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Q Comp Plan. St. Michael-Albertville School District. What is Q Comp?. Voluntary program that allows school districts and exclusive representatives of the teachers to design and collectively bargain a plan to improve teaching and learning and reward teachers. What does it include?.
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Q Comp Plan St. Michael-Albertville School District
What is Q Comp? Voluntary program that allows school districts and exclusive representatives of the teachers to design and collectively bargain a plan to improve teaching and learning and reward teachers
What does it include? • Career Ladder/Advancement Options • Job-Embedded Professional Development • Teacher Evaluation • Performance Pay • Alternative Salary Schedule
Who is designing the plan? • Five teachers selected by Ed-Minnesota STMA Matt Rooker Becky Kemmetmueller Jenny Fritz Heidi Leland Jen Patnode • Three administrators Ann Marie Foucault Jennie Kelly Jim Behle
Who approves the plan? • Ed Minnesota STMA membership • School board
Why are we applying? • Currently doing some of the work and Q Comp can compensate teachers • Supports new teacher evaluation law with peer review and teacher growth plans • State funds are available but are capped; funding may not be available for new programs in the future • Q Comp has been successful in other school districts
How much money will the district receive? • $169 per pupil in state aid - $950,000 • School districts may chose to levy an additional $510,000 or up to $91 per pupil - $510,000
Five ComponentsCareer ladder/advancement options Peer coaches • Peer review and observations • Provide site-focused professional development • Feedback on achieving teacher growth plans • Meet component of new teacher evaluation law
Five componentsJob embedded professional development • District wide SMART goal • SMART site goal aligned with district goal • PLC SMART goals • School professional development plan using research based instructional strategies • Incorporate what we are currently doing in learning targets and formative assessments.
Five componentsTeacher evaluation/peer review • Teacher Evaluation Task Force is currently working on designing a plan • Non-tenured – little change • Tenured • Summative evaluation every 3 years by principal • Peer review by instructional coaches in off-cycle years. • Individual teacher growth plans • Training to eliminate bias and ensure inter-rater reliability
Five componentsPerformance pay • Teacher evaluation/peer review successfully meeting criteria and teacher growth plan • Site SMART goal met • PLC SMART goal met
Five componentsAlternative salary schedule TO BE DETERMINED
Who is eligible? • All licensed staff in the teacher bargaining unit • Individual teachers are not permitted to opt out • No lose in seniority, pay or tenure