How will teachers determine their compensation in a TPP?
In the Minnesota TPPs, members of the partnership determine their own compensation. These TPPs must also consider how they will handle benefits, including health insurance, accidental disability insurance, leaves, retirement plans, and so on. The process can vary. In most cases compensation is in some way informed by a peer-review process (described in #16). There might be a committee appointed to recommend compensation-levels to the membership. Or the decision might come out of a general discussion within the membership about who has made what contribution to the success of the group during the year; about what it would cost to replace a given individual. The final decision may be made by the entire body. Or, in the case of California, all educational service providers are members of the Aveson Cooperative, including the office manager, plant manager, and so on. All members (including non-teachers) have equal input in determining compensation. In Milwaukee TPPs, teachers’ individual s
