Teacher Pay and Teacher Quality : Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the Best Teachers

by James H. Stronge

• ISBN13: 9781412913201
• ISBN10: 1412913209
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-05
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This review of existing teacher compensation models provides school administrators with a research-based approach for developing a compensation system that attracts and retains high-quality teachers.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	viii
About the Authors	x
Attracting, Developing, Retaining---and Paying---Quality Teachers	1	(21)
Examining Motivation: Do Financial Incentives Work in Promoting Teacher Quality?	2	(5)
How We Pay Teachers: A Brief History of Teacher Compensation	7	(4)
Current Issues and Trends in Teacher Compensation	11	(5)
Teacher Pay and Teacher Quality	16	(4)
Concluding Thoughts: Where Do We Go From Here?	20	(2)
Teacher Pay and School Purposes: How Do They Relate?	22	(20)
Aligning Teacher Compensation with Organizational Purposes and Direction	23	(7)
Moving Forward: Key Considerations for Developing a Compensation System	30	(2)
Establishing Criteria: Defining and Measuring Quality	32	(8)
Summary: Teacher Compensation in the Big Picture of School Purpose	40	(2)
Competitive Salaries and Benefits: How Do We Stack Up?	42	(25)
How Do Principles of Environmental Scanning Apply to Teacher Compensation Systems?	43	(2)
How Can the Competitiveness of Teacher Salaries Be Assessed?	45	(12)
How Can Nonsalary Benefits Contribute to a Competitive Salary Package?	57	(5)
What Role Can Working Conditions Play in a Competing Market?	62	(3)
Summary: Teacher Quality and Competitive Pay	65	(2)
Considering Options for Teacher Pay: What Are the Promising Possibilities?	67	(36)
Single-Salary Schedule	68	(4)
Extra Duty/Additional Responsibility Pay	72	(4)
Career Ladder	76	(6)
Knowledge- and Skills-Based Pay	82	(5)
Individual Evaluation Pay	87	(6)
Performance-Based Pay	93	(6)
Creative Compensation: Other Ways of Recognizing Teacher Quality	99	(2)
Summary	101	(2)
Building a Model Teacher Compensation System: What Will Work Best for Us?	103	(27)
Assumptions About Compensation Systems	103	(2)
Design Principles: Considerations in Teacher Compensation	105	(2)
Designing a Compensation System Aimed at Quality	107	(1)
A Component-Parts Approach to Teacher Compensation	108	(1)
A Model for Teacher Compensation	109	(2)
A Closer Look at the Components of Compensation	111	(7)
Compensation and Quality	118	(1)
Alternatives to Consider	119	(9)
Concluding Thoughts: Designing a Compensation System	128	(2)
From Planning to Implementation: How Do We Make This Change?	130	(31)
Step 1: Develop the Aims and Criteria of the Compensation System	132	(2)
Step 2: Select Compensation Components	134	(11)
Step 3: Plan for Implementation	145	(11)
Step 4: Pilot the Restructured Compensation System	156	(1)
Step 5: Districtwide Implementation and Evaluation	156	(3)
Concluding Thoughts: Teacher Quality and Teacher Pay	159	(2)
Endnotes	161	(11)
References	172	(7)
Index	179