Texas Principal Certification (EC-12)

M.Ed. in Educational Leadership — UT Arlington

Texas Teacher Certification: Math/Physics, ESL Supplemental

16+ Years in Texas Public Education

Mathematics Educator & Data Analyst

Two-Time Statewide TIA Conference Presenter (25 ,26)

$8M+ in Annual TIA Allotments Grown

661 Designated Teachers (Up From 73)

ABOUT TEACHCENTIVE

Meet Stefan San Miguel

Founder & Principal Consultant, TeachCentive

TeachCentive was founded by Stefan San Miguel, who served as Alief ISD’s TIA Project Manager and Strategic Compensation Lead. He was the sole manager of the district’s TIA program for roughly 2,000–2,600+ teachers across 46 campuses and about 36,000 students.

As TIA Project Manager, Stefan led system design, implementation, validation, TEA submissions, data reporting, dashboards, compensation modeling, teacher communications, and stakeholder engagement across the district.

During his tenure, Stefan increased designated teachers from 73 to 661 — a designation rate increase from 3% to 34% — grew annual TIA allotments from about $560,000 to over $8 million, and reduced local designation costs by roughly $300,000.

He holds a Texas Principal Certification (EC-12), an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from UT Arlington, and Texas Teacher Certifications in Mathematics/Physics with an ESL Supplemental certification. Stefan has presented at the Texas TIA Conference in consecutive years and helps districts build systems that recognize exceptional educators, strengthen retention, and improve student outcomes.

Founder & Principal Consultant, TeachCentive

Stefan San Miguel is the founder of TeachCentive and a Texas-certified teacher and principal with more than 15 years of experience in mathematics instruction, educational leadership, strategic compensation, and Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) implementation.

After serving as a math teacher, department chair, and campus TIA ambassador, Stefan transitioned into district leadership where he became the TIA Project Manager for Alief ISD.

As TIA Project Manager, Stefan managed all aspects of the district’s TIA program, supporting more than 2,000 teachers and approximately 36,000 students. He led system design, implementation, validation, TEA submissions, data reporting, dashboards, compensation modeling, teacher communications, and stakeholder engagement across the district.

Under Stefan’s leadership, Alief ISD expanded designated teachers from 73 to 661 and increased annual TIA allotments from approximately $560,000 to more than $8.3 million while strengthening district-wide support, transparency, and program sustainability.

Stefan has presented at the Texas TIA Conference in consecutive years and helps districts build systems that recognize exceptional educators, strengthen retention, and improve student outcomes.

A career built inside Texas public education.

Before launching TeachCentive, Stefan served Texas schools from multiple seats: classroom teacher, campus leader, district implementation partner, and TIA Project Manager.

That experience shapes the way he supports districts today: practical planning, clean data processes, clear documentation, and systems leaders can actually maintain after approval.

CONFERENCE RESOURCES

Advance. Enhance. TIA State Conference Presentations

Explore presentations delivered at the Advance. Enhance. 2026 TIA Conference, featuring real-world examples, implementation resources, and lessons learned from leading TIA and strategic compensation initiatives in a large Texas school district.

Beyond the Designation: Using TIA Tools and District Dashboards to Analyze Data

This session walks participants through how districts can move beyond basic reporting and use Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) data as a tool for strategic decision-making. Participants explore how to analyze TIA data using existing TEA tools to identify patterns, trends, and gaps across campuses, content areas, and designation levels. The session concludes with a live demonstration of how Alief ISD builds, displays, and shares TIA data using an interactive Google Looker dashboard.

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Turned Skepticism into Support for TIA

This session highlighted the communication and stakeholder engagement framework implemented in Alief ISD to increase educator understanding, participation, and support for TIA. The presentation included examples of district communications, engagement strategies, recognition programs, and implementation resources that contributed to the growth of the district’s TIA program. Originally presented at the Advance. Enhance. 2026 TIA Conference in collaboration with Nicole Pratt, EdFuel.

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WHAT MAKES TEACHCENTIVE DIFFERENT

Built on firsthand, in-district experience — not outside advising.

Full-lifecycle TIA experience, from system design to validation.

Practical implementation

This isn’t theoretical consulting. It’s implementation knowledge earned by actually running a large, complex TIA program end-to-end, including TEA submission cycles, PEIMS/TSDS coding, compensation modeling, and stakeholder rollout that most vendors only advise on secondhand.

Clear, defensible systems

TeachCentive helps districts turn complex rules into decision processes that are documented, repeatable, and understandable to stakeholders.

No unnecessary complexity

The goal is not to make TIA feel bigger. It is to make the work clearer, cleaner, and more manageable for district teams.

Ready to strengthen your TIA program?

If your district needs practical help building, refining, validating, or communicating its TIA system, TeachCentive can help turn the work into a clear plan.

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