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Students Come First Senate Bill 1110 and Trailer Bill

Students Come First Senate Bill 1110 and Trailer Bill. http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/studentsComeFirst/. Senate Bill 1110 Pay for Performance.

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Students Come First Senate Bill 1110 and Trailer Bill

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  1. Students Come FirstSenate Bill 1110 and Trailer Bill http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/studentsComeFirst/

  2. Senate Bill 1110Pay for Performance “To reward excellence in Idaho’s schools, Idaho will institute a pay for performance system. The plan laid out in the following legislation was agreed to by educational stakeholders and negotiated for almost nine months. The plan rewards teachers and administrators on a school wide basis for student achievement as determined by academic growth. Local districts will also reward schools based on growth as determined at the local level. Teachers may also be rewarded for teaching in hard to fill positions and for taking on leadership roles such as mentoring, creating curriculum, grant writing and obtaining National Board Certification.” Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Luna January 12, 2011

  3. Check for Understanding Which of the following leadership positions does not qualify for merit pay under SB 1184? • Literacy Coach • Mentor Teacher • Soccer Coach • Department Chair

  4. Check for Understanding What is the percentage of funding based solely on state assessment results (ISAT)? • 50% • 63% • 18.5% • 37%

  5. Check for Understanding Teachers can receive state shares even if they do not meet local measures. • True • False

  6. Senate Bill 1110 Pay for Performance • Legislation provides opportunities for additional compensation for teachers and administrators. • State and local measures of Student Achievement • Hard to staff/Hard to fill positions • Leadership Awards

  7. Stakeholder InvolvementPay for Performance Plan • Plan was developed and then submitted as part of Idaho’s Race to the Top application. • Stakeholders included: • Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction • Office of the Governor • State Board of Education • Idaho School Boards Association • Idaho Association of School Administrators • Idaho Education Association • District Leaders

  8. Pay for Performance Teachers

  9. 63% is up to Local Leaders to Decide

  10. Pay for Performance Building Administrators

  11. Certified EmployeesWithout Building Assignments

  12. Pay for Performance Timeline • September 1, 2011 • School Boards must decide on the local measures of Student Achievement. • November 15, 2012 • The state will distribute Student Achievement bonus funds to Districts. ($38 million) • December 15, 2012 • Districts will distribute Student Achievement bonuses to eligible certificated staff.

  13. Pay for Performance Timeline June 11, 2013 • School Boards must choose hard-to-fill positions off of State Board of Education list for next school year’s pay-for-performance payments, or apply to the State Board of Education for a waiver. Ten years worth of data on hard to fill: • Math • Special Education • ESL Endorsement • Science If Board of Trustees determines that it will be unable to fill position even with the bonus funds, it may use the funds to pay for courses that allow an individual to become qualified in the desired area.

  14. Pay for Performance Timeline November 15, 2013 (and each Nov. 15 thereafter) • The state will distribute Student Achievement, Hard-to-Fill Position and Leadership Award bonus funds to Districts. ($51.3 million) Board of Trustees may determine leadership award recipients and duties at any time • Leadership Awards are to be paid upon completion of the additional duty.

  15. Pay for PerformanceImplementation • Leadership awards can be given to individuals. • Hard to fill positions must be given to a category of positions. Districts cannot single out one teacher in math, etc. • Rewards for hard to fill can vary by subject. • Student achievement awards are given school wide.

  16. Suggested Process StepsPay for Performance • Review research • Establish a timeline for implementation • Develop a communication strategy • Create a method for receiving input • Collect evidence of process (agenda, minutes) • Draft guidance • Establish in board policy

  17. Senate Bill 1110Local Measure of Student Achievement Process Steps (b) Local shares shall be awarded to certificated employees based on performance. Each board of trustees shall develop a plan for awarding local pay for performance shares in consultation with certificated employees. Local share awards to certificated instructional employees shall be based on the performance of groups of such employees, unless there is only one (1) such employee in the school district. No employee shall receive more than one (1.00) local share.

  18. Senate Bill 1110Local Measure of Student Achievement Process Steps • Establish a committee Each board of trustees shall develop a plan for awarding local pay for performance shares in consultation with certificated employees. • Establish a Timeline for Implementation • Start with implementation date and work backwards • Establish benchmarks, need to be accomplished by that date

  19. Senate Bill 1110Local Measure of Student Achievement Process Steps • Develop a Communication Strategy • Create a method for receiving input • Surveys, blogs, community forums, etc. • Collect Evidence of Progress • Agenda, minutes from minutes • Draft Guidance • Establish in Board Policy

  20. Process Steps for Pay for Performance Review Research • See Handout for Senate Bill 1110 “Performance-based pay, of course is widely practiced in private firms and increasingly used in government including public schools (Kremer, Miguel & Thornton, 2009; Lazear & Shaw 2007; Podursky & Springer, 2006). Economists and behavioral psychologists have long shown that incentives both symbolic and real, powerfully shape behavior.” Walberg, 2011 Pages 10 & 11 Walberg

  21. Senate Bill 1110 Pay for PerformanceQuestions to Consider Local share awards shall be based on one or more of the following measures: • Student test scores • Student graduation rate • Student dropout rate • Percent of graduates attending postsecondary education or entering military service • Making federally approved yearly progress • Number of students successfully completing dual credit or advanced placement classes • Percent of students involved in extracurricular activities • Class Projects • Portfolios • Successful completion of special student assignments • Parental involvement • Teacher-assigned grades • Student attendance rate • Other measure determined by District and approved by SDE

  22. Questions to Consider • One district goal? • Or different goal for different schools? Agenda

  23. Your Turn! Materials are in your handouts and on your jump drive

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