Stakeholder engagement is essential to implementing the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). TIA’s success and sustainability rely on transparency, trust, and meaningful collaboration. Collaboration Counts When districts involve stakeholders early, they create stronger alignment with...
When it comes to the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), using data isn’t just a requirement; it’s the foundation of reliability, equity...
Conducting a Gifted and Talented (GT) program evaluation is essential for ensuring that your services meet the needs of the gifted students in your...
Not too long ago, my math block started the same way every day: students walked in, grabbed their notebooks, and started a warm-up. Some finished...
In a previous blog post, we discussed the importance of establishing a daily independent reading routine for your students. For teachers who have...
Reflecting on my early education, I remember math class as a place where we were expected to sit in neat rows, focus solely on our own papers, and...
You receive a letter from the school asking permission to test your child for the gifted and talented (GT) program. Or maybe you requested to have...
The Texas Accountability System comprises three parts or Domains: Domain 1: Academic Achievement, Domain 2: School Progress, and Domain 3: Closing...
The Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP) is a Texas Education Agency (TEA) created website providing teachers across Texas with free standards...
So, your district has adopted High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM). Now what? TEA defines full-subject high-quality materials as those that...
