Build a TIA system that works, and get it ready for submission. From early planning and stakeholder engagement to refining your framework and completing the April 2027 application, these workshops give you the tools, strategies, and hands-on support to succeed at every stage.
Join one or all sessions to strengthen your plan, align your team, and move forward with confidence.
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Ensuring a Strong TIA System
New, Expansion/Modification, or Renewal - From Planning to Implementation and Beyond
September 16, 2026
Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) Building the Why - Stakeholder Engagement and System Design Foundations
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Location: Maple
Participants will explore the rationale for pursuing TIA and learn how to engage key stakeholders early in the process to build understanding and buy-in. Depending on where the district is in the TIA journey, attendees will receive resources to guide the design of their district’s system or to help begin the process of expansion/modification or renewal applications.
This workshop is designed to support districts considering a new application, expansion/modification, or renewal application in April 2027.
Register for Workshop #402662
October 29, 2026
Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) Connecting the How - Teacher Observations and Student Growth
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Location: Maple
This session delves into the technical components of a TIA system, including best practices for teacher observation systems and an in-depth examination of student growth models, including district-created, third-party, and STAAR-based options.
This workshop is designed to support districts considering a new application, expansion/modification, or renewal application in April 2027. Participants will have the opportunity to analyze current data, evaluate available options, and begin planning and preparing for the April application process.
Register for Workshop #402694
December 2, 2026
Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) Finalizing the Framework - Spending Plans and District Supports
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Location: Birch
In this session, participants will bring together all the components of their district’s TIA plan. The focus will be on finalizing spending plans and outlining long-term district support structures for observation calibration, implementation of student growth measures, and annual system maintenance.
This workshop is designed to support districts considering a new application, expansion/modification, or renewal application in April 2027. Participants will have the opportunity to analyze current data, evaluate available options, and begin planning and preparing for the April application process.
Register for Workshop #402753
Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) Application Submission Overview
Join Region 7 for a series of monthly TIA Team Meetings in January, February, and March in anticipation of the April 2027 application for Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). Each session will begin with guidance from Region 7 TIA specialists and DMAC team members, who will walk participants through the key components of the application, ensuring they have the necessary tools, insights, and clarity for success.
In the afternoon, district TIA teams will have the opportunity to complete the various tabs of the TIA Application within the TIA Online Portal. These work sessions offer districts the opportunity to make tangible progress, exchange ideas, ask questions, and check off critical items on the application’s to-do list. To get the most out of each session, we encourage LEAs to bring their full core TIA team.
These workshops are designed to support districts considering a new application, expansion/modification, or renewal application in April 2027.
March 24, 2027
Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) Application Submission Overview
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Location: Birch
Join Region 7 for a series of monthly TIA Team Meetings in January, February, and March in anticipation of the April 2027 application for Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). Each session will begin with guidance from Region 7 TIA specialists and DMAC team members, who will walk participants through the key components of the application, ensuring they have the necessary tools, insights, and clarity for success. In the afternoon, district TIA teams will have the opportunity to complete the various tabs of the TIA Application within the TIA Online Portal. These work sessions offer districts the opportunity to make tangible progress, exchange ideas, ask questions, and check off critical items on the application's to-do list. To get the most out of each session, we encourage LEAs to bring their full core TIA team. These workshops are designed to support districts considering a new application, expansion/modification, or renewal application in April 2027.
Register for Workshop #402791
Data Capture Year Support
June 7, 2027
Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) Data Capture Year Support: My Application is Approved...Now What?
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Location: Dogwood
This workshop is for district TIA teams who submitted and received an approved application and are entering the data capture year. You will be guided by the TIA Team on understanding your application and applying those parameters to collect valid and reliable data as you prepare for data submission and validation. The afternoon is allotted for team planning.
Register for Workshop #409880
