A straightforward guide to teacher merit pay : encouraging and rewarding schoolwide improvement

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    • Ritter, Gary W.
    • Barnett, Joshua H.
    • Guthrie, James

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A straightforward guide to teacher merit pay : encouraging and rewarding schoolwide improvement

Gary W. Ritter, Joshua H. Barnett ; foreword by James Guthrie

Corwin, c2013

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-110) and index

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内容説明

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 weaknesses A review of the 12 most common myths about merit pay, and how school leaders can respond Six guiding principles for designing a merit pay program, along with how-to's and timelines for every phase Guidance on creating balanced assessments based on multiple measures of teacher effectiveness, and developed in collaboration with teachers Ensure 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 CEO National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

目次

  • Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Introduction: Merit Pay as Educational Fad or Genuine Solution What 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 History 3. What Can a Merit Plan Do for Your Teachers and Students? Evidence on Merit Pay Studies on Teacher Attitudes Studies on Student Achievement Summary of Evidence 4. The Top 12 Criticisms of Merit Pay 1. Merit Pay Discourages Teaching Disadvantaged Students 2. Merit Pay Encourages Teaching to the Test 3. 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 Measure 6. Merit Pay Ratings Are Based on a Secret Formula 7. Teachers Are Already Working as Hard as They Can 8. Merit Pay Bonuses Are Too Small to Matter 9. How Is Measuring Teacher Effectiveness Supposed to Improve Instruction? 10. Merit Pay Encourages Counterproductive Competition and Discourages Collegiality 11. States Can't Afford Merit Pay During Times of Fiscal Austerity 12. Merit Pay Is an Unproven Reform 5. Guiding Principles and Pesky Questions Guiding Principles for Designing and Implementing a Merit Pay Plan Principle 1: The Evaluation System Must Be Clear and Understandable Principle 2: Consistent Communication Is Critical Principle 3: Evaluations Should Be Based on Multiple and Thoughtful Measures of Effectiveness Principle 4: Plans Should Actively Encourage Collaboration and Discourage Counterproductive Competition Principle 5: Merit Pay Plans Should Be Part of a Comprehensive School Improvement Strategy Principle 6: Merit Pay Bonuses Should Be Substantial and Meaningful Pesky Questions Identifying Program Participants Measuring Teacher Effectiveness Ratings and Rewards 6. Timelines for Program Development and Implementation Program Implementation Timeline Step 1: Mulling It Over Step 2: Organizing a Merit Pay Exploratory Committee Step 3: First Meeting With the Exploratory Committee Step 4: Introducing the Concept to the Full School Community Step 5: Details, Details, Details Step 6: Finalizing and Ratifying the Plan, or "Rocking the Vote" Step 7: Getting Ready to Roll Out the Plan Step 8: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines Step 9: Checking In Step 10: Show Me the Money 7. RAMP: Ramping Up Teacher Pay in Your School RAMP: General Overview RAMP: Details Supervisor Evaluation Schoolwide Student Achievement Individual Classroom Achievement Translating the Ratings Into Dollars Closing 8. Conclusions Finding Funding Expectations for Your Program Closing Appendix A: Sample Teacher Survey Appendix B: Project on Incentives in Teaching (POINT) Teacher Survey Appendix C: Sample Report Card References Index RAMP: Applying the Principles

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