Agenda
Below is the schedule for the TIA 2026 Conference.
Day 1 – Wednesday, June 10
Keynote Address, Breakout Sessions and Networking Social
Early Check-In
7:00am – 5:00pm
Keynote Address by TEA Commissioner Mike Morath
10:00am – 11:30am
Lunch
11:30am
Breakout sessions
12:45pm – 5:00pm
Networking Social
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Day 2 – Thursday, June 11
Day 2 – Thursday, June 11
Breakout Sessions
Breakfast
7:00am
Breakout Sessions
8:00am – 12:00pm
Lunch
12:15pm
Breakout Sessions
1:30pm – 4:15pm
Day 3 – Friday, June 12
Day 3 – Friday, June 12
1/2 Day with Closing Remarks
Breakfast
7:00am
Breakout sessions
8:00am – 10:45am
Closing Remarks by Keynote Dr. Goffney
11:00am – 12:30pm
Breakout Sessions
We’re excited to offer over X breakout sessions at this year’s Conference. Explore the session categories and presentation titles below to start planning your experience. Once registered, be sure to download the conference app to view the full schedule, session locations, and timing details.
Data Collection and Analysis
Aligning Instruction Evidence and Compensation for Sustainable TIA
Beyond the Designation: Using TIA Tools and District Dashboards to Analyze Data
Building a Data Culture – Using Multiple Designation Models to Understand TIA Data Validation
Building Electronic Rosters for Accurate Data and Teacher Verification
Data to Designation: Leveraging Metrics to Reward Top Teachers
From Data to Decisions: Resetting Evaluation Practices Through Systemwide Calibration
Lessons Learned: Data Submission in Rural Districts
Mess to Masterpiece – The Art of Data Prep and Validation
Real-Time TIA Validity: Linking Individual Teacher Growth and Evaluation Results Throughout the School Year
Research on Designation Decisions and Efficacy of TIA
TIA Data Decoded: A Year of Insights from Royse City ISD
Enhanced TIA & Strategic Compensation
Dallas ISD: Ask Me Anything
From Pilot to System: Building Enhanced TIA at Scale
How to Afford Enhanced TIA
Miles ISD Road Map to Strategic Compensation and Improving Outcomes
NEW 2026-27 Cohort Districts: The Strategic Compensation Journey Begins
Pay with Purpose: Strategic Compensation Aligned to District Priorities
Paying for Impact: Southwest ISD’s Principal Compensation Model
Performance-Based Compensation as a District System Imperative, not a Stand-Alone Program
Principal Strategic Compensation Plan – Let’s Do This!
Strategic Compensation Cohorts: Leveraging the Power of the Collective
Strategic Principal Compensation: Driving Leadership and Student Success
The Strategic Compensation Journey to Enhanced TIA
Stakeholder Engagement
Advance. Enhance. Engage: Leveraging Stakeholders, Data, and Communication to Strengthen TIA Systems
Building Buy In Through Stakeholder Led TIA Implementation
Continuous Improvement Through Shared Ownership and Action Planning
Cultivating Consensus: Strategies for Transparent Stakeholder Engagement in TIA
Designing Digital Toolkits That Drive TIA Stakeholder Engagement
Designing Sustainable Teacher Incentive Allotment Systems Through Cross-Department Collaboration
Designing Trust: How a TIA Design Team Improves Collaboration & Calibration
Designing Your Pathway to 100% Through Stakeholder Engagement
Designing Your TIA Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Equip. Engage. Execute: Trust-building Tools for Every TIA Stage
From Compliance to Commitment: Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement for Continuous Local Designation System Improvement
The Role Nobody Trained You For: Leading TIA
TIA Done Right: Hard Lessons and Honest Mistakes
Trust Transparency and TIA: Engaging Stakeholders and Strengthening Teacher Observation
Turning Skepticism Into Support for TIA
Student Growth Measures
Building Strong SLOs for TIA: A Model District’s Journey
Evidence That Counts: Strengthening SLO and Portfolio Alignment
From Chaos to Clarity—Our SLO Journey
From Designation to Acceleration: TIA Teachers Powering HB 1416 & HB 2
House Bill 8 Assessment Overview
Scoring Big on Teacher Growth and Texas Accountability
SLO Success: Validation, Calibration, and Practical Tools
The Power of Precision: Writing SLO Skills Statements That Matter
Unpacking Texas VAM: Turning Data into Insights
What’s New in Texas VAM: Exploring Expanded Reporting
System Expansion
All Means All: Expanding to Full TIA Eligibility
Crawl Walk Run Strategic Roadmap for Expanding Teacher Eligibility Assignments
Empower Teachers. Elevate Professional Growth. Transform Retention with TIA
Implementing TIA for CTE Teachers: Models for Success
Preparing for the Next Era of TIA
Scaling Success: Real-World TIA Expansion Lessons from a Large District
Scaling Success: Real-World TIA Expansion Lessons from a Small District Perspective
Scaling to Success: Expanding TIA to Non-Tested Content Areas
Strengthening Teacher Pathways Through PREP and TIA
TIA for ALL – A Small District Approach to TIA Expansion
Teacher Observation
Beyond Box-Checking: Building Growth-Centered T-TESS Systems
Coaching for Growth: The T-TESS + LIFT Connection
Connecting Growth, Observation, and Impact: A Mid-Year Approach to EOY TIA Success
Creating an Appraisal System that Supports Teacher Growth
Creating Instructional Alignment: A Practical Cheat Sheet for T-TESS Calibration & TeacherSupport
From Compliance to Impact: Using T-TESS to Strengthen Instructional Practice
From Observation to Impact: Developing Teachers and Strategically Staffing for Student Growth
From Practice to Payoff: Growing Teachers Through Observations and TIA
Operation Calibration
T-TESS 2 Pilot District Workshop
T-TESS Refresh: Strategic Updates to the Statewide Teacher Appraisal System
TIA & TTESS: Turning Stress into Success
Using Student Surveys to Inform Teacher Evaluations in Dallas ISD
