At its April meeting, the TW Board of Directors recently recognized a group of talented young authors and outstanding teachers!

Alta Vista Elementary School students were honored as published authors. The campus held a red-carpet event for families on April 13 to showcase students who wrote and illustrated their stories and had their work published in hardcovers. Second-fifth graders wrote their own books, and pre-K and kindergarteners wrote classroom books.

The board also celebrated TW teachers who earned Texas Education Agency’s Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) designations. The TIA system provides an avenue for teachers to make additional compensation for exceptional performance, resulting in high levels of student achievement.

Of the 11 TW teachers, four qualify as Master, four are designated Exemplary, and three received Recognized designations. Once a teacher achieves a TIA designation, they will receive a cash award annually for five consecutive years, beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. Amounts are based on the designation earned and the student's socio-economic status at the teacher's campus.

Teachers at Transformation Waco who have earned a TIA designation include:

Master

Matthew Brewster, Brook Avenue Elementary

Kelsey Glass, J.H. Hines Elementary

Cheryl Bedsole, Brook Avenue Elementary

Casi Alley, J.H. Hines Elementary

Exemplary

Meagan Garcia, Brook Avenue Elementary

Kendra Allums, Alta Vista Elementary

Lorraine Randazzo, Indian Spring Middle

Judith Sanchez Diaz, Brook Avenue Elementary

Recognized

Paige Stanford, G.W. Carver Middle

Alma Picazo, Indian Spring Middle

Stephanie Marsteller, G.W. Carver Middle