Straightforward Guide to Teacher Merit Pay

Encouraging and Rewarding Schoolwide Improvement

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Av Gary Ritter, Joshua H. Barnett, Gary W. Ritter

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Reward your best teachers for the great work they do!Is your school system considering teacher merit pay? Now is the time to understand the potential benefits and pitfalls of performance-based teacher pay, as well as how today’s most successful programs were developed. Drawing on substantial research with school districts, Gary Ritter and Joshua Barnett provide a step-by-step approach to setting up a merit pay system in your school district. Readers will find An overview of existing merit pay programs and their strengths and weaknessesA review of the 12 most common myths about merit pay, and how school leaders can respondSix guiding principles for designing a merit pay program, along with how-to’s and timelines for every phaseGuidance on creating balanced assessments based on multiple measures of teacher effectiveness, and developed in collaboration with teachersEnsure that your district’s merit pay program supports teachers’ professional growth, schoolwide progress, and student achievement. "Ritter and Barnett bring much-needed researched clarity to this complex issue. For school administrators, education policy makers, legislators, and others interested in school reform, this book is a must-read."—Rod Paige, Former U.S. Secretary of Education"This guide is a useful resource for undertaking merit pay, preventing pitfalls, and most importantly, offering solid recommendations for creating well-designed implementations."—Gary Stark, President and CEONational Institute for Excellence in Teaching

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Utgivningsdatum2013-05-28
Mått177 x 254 x 9 mm
Vikt300 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor136
FörlagSAGE Publications Inc
ISBN9781452255514

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ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors1. Introduction: Merit Pay as Educational Fad or Genuine SolutionWhat Is Merit Pay?Why the Interest in Merit Pay?What’s Wrong with the Current Salary System?How Might Merit Pay Help?Why is Merit Pay So Complicated?2. Why Is Merit Pay Gaining Momentum? A Brief History3. What Can a Merit Plan Do for Your Teachers and Students?Evidence on Merit PayStudies on Teacher AttitudesStudies on Student AchievementSummary of Evidence4. The Top 12 Criticisms of Merit Pay1. Merit Pay Discourages Teaching Disadvantaged Students2. Merit Pay Encourages Teaching to the Test3. What About Teachers of Nontested Subjects?4. Merit Pay Assumes Teachers Teach for the Money; They Don′t!5. Teacher Merit Is Just Too Hard to Measure6. Merit Pay Ratings Are Based on a Secret Formula7. Teachers Are Already Working as Hard as They Can8. Merit Pay Bonuses Are Too Small to Matter9. How Is Measuring Teacher Effectiveness Supposed to Improve Instruction?10. Merit Pay Encourages Counterproductive Competition and Discourages Collegiality11. States Can′t Afford Merit Pay During Times of Fiscal Austerity12. Merit Pay Is an Unproven Reform5. Guiding Principles and Pesky QuestionsGuiding Principles for Designing and Implementing a Merit Pay PlanPrinciple 1: The Evaluation System Must Be Clear and UnderstandablePrinciple 2: Consistent Communication Is CriticalPrinciple 3: Evaluations Should Be Based on Multiple and Thoughtful Measures of EffectivenessPrinciple 4: Plans Should Actively Encourage Collaboration and Discourage Counterproductive CompetitionPrinciple 5: Merit Pay Plans Should Be Part of a Comprehensive School Improvement StrategyPrinciple 6: Merit Pay Bonuses Should Be Substantial and MeaningfulPesky QuestionsIdentifying Program ParticipantsMeasuring Teacher EffectivenessRatings and Rewards6. Timelines for Program Development and ImplementationProgram Implementation TimelineStep 1: Mulling It OverStep 2: Organizing a Merit Pay Exploratory CommitteeStep 3: First Meeting With the Exploratory CommitteeStep 4: Introducing the Concept to the Full School CommunityStep 5: Details, Details, DetailsStep 6: Finalizing and Ratifying the Plan, or "Rocking the Vote"Step 7: Getting Ready to Roll Out the PlanStep 8: Gentlemen, Start Your EnginesStep 9: Checking InStep 10: Show Me the Money7. RAMP: Ramping Up Teacher Pay in Your SchoolRAMP: General OverviewRAMP: DetailsSupervisor EvaluationSchoolwide Student AchievementIndividual Classroom AchievementTranslating the Ratings Into DollarsClosing8. ConclusionsFinding FundingExpectations for Your ProgramClosingAppendix A: Sample Teacher SurveyAppendix B: Project on Incentives in Teaching (POINT) Teacher SurveyAppendix C: Sample Report CardReferencesIndexRAMP: Applying the Principles

"In place of one-size-fits-all systems of teacher evaluation and compensation, A Straightforward Guide to Teacher Merit Pay helps policymakers and leaders craft systems that value clarity, communication, and collaboration. As researchers who work closely with schools and districts to improve instruction and management, Ritter and Barnett appreciate nuance and address concerns in a thoughtful and fair-minded fashion. This volume will serve as an invaluable resource to school, district, and state leaders seeking to design pay systems that will encourage innovation and reward excellence."