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Pay for Performance: What Are the Issues?

Resource Keywords:
Compensation

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Ellen R. Delisio

Year of Publication:

2003

URL:

http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues/issues374a.shtml

Abstract:

Merit pay, performance pay, knowledge- and skill-based pay -- they are all making news as alternatives or supplements to the traditional teacher step-pay system. But what do they mean for teachers? This article at the Education World website explores the growing debate about professional compensation tied to performance. How do these pay-for-performance systems work? Are they really workable? "Talking about it is easier than doing it," says one union leader. "The biggest problem is that people want to get to it next week, and then -- when they can't -- they move on to something else." Can salaries ever be fairly tied to teacher performance or student outcomes?

Delisio, E.R. (2003). Pay for performance: What are the issues? Education world (Jan. 27 2003, updated Jan. 30 2006). Retrieved from Education World 12 May 2006. http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/issues/issues374a.shtml

School Reform, TURN, and Teacher Compensation

Resource Keywords:
Compensation

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Adam Urbanski; Roger Erskine

Year of Publication:

2000

URL:

http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kurb0001.htm

Abstract:

The authors call for a joint NEA and AFT effort in creating “new union models that can take the lead in building and sustaining high achieving schools through improving the quality of instruction.”

Erskine, R. & Urbanski, A. (2000). School reform, TURN, and teacher compensation. Kappan professional journal (Vol. 81 No. 6, Jan. 2000, pp. 367-70). Retrieved from Phi Delta Kappa International 6 May 2008. http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kurb0001.htm

TeacherSolutions Pay for Performance Report

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TLN Projects
Compensation

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

TLNForum

Year of Publication:

2007

Abstract:

The Center for Teaching Quality launched the TeacherSolutions model in February 2006 when a select team of 18 highly accomplished teachers from throughout the nation was assembled in a first-of-its-kind approach to begin to study and unpack the research literature on professional compensation. Through ongoing virtual conversations and a series of virtual Webinars, these expert practitioners have assessed and debated the issues with researchers well-versed in value-added methods. They also have engaged in structured dialogue with policy analysts, community activists, teacher union leaders and practitioners who have been involved in a variety of performance-pay plans across the nation. This report represents the first of what we hope will be many policy discussions to use TeacherSolutions — calling on the true experts in the field to address policy issues. These experts experience the impact of policy where it matters most: in America’s classrooms, where these accomplished teachers make a difference every day.

Teacher Solutions (2007). Performance-pay for teachers: Designing a system that students deserve. The Center for Teaching Quality/Teacher Leaders Network. [PDF file]

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Politics Pulls Teacher Pay to Forefront

Resource Keywords:
Compensation
Education Policy

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

David J. Hoff

Year of Publication:

2006

URL:

http://www.edweek.org/login.html?source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edweek.org%2Fse...

Abstract:

Around the mid-term elections of 2006, governors from both parties began urging for increased teacher pay or cash incentives for improving skills or raising student test scores. If you have an Ed Week subscription, you can read about it in the archives.

Hoff, D.J. (2006). Politics pulls teacher pay to forefront. Education Week (Jan. 23 2006 online). Retrieved from Education Week 5 May 2008. http://www.edweek.org/login.html?source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edweek.org%2Fse...

Doing What Counts: Design Principles for a Study on Teacher Incentives

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Jason C. Snipes; Janet C. Quint; Shelley Rappaport; Lynne Steuerle Schofield

Year of Publication:

2006

URL:

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/421/full.pdf

Abstract:

Temple University and MDRC describe many of the varied and complex issues associated with pay for performance and then outline a rigorous research agenda designed to surface “reliable evidence about the use of financial and non-financial incentives to recruit and retain high-quality teachers for underperforming schools.”

Snipes, J.C.; Quint, J.C.; Rappaport, S.; Schofield, L.S. (2006). Doing what counts: Design principles for a study on teacher incentives. MDRC and the Laboratory for Student Success, Temple University Center for Research in Human Development and Education (Feb. 2006). Retrieved from the MDRC 5 May 2008. http://www.mdrc.org/publications/421/full.pdf

Catching Up With the Vaughn Express: Six Years of Standards-Based Teacher Evaluation and Performance Pay

Resource Keywords:
Accountability
Compensation

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Eileen M. Kellor

Year of Publication:

2005

URL:

http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v13n7/

Abstract:

Read the abstract for this article about standards-based pay at one public charter school, then take a closer look at the full report:

Traditional methods of paying and evaluating teachers in the United States are longstanding, but discussions about changing these systems to support teacher quality and student achievement goals are becoming more common. Efforts to make significant changes to these programs can be difficult and take many years to design, gain approval, and implement; thus, few examples of alternative teacher compensation and evaluation systems exist. Relieved from many of the restrictions and requirements associated with most traditional public school systems, charter schools often are better positioned to implement changes more quickly than a traditional school, yet their experiences can provide useful information for others who are engaging in similar activities. Thus, the experience of a large urban charter school that designed and implemented an innovative teacher compensation system and standards-based teacher evaluation system that has been in place for six years offers important lessons in designing, implementing, evaluating and refining these systems.

Kellor, E. M. (2005, January 23). Catching up with the Vaughn express: Six years of standards-based teacher evaluation and performance pay. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 13(7). Retrieved 5 May 2008 from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v13n7./

Overview of Propay 1-2-3 Program

Resource Keywords:
Compensation

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Various

Year of Publication:

2007

URL:

http://staffdev.mpls.k12.mn.us/MPS-U_123_System.html

Abstract:

This is an overview of Minneapolis's professional-development oriented pay-for-performance system, Propay 1-2-3.

Minneapolis Public Schools (2007). Overview of propay 1-2-3 program. Retrieved from Minneapolis Public Schools 2 May 2008. http://staffdev.mpls.k12.mn.us/MPS-U_123_System.html

The Minneapolis Professional Pay Plan

Resource Keywords:
Compensation

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Various

Year of Publication:

2007

URL:

http://staffdev.mpls.k12.mn.us/Professional_Pay_Plan.html

Abstract:

The Minneapolois Public School system calls their pay plan "An optional alternative to the traditional teacher step and lane salary schedule that focuses on professional staff development as the means to enhance, and improve teacher practice and student achievement." Follow the link and explore it for yourself!

Minneapolis Public Schools (2007). The minneapolis professional pay plan/ATPPS. Retrieved from Minneapolis Public Schools 2 May 2008. http://staffdev.mpls.k12.mn.us/Professional_Pay_Plan.html

Legitimizing Subjectivity: Meritorious Performance and the Professionalization of Teacher and Principal Evaluation

Resource Keywords:
Accountability
Compensation

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Barnett Berry; Rick Ginsberg

Year of Publication:

1988

Abstract:

This 1988 article by Berry and Ginsberg examines fair and credible evaluation and merit-pay programs in a time when close attention was turning to public education policy with the publication of reports like the 1983 A Nation at Risk.

Berry, B. & Ginsberg, R. (1988). Legitimizing subjectivity: Meritorious performance and the professionalization of teacher and principal evaluation. Journal of personnel evaluation in education (2:123-40, 1988).

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American Federation of Teachers Salary Survey

Resource Keywords:
Compensation

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Various

Year of Publication:

2005

URL:

http://www.aft.org/salary/

Abstract:

For the first time since the 1999-2000 school year, the average teacher salary failed to keep up with inflation, according to the American Federation of Teachers' latest salary survey. Compensation for teachers also increased at a far slower rate than salaries for other professionals, and many states are attempting to reduce or eliminate pension and healthcare benefits. AFT notes that "the decline in teacher compensation comes at a time when growing numbers of teachers are enhancing their credentials by participating in professional development, earning advanced degrees, and achieving national board certification. They also are facing increased professional demands, in terms of licensure and content-knowledge requirements, under federal law." This link leads to the full report, which includes tables of state-by-state data, comparisons with other professions, and a detailed analysis of beginning teacher salaries. (500k PDF file)

American Federation of Teachers (2005). 2005 survey and analysis of teacher salary trends. Retrieved from AFT 28 Apr 2008. Link: http://www.aft.org/salary/