Toolkits

Our toolkits are meant for practitioners looking to deepen their impact through high-quality implementation of students-first education policy.

Accelerating Campus Excellence (ACE)

The Accelerating Campus Excellence initiative (ACE) is a school turnaround model that incentivizes a district’s most effective teachers and campus leaders to teach and lead at historically underperforming campuses.

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Strategic Evaluation Program (SEP)

A strategic evaluation system fairly and accurately evaluates teachers based on multiple measures, including student growth and student voice, and leads to meaningful differentiation of evaluation ratings (e.g., not all teachers are rated as effective).

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Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA)

House Bill 3 (HB 3), passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in June of 2019, established a Teacher Incentive Allotment with a stated goal of a six-figure salary for teachers who prioritize teaching in high needs areas and rural district campuses.

For more information about the Teacher Incentive Allotment, please visit www.TIATexas.org.

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High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) Implementation Toolkit

A Comprehensive Guide for Strengthening Curriculum Implementation

The HQIM Implementation Toolkit is designed to support district partners and education stakeholders in evaluating, adopting, and implementing high-quality instructional materials with fidelity and integrity. This toolkit provides actionable strategies, resources, and best practices for improving instructional quality, supporting professional learning, and closing gaps in student outcomes.

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Ending Discretionary Suspensions

The guide lays out the strategic process of phasing out suspensions, implementing human-centric processes, and collecting the quantitative and qualitative data necessary for system review and iteration.

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