Corsicana ISD teachers honored through state program

Corsicana Daily Sun, Texas
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Apr. 12—More than four dozen Corsicana ISD teachers were recognized during Tuesday's meeting of the Board of Trustees for effectiveness in the classroom and impact on students through a Texas program called Teacher Incentive Allotment, which provides additional funding to teachers who earn local designations. The teachers can be rewarded on three levels: Master, Exemplary, and Recognized.

The TIA was created by the Texas Legislature with the goal of recruiting, retaining, and rewarding effective educators, especially on high needs and rural campuses.

"Tonight we recognize 50 Corsicana ISD teachers who have met and exceeded the criteria for recognition — which, for this group, are STAAR and/or MAP scores and classroom evaluations," said Dr. Diane Frost, Superintendent of Corsicana ISD schools. "For this group, only teachers who teach math and/or English language arts and reading on a grade level that has STAAR and/or MAP scores were eligible. One third of the eligible CISD teachers received TIA designations."

Next year the criteria are expanding eligibility to include all teachers of academic subjects, including special education, physical education, fine arts, and electives, she said.

Administrators Dr. Karen Kopp and Sean Kays were also recognized for their efforts behind the scenes creating the CISD plan based on TEA guidelines. Additionally, Frost thanked the District's principals for the hours of time devoted to classroom walks, evaluations, and campus direction.

The additional state funding could range from almost $5,000 per teacher to almost $23,000.

CISD teachers recognized Tuesday included:

Masters Level

Kelli Armstrong

Nina Arreola

Jamie Batey

Lisa Lamb

Exemplary Level

Melissa Anderton

Hope Barton

Kiameshea Brown

Angelia Campbell

Holly Cannon

Lori Cotten

Janice Fluharty

Jamie Fowler

Paula Fugate

Laura Green

Susan Griffin

Jennifer Hodge

Nicole Horn

Macie Hudson

Ericka Janak

Ayana Jones

Taylor Jones

Vanessa Juarez

Malisa Lichty

Monical McAnally

Andrea Richter

Raquel Rivera

Amelia Solis

Brett Sowell

Jennifer Travis

Margaret Watkins

Michelle Williams

Recognized Level

Shannon Coke

Caitlin Cook

Lora Ebadian

Jessica Gardner

Lindsey Hale

Claudia Hardin

Martha Hartley

Bethany Johnson

Cynthia Johnson

Sheneita Johnson

Abigail Lavene

Audrey Marx

Minerva Mirafuentes

Mahailey Oliver

Brittany Putman

Trish Serna

Jayme Simons

Betsy Thomason

Misty Vasquez