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Pay-for-Performance
Pay-for-performance (also referred to as merit or incentive pay) is a hotly debated concept that has gained new life in the Obama administration. Issues surrounding pay-for-performance include plans' positive and negative effects, the elements of a properly designed plan, how to measure individual teachers when collaborative work is involved, and the merits of using student achievement as a measure to evaluate educators. The resources in this ReadySearchTM are intended to provide information for educators considering and/or implementing pay-for-performance systems.
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Research and Implementation
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Designing Effective Pay-for-Performance in K-12 Education
This policy brief summarizes research on what is known about the effectiveness of pay-for-performance plans and offers suggestions for improving them. 2009. http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9425/ |
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Teacher Performance Pay: Synthesis of Plans, Research, and Guidelines for Practice
This policy brief offers background information on pay-for-performance, a breakdown of three types of plans, and a summary of the effects of pay-for-performance. Guidelines for designing and implementing plans are also included. 2007. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/33/59/0d.pdf |
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Who (Else) Is the Teacher? Cautionary Notes on Teacher Accountability Systems
This article questions the merit of holding individual teachers responsible for student achievement, when many teachers may be involved in instruction. 2007. http://www.edreadysearch.org/search/item_preview.cfm?assetid=28014 |
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Exploring the Possibility and Potential for Pay for Performance in America’s Public Schools
536 school administrators from 45 states were surveyed on their opinons about pay-for-performance. The results are presented in this report. 2009. http://www.aasa.org/uploadedFiles/Publications/_files/PFPFinal.pdf |
Plans in Practice
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Pay-for-Performance Teacher Compensation Plan Utilized in Denver
This book covers the complete development process for Denver's teacher compensation program and provides a status update on its success. 2007. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1891792431/ref=nosim/educationalre-20/ |
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Merit Pay for Florida Teachers
This paper takes a critical look at a merit pay system in Florida. 2007. http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/2007/RAND_WR508.pdf |
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WWC Quick Review of the Report "The Effect of Performance-Pay in Little Rock, Arkansas on Student Achievement"
The What Works Clearinghouse provides a review of the Achievement Challenge Pilot Project, a pay-for-performance program. 2008. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/3e/68/58.pdf |
