Case Summaries

New York City's School-Wide Performance Bonus Program 1 MB PDF
New York Case Summary: Details the collaboration in conception and implementation between the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) in developing the New York City School-Wide Performance Bonus Program (SPBP).

Executive Summary: Lessons Learned From the Center for Educator Compensation Reform's First 10 Case Summaries 594 KB PDF
Synthesizes the first ten case summaries written by CECR, identifying four overarching themes that have emerged in all programsÑcommunication, buy-in, comprehensiveness, and fairness.

Transforming Schools in Mobile County, Alabama 791 KB PDF
Examines the planning and implementation of the Mobile County Public Schools Transformed Schools Initiative in Alabama, which ran for five years, to the end of the 2008-09 school year. The case summary offers insight into systemic district reforms that include a compensation component and lessons learned from program implementation.

TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement 672 KB PDF
Details the history, design, and implementation of TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement throughout the country. Concludes with lessons learned that speak to comprehensiveness, buy-in and communication.

Pay Reform in Minneapolis Public Schools: Multiple Approaches to Alternative Compensation 860 KB PDF
Focuses on the evolution of alternative compensation efforts in Minneapolis Public Schools through the Minneapolis Professional Pay System (ProPay), which began in 2002; the Minneapolis Teacher Advancement Program (MnTAP), which began in 2004; and the Minneapolis Alternative Teacher Professional Pay System (ATPPS), which began in 2006.

Performance Pay in Houston 725 KB PDF
Discusses the development of the Houston Independent School District's pay-for-performance program, ASPIRE Award — including initial challenges and how they were addressed and lessons learned from the perspective of both union and school district officials.

Alaska School Performance Incentive Program 721 KB PDF
Provides insight into the development and implementation of Alaska's school-based Performance Incentive Program (AKSPIP). The AKSPIP case summary also offers lessons learned around the implementation of the initiative.

School-Based Performance Pay in Georgia 852 KB PDF
Explores the history of Georgia's Pay for Performance program, describes the program's design and implementation, and shares lessons learned.

Mission Possible: A Comprehensive Teacher Incentive Program in Guilford County, North Carolina 844 KB PDF
Offers insight into the history and implementation of Guilford County's Mission Possible initiative—including the creation and approval of the program, program management and school selection information, program components, factors contributing to the program's success, and lessons learned.

The Evolution of Performance Pay in Florida 782 KB PDF
Describes the design and implementation of performance pay in Florida and offers several lessons for policymakers and practitioners.

The Palm Beach County School District Story: An Innovative Approach to Restructuring Principal Pay 709 KB PDF
Examines how Palm Beach County School District, in southeastern Florida, restructured principal pay in an effort to compensate school leaders based on school measures and student performance.

Texas State-Level Pay-for-Performance Programs: Overview and Discussion 815 KB PDF
Provides an example of how the pay-for-performance initiative in Texas rewards teachers who have had an impact on student achievement. The initiative includes the design and implementation of a state-level framework for locally driven pay-for-performance programs.

 

This page last updated on: March 8, 2010