Teacher Compensation Based on Effectiveness: The Harrison (CO) School District's Pay-for-Performance Plan

Education and Literacy, Employment and Labor

Teacher Compensation Based on Effectiveness: The Harrison (CO) School District's Pay-for-Performance Plan

A teacher's effectiveness has a tremendous impact on a child's learning and academic trajectory. Yet knowing that, and being able to create teacher evaluation systems that successfully measure and document teacher effectiveness, are two very different things. In fact, for as long as anyone can remember, a public school teacher's effectiveness and performance in Ohio classrooms-as in the rest of America- haven't been measured much at all. These critical factors have had little impact on decisions about whether she is retained by her district or laid off, how she is compensated or assigned to a district's school, or how her professional development is crafted. This report, authored by Superintendent Mike Miles, takes a detailed look at the Harrison (CO) School District 2's Pay-for-Performance Plan. The Harrison Plan confronted the dual challenges of defining an effective teacher then identifying all the things that demonstrate her effectiveness. This how-to guide is meant to serve as a tool and model for Ohio's school districts.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-Colorado

Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness, The

Education and Literacy

Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness, The

Examines flaws in evaluations of teacher effectiveness that lead districts to allow poor performance to go unaddressed. Recommends a comprehensive system, to be used accountably and integrated with human capital policies, and efficient dismissal policies.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Southern)-Arkansas, North America-United States (Western)-Colorado, North America-United States (Midwestern)-Illinois, North America-United States (Midwestern)-Ohio

Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success

Education and Literacy

Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success

Examines the progress that has been made at five small schools across the U.S. that are representative of a growing network of more focused, academically rigorous high schools being developed to help students succeed in both high school and college.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio / Montgomery County / Dayton;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston;North America / United States (Western) / California / San Diego County / San Diego;North America / United States (Western) / California;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado / Denver County / Denver

Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success

Education and Literacy

Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success

Examines the progress that has been made at five small schools across the U.S. that are representative of a growing network of more focused, academically rigorous high schools being developed to help students succeed in both high school and college.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio / Montgomery County / Dayton;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston;North America / United States (Western) / California / San Diego County / San Diego;North America / United States (Western) / California;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado / Denver County / Denver

Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success

Education and Literacy

Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success

Examines the progress that has been made at five small schools across the U.S. that are representative of a growing network of more focused, academically rigorous high schools being developed to help students succeed in both high school and college.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio / Montgomery County / Dayton;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston;North America / United States (Western) / California / San Diego County / San Diego;North America / United States (Western) / California;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado / Denver County / Denver

Promoting Student Success in Community Colleges by Increasing Support Services

Education and Literacy

Promoting Student Success in Community Colleges by Increasing Support Services

Recommends state policies to improve community college students' retention and completion rates through enhanced tutoring, counseling, and other supports, as well as alternative instructional models that allow working adults to learn in flexible formats.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Southwestern) / Texas;North America / United States (Western) / California;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado;North America / United States (Northwestern) / Washington

Promoting Student Success in Community Colleges by Increasing Support Services

Education and Literacy

Promoting Student Success in Community Colleges by Increasing Support Services

Recommends state policies to improve community college students' retention and completion rates through enhanced tutoring, counseling, and other supports, as well as alternative instructional models that allow working adults to learn in flexible formats.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Southwestern) / Texas;North America / United States (Western) / California;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado;North America / United States (Northwestern) / Washington

Promoting Student Success in Community Colleges by Increasing Support Services

Education and Literacy

Promoting Student Success in Community Colleges by Increasing Support Services

Recommends state policies to improve community college students' retention and completion rates through enhanced tutoring, counseling, and other supports, as well as alternative instructional models that allow working adults to learn in flexible formats.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Southwestern) / Texas;North America / United States (Western) / California;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado;North America / United States (Northwestern) / Washington

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