Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA)

In 2022, Tennessee created a new student-based state funding formula, or the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA). As outlined in T. C. A. § 49-3-101-115, the State Board (SBE) contributes to the formula’s implementation and monitoring process by:

  • Establishing and coordinating the TISA Review Committee to review funding and allocations, identify potential revisions, and publish an annual report
  • Holding TISA accountability hearings for districts based on their state report card letter grade to discuss student outcomes, spending decisions, and potential next steps.
  • Serving on the Outcomes Funding Committee and Progress Review Board.
  • Voting on the state teacher minimum salary schedule when any TISA funding is directed towards existing teacher salary increases.
  • Voting on the fiscal capacity calculation to determine how much a county can financially contribute.

For more information on TISA, visit the Tennessee Department of Education website. 

TISA Review Committee

The TISA Review Committee was established in 2026. The committee meets at least four times per year and regularly reviews the TISA base funding, weighted allocations, direct allocations, and outcome incentive dollars, as well as identifies any needed revisions, additions, or deletions to the TISA. The committee prepares an annual report that must include recommendations on needed revisions, additions, and deletions to the TISA, as well as an analysis of instructional salary disparity among LEAs, including an analysis of disparity in benefits and other compensation among LEAs. This annual report is then submitted, on or before November 1 of each year, to the governor, the state board of education, the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and the house of representatives, the education committee of the senate, and the education administration committee of the house of representatives.

2026 TISA Review Committee Members

ARCHIVE: The Basic Education Program (BEP)

The Basic Education Program (BEP) was the funding formula through which state education dollars were generated and distributed to Tennessee schools. The Board annually reviewed and approved school system allocations generated through the BEP formula.

The BEP Review Committee

The BEP Review Committee convened annually to review the BEP and outline recommendations. The final meeting of the BEP Review Committee was held October 31, 2022. This committee will be replaced in the coming years with a TISA Review Committee, relating to the new education funding formula.

Meetings

Reports

Meetings

  • Conference Call
    October 30, 2017, 9:00 AM (CDT)
    Agenda
    Video
  • Conference Call
    August 8, 2017, 10:00 AM (CDT)
    Agenda
    Video

    In-person Meeting + Conference Call
    Friday, May 5, 2017, 10:00 AM (CDT)
    Agenda
    Video

Reports

Meetings

Reports

Meetings

Reports 

Meetings

  • In-Person Meeting + Conference Call
    October 28, 2014, 9:00 AM (CDT) 
    Agenda
  • In-Person Meeting + Conference Call
    October 14, 2014, 9:00 AM (CDT) 
    Agenda 
    Video
  • In-Person Meeting + Conference Call 
    September 30, 2014, 9:00 AM (CDT)
    Agenda
  • In-Person Meeting + Conference Call 
    August 12, 2014, 9:00 AM (CDT)
    Agenda

Reports

Meetings

  • In-Person Meeting + Conference Call
    October 29, 2013, 9:00 AM (CDT) 
    Agenda
    Video
  • In-Person Meeting + Conference Call
    October 1, 2013, 9:00 AM (CDT) 
    Agenda
    Video
  • In-Person Meeting + Conference Call
    September 18, 2013, 9:00 AM (CDT) 
    Agenda
  • In-Person Meeting + Conference Call
    August 13, 2013, 9:00 AM (CDT) 
    Agenda
    Video

Reports

Meetings

  • In-Person Meeting + Conference Call
    October 24, 2012, 9:00 AM (CDT)
    Agenda
    Video
  • Conference Call
    October 1, 2012, 9:00 AM (CDT)
    Agenda
  • Conference Call
    September 11, 2012, 9:00 AM (CDT)
    Agenda
  • Conference Call
    Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 9:00 AM (CDT)
    Agenda

Reports

Meetings 

Reports

Meetings 

Report