Knox schools officials consider role of performance pay in new salary structure
Jayden Hardacre on February 3, 2011 in School Stories
Officials in Eagle County Schools in Colorado have eliminated the traditional step salary schedule for teachers in favor of a performance-pay system that rewards them for classroom successes.
In Washington, D.C., Public Schools, the evaluation and performance pay system compensates them with bonuses of up to $25,000 for instructional excellence.
Closer to home in Hamilton County Schools in and around Chattanooga, an evaluation and effectiveness initiative pays educators awards for exceeding expected student growth by more than 15 percent.
These are among the national models Knox County school officials are looking to as they develop a strategic compensation initiative, which officials expect to be in place this fall.
The Knox County school board and Superintendent Jim McIntyre began the conversation last month.
To date, the district has received $10.7 million for a performance-based compensation system — $6 million from federal Race to the Top education reform funds and $4.7 million in grants from the state — for use over the next four years.
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