We spent much of our November 3, 2008 meeting discussing our findings from research on performance pay in K-12 schools and our current understandings of the performance pay issue.
Highlights from the meeting:
- A discussion of the alignment/misalignment of our current teacher salary and the school district's mission, vision and values.
- Successes found in the readings of implementation of performance pay models.
The task force was given two tasks: (1) create an account for this blog and make a posting or a comment to a posting; (2) come to the next meeting with a list of parameters/priorities that you would the group to stay within as we develop a plan. For example, a parameter may be "the plan must include significant financial incentives", or "the plan must not impede collaboration among teachers or schools".
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 1 at 4:30PM.
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I wanted to share an interesting article that I read today. This raises a concern. I can not see it happening in Park Hill, but still remains a concern:
Utah Board Of Education Delays Performance-Pay Funding.
The Salt Lake Tribune (12/10, Schencker) reports, "Utah State Office of Education officials have decided, for now, to delay distributing $20 million slated for performance pay this school year." In the meantime, lawmakers will "decide whether to move forward with the program or use the $20 million for other needs in light of the state's dreary budget situation." Since "teachers weren't scheduled to get the pay until the end of the school year anyway" nothing will change for them "if lawmakers decide to ultimately go ahead with the program." According to the Tribune, "The State Board will likely decide," at its next meeting on Dec. 16, "whether to hold back the money longer to give lawmakers a chance to decide what to do during the next legislative session, which begins in January." A spokesman for the Utah Education Association (UEA) "said his group would not be sorry to see the program go. Though the UEA supports the idea of performance pay, it believes current performance pay plans wouldn't lead to quality teachers."
Linda
12/10/08
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