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