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| Pay-for-Performance: Compensating Excellent Teachers for Professional Growth and Improved Student Performance
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Barnett Berry, Founder and President, Southeast Center for Teaching Quality, Inc.
Gregg Holmes, President and Chief Operating Officer, Stardust Companies
Julia Koppich, President, Koppich & Associates
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Moderator:
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Paul Koehler, Director, Policy Program, WestEd
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Incentives to Attract High-Quality Teachers to Hard-to-Staff Schools
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| Description: | Many policymakers consider traditional salary schedules for teachers inadequate because they are not based on actual performance and skills. Yet merit-pay experiments have fallen short as a remedy, in part by creating competition among teachers for a finite amount of money. In contrast, recent incentive-pay, performance-pay, differentiated-pay, and career-ladder strategies create criteria for salary increases, given to all teachers who qualify. This session examines these new compensation strategies.
Inquiry Questions:
- How does rewarding teachers for their ability to demonstrate expertise and knowledge help improve student performance?
- What assessment strategies do states and districts use to determine a teacher's expertise and impact on student achievement?
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