Human Resources

Serving the Texas City, La Marque and surrounding communities, the Texas City Independent School District is comprised of approximately 7,800 students and 1,250 employees at 14 campuses committed to providing a quality education to each student.

The Human Resources department serves both applicants and employees. We provide service in the areas of compensation, employee relations and both regular and substitute employment. The Human Resources department is also responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of human resource programs to include professional, paraprofessional and auxiliary staffing, wage and salary administration, leave administration, performance appraisal, and benefits.

Texas City ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in providing education or providing access to benefits of education services, activities and programs, including vocational programs, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act; and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975.

Texas City Independent School District offers career and technical education programs in the following areas: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources; Architecture and Construction; Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications; Business, Marketing, and Finance; Education and Training; Health Science; Hospitality and Tourism; Human Services; Information Technology; Law and Public Service; Manufacturing and STEM. Admission to these programs is based on student interest, aptitude, and space availability. It is the policy of TCISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in its career and technical education programs, services, or activities, and to provide equal access to all TCISD students. For more information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact: Jonette “Jodi” Douglas, Ed. S TCISD CTE Director 1400 9th Ave N, Texas City, TX 77590 Phone: 409-916-0025 Email: jdouglas@tcisd.org

Staff Directory

Lucy Diaz

Titles: Human Resources Specialist/Substitutes and Leaves

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Becky Fuller

Titles: District Receptionist/Volunteer Tracker

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Marcus Higgs

Titles: Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources

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Carrie Jones

Titles: Coordinator of HR/Benefits & Auxiliary Staffing

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Dewayne McGary

Titles: Director of Human Resources

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Liz Trader

Titles: Administrative Assistant-Certification Specialist

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2024-2025 Teachers of the Year

Congratulations to our 2025 Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year!

Elementary Teacher of the Year

Michael Nelson
Simms Elementary

Secondary Teacher of the Year

Heather Hooper
Blocker Middle School

Compensation Plans

Administrative-Professional Compensation Plan

Auxiliary Compensation Plan

Clerical-Paraprofessional Compensation Plan

Extra Duty Stipends

Certified Teacher Compensation Plan

Education Aide Tuition Exemptions

TCISD Aides can apply for tuition exemption as they work toward becoming a certified teacher. Texas City ISD Educational Aides who desire to become certified teachers, have worked as an Educational Aide for at least one year out of the past five and meet financial criteria may apply for tuition exemption.

This program is administered by the Division of Student Services at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Eligible staff members may contact the Human Resources Office at 409-916-0100 or visit the College for All Texans website and read more about education aide exemptions.

Student Loan Forgiveness for Employees

Every year the Texas Education Agency (TEA) produces a list of subject-matter teacher shortage areas and a list of designated low-income schools that are submitted to the US Department of Education (USDE). Teachers with certain types of student loans may qualify for partial loan forgiveness, deferment, or cancellation benefits. See if you qualify by visiting the TEA website.

Teacher Retirement

TRS
TRS FAQ

TRS

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) has been serving the needs of Texas public education employees for more than 70 years. In November 1936, voters approved an amendment to the Constitution of Texas creating a statewide teacher retirement system. With the passage of enabling legislation passed in 1937, TRS was officially formed.

More than 38,000 eligible teachers participated during TRS's first year of existence. The original responsibility of the System was to provide service and disability retirement benefits to teachers and administrators of the public school systems of Texas, including institutions of higher education. In 1949, legislation expanded membership eligibility to all employees of public education institutions. In 1985, TRS was assigned responsibility for administering a health insurance program for public school retirees. In 1995, TRS was authorized to offer a health insurance program for active public school employees, as well. In 2001, TRS was given the responsibility of administering a new statewide health care program for eligible public school employees and dependents called TRS-ActiveCare.

Article 16, Section 67, of the Texas Constitution charters the System to provide retirement and related benefits for those employed by the public schools, colleges, and universities supported by the State of Texas.

The System is responsible for investing funds under its stewardship and for delivering benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature. TRS is a defined benefit plan, with retirement benefits determined by a pre-established formula. The trust fund is sustained principally by three sources -- contributions by members during their working careers, contributions by the state, and investment revenues.

TRS is the largest public retirement system in Texas in both membership and assets. The agency serves more than 1,300,680 participants – 1,004,189 are public and higher education members, and 296,491 are retirement recipients. As of August 31, 2010, System net assets totaled approximately $95.7 billion.

TRS FAQ

Helpful Links

Talent Ed - Records - Contracts

Employee Service Record Request

Badge Request

Volunteer/Student Observation Tracker

Continuing Education Reimbursement

Superintendent’s Approval College Level Courses

Professionals wishing to enroll in college-level courses during the contract term shall request approval from the Superintendent or designee, who may limit the number of semester hours taken during the contract period. A TCISD Professional Growth form shall be used and must be turned in and signed by immediate supervisor prior to enrollment in courses to receive salary credit. The form shall include the course numbers of each class being taken in that semester.

The District shall provide financial incentives to employees for graduate-level credit hours earned. A salary increment of $20 per semester hour of graduate-level college credit earned after gainful employment in the District shall be granted once an official transcript has been provided to Human Resources for verification. After 30 hours, the salary increment is $15 per semester hour. Transcript must be provided by October 31st of the current school year to receive salary credit for the current school year.

Contract Release Request Information Form

Employee Access for Salary Information

Employee Calendar

Employee Exit Questionnaire

Employee Handbook

Alternate Evaluation Appraisal Calendar

EthicsPoint Reporting

Professional Growth Travel Request Forms

T-TESS Calendar and Appraisers NEW!

Staff-Student Start-End Times

TEAL User Instructions

Teacher Incentive Allotment

Texas City ISD Hiring Guidelines

Transfer Request

Teacher Service Record Form

Previous teaching experience must be verified on the Teacher Service form providedPDF download. It is the responsibility of the teacher to provide on the form verification of full-time teaching experience outside of Texas City ISD. You must have been fully certified and served in a contracted position for at least 90 full-time days for experience to be accepted for salary credit.