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 of that model became the "Recognize" component of the district's comprehensive education-improvement model, "Accelerating Student Progress. Increasing Results and Expectations" (ASPIRE). This report focuses on the 2012-2013 ASPIRE Award, which was paid out on January 22, 2014. Highlights include the following: (1) For the 2012-2013 ASPIRE Award year, a total of 17,472 campus-based employees were considered. Of those, 10,330 (59.1%) met eligibility requirements. This is as compared to the 2011-2012 ASPIRE Award year, where a total of 17,522 campus-based employees were considered, and 12,343 (70.4%) met eligibility requirements; (2) For the 2012-2013 ASPIRE Award year, 5,132 (29.4%) of the 17,472 considered employees were paid; (3) In 2012-2013, among core foundation teachers who received some award, amounts ranged from $500 to $13,000, with an average award of $4,460. Although significantly fewer employees were paid an award, the average award was approximately $1,460 more in 2012-2013 than in 2011-2012 for core foundation teachers; and (4) The total amount awarded for the 2012-2013 ASPIRE Award was $18,069,566.50 -- an increase of approximately $400,300 from the prior year due to changes in the award model criteria.