Houston Independent School District has introduced a new Pay For Performance compensation plan directed at teachers for the next school year.

Under the new pay-for-performance model, teacher salaries will be based on individual effectiveness rather than seniority. The district’s Teacher Excellence System (TES), already in use ...

Houston ISD will compensate its more than 10,000 teachers based on performance rather than tenure starting in the 2026-27 school year, an overhaul that could mean significantly more pay for the ...

The district announced the release of a new Pay for Performance model, which will pay teachers based on the success of their students. The new payment structure will replace the current ...

Houston ISD is instituting a pay-for-performance model for teachers in the 2026-2027 school year, meaning teachers' compensation will be linked to their effectiveness in the classroom, the HISD ...

or use data points beyond test score growth, Ferguson said. Those grant awards are meant as trials to see if different approaches work. And while the performance pay system is still being ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The school district is moving forward with plans to pay teachers based on student performance, but some educators disagree with the new "teacher pay performance model." ...

The Houston Independent School District has approved a pay-for-performance plan for its teachers that could pay certain educators a range from $64,000 to $100,000 starting in 2026.