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Teacher Advancement Program

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Student Achievement

50% of bonus is based on student achievement growth
  • 20-30% school-wide for all teachers (gives incentive to help others get better)
  • 20-30% based on achievement of individual teacher's students
Value-added assessment
  • Statistical model to measure growth in student achievement from pre-to-post-testing
  • Eliminates problem of having students with different levels of ability

Last Modified: 05/15/2006