd year in the role, teachers in an eligible course can earn up to:

3 years of experience: $94,500
5 years of experience: $96,000

10 years of experience: $99,000
15 years of experience: $101,500

The Opportunity

Teachers can earn a designation of “Recognized,” “Exemplary,” and “Master” based on their student growth and performance on the Instructional Excellence Rubric.

Teachers who earn a TIA designation receive an allotment of up to $32,000 each year for 5 years so long as they remain a classroom teacher in an eligible course. Here’s what each level of designation can earn yearly!

_{*YES Prep teachers keep 90% of their total allotment (YES Prep Southside teachers keep 100%). In many surrounding districts, that 90% is used to supplant overall teacher salary and does not go straight to the designee.}

TIA Eligible Courses at YES Prep

YES Prep Teachers must teach one section a day of the courses below to be eligible for designation:

Elementary:

Pre-K – 2nd grade self-contained
2nd – 5th grade ELAR/SLAR/Fundations
2nd – 5th grade Math
5th grade Science
K – 5th grade Elementary Intervention

Secondary:

6-8th Grade Math
6-8th Grade ELA
English I, English II
Algebra I
6-8th Grade Reading Intervention
8th grade Science
8th grade Social Studies
US History
Biology
AP US History
AP World History
AP English Language
AP English Literature
AP Spanish Language
AP Statistics
AP Calculus AB
AP Environmental Science

Special Populations:

Special Education - Inclusion
Special Education - Self- Contained

How Teachers Are Designated

Teachers earn a TIA designation in eligible courses through student growth and performance on the Instructional Excellence Rubric. We use the following assessments to measure student growth based on course: