College Station ISD established a TIA committee in Fall 2020 consisting of teachers, campus leaders, district leaders, and school board members who worked to develop the district’s application for our initial participation in the TIA system.

Committee Determinations

• Developing a system that includes all teachers is our ultimate goal
• Starting with a more narrow scope during Year 1 was necessary
• T-TESS is our teacher observation & evaluation system and meets the requirements of TIA
• Existing measures of student performance that are “valid and reliable” include: CIRCLE, MAP, District-Benchmarks, MusicFirst, Precision and ICEV exams
• No optional “additional factors” were included

Year 1 Process

Initial approval of a TIA program in CSISD was approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in August 2021. The district started its Year 1 data collection during the 2021-22 school year. In Fall 2022, CSISD submitted Year 1 data for final approval that was confirmed in February 2023. Later in Spring 2023, the district received notification of designated teachers and payout amounts. Year 1 designees received payouts in August 2023.

While the scope of the district’s initial application was restricted to those teachers who work in assignments where reliable and valid measures of student performance are already in place, the district has worked to expand this system to include more teachers at various levels and teaching assignments.