In January 2007, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) inaugurated the Teacher Performance Pay Model, 2005-2006, becoming the first school district in the nation to implement a performance pay system of this magnitude based on individual teacher effectiveness. Improvements and enhancements were made to that model to form the district's comprehensive education-improvement model, "Accelerating Student Progress: Increasing Results and Expectations" (ASPIRE). This report focuses on the 2015-2016 ASPIRE Award, which was paid out on February 15, 2017. With the award payments on February 15, 2017, the ASPIRE award program ended. This report provides insight on the distribution of the 2015-2016 ASPIRE awards and a general overview of ASPIRE award consideration, eligibility, and disbursement over the last five years of program implementation.