2025-2026 Texas Strategic Compensation for Districts Grant

2025-2026 Texas Strategic Compensation for Districts Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Texas Education Agency
Amount: US $800,000
Last Updated: December 05, 2025

Summary

The 2025-2026 Texas Strategic Compensation for Districts Grant, awarded by the Texas Education Agency, aims to assist school districts in moving towards a compensation model that rewards educators based on effectiveness rather than tenure. This initiative supports local educational agencies, charter schools, and nonprofit organizations in fostering a more effective educational environment, ultimately enhancing the quality of teaching and administration across Texas.

Overview

The Texas Education Agency (TEA), as the pass-through entity, is the grantee from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and TEA awards subgrants to non-federal entities such as local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, charter schools, and education service centers, and to a lesser degree institutions of higher education (IHEs), and nonprofit organizations (NPOs) who are the agency’s subgrantees. 2025-2026 Texas Strategic Compensation for Districts Grant The Strategic Compensation for Districts Grant was developed to support larger school systems in transitioning from a step-and-ladder system, based on years of experience, to a system that supports teacher and administrator compensation based on educator effectiveness.

Eligibility

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