Examples of Teacher Compensation Programs

by Diane Pan
  Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) New Mexico Three-Tiered Licensure System Denver ProComp
Goal To increase student learning through quality teaching To link teachers’ licensure levels and salaries to the work teachers accomplish in the classroom To link teacher pay to instruction to improve student achievement
Implementation 100 U.S. schools in 11 states All New Mexico public schools All Denver public schools
Elements
1. Multiple career paths
2. Instructionally-focused accountability
3. Ongoing, applied professional growth
4. Performance-based compensation
1. Multiple licensure levels
2. Evidence-based teacher evaluation system
3. Ongoing professional development in nine teaching competency areas
4. Classroom performance
1. Professional evaluation
2. Ongoing knowledge and skills growth
3. Student growth
Web site tapschools.org teachnm.org denverprocomp.org


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Published in Insights on Educational Policy, Practice, and Research Number 19, February 2006, Getting Smart About Teacher Pay