4 Alto ISD teachers recognized for their excellent work inside the classroom
ALTO, Texas (KETK) – Four teachers with the Alto ISD were recognized for their incredible work in the classroom as the school year nears an end.
The teachers were recognized by the Texas Education Agency’s Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), which is a program that awards excellence in teaching and student achievements. The TIA strives to recruit and retain highly effective teachers in rural and high-need districts.
Teachers can earn designations at three levels, including recognized, exemplary, and master’s based on their classroom performance, student growth and rigorous evaluations. The designation will remain on a teacher’s Texas educator certificate for five years.
Courtesy of Alto ISD
Through the designation, teachers, along with the district, receive compensation funded entirely by the State of Texas. 90 percent of the funds go directly to the teachers, while ten percent of the funds are used to cover administrative costs.
The four Alto ISD teachers who earned TIA designations are:
- Mindy Scott, Master Teacher
- Sharon Delgado, Exemplary Teacher
- Emily Gound, Exemplary Teacher
- Clayton Norman, Exemplary Teacher
Alto ISD Superintendent Emeritus Kelly West spoke about the recognition her teachers received and the hard work they have put in all year to receive this honor.
“I am very proud of the work that has been done behind the scenes to make this multi-year process come to fruition,” West said. “District-level administrators and campus principals worked tirelessly to ensure that the student data and staff evaluations were submitted in a manner that proved the validity of the data through multi-layered statistical analysis.”
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