The Texas Education Agency (TEA) issued guidance June 12 regarding implementation of the new Teacher Retention Allotment (TRA) and Support Staff Retention Allotment (SSRA) provisions in House Bill (HB) 2 by Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Salado), the school finance bill passed by the 89th Legislature. Although TEA's "To the Administrator Addressed" letter cleared up some questions for public school employees, three specific areas remain unclear. On June 18, ATPE formally requested clarification from Commissioner of Education Mike Morath in a letter sent to the commissioner.
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Michael Spurlin
ATPE
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