How is TAP different from merit-pay” programs tried in the past?
Merit-pay” commonly refers to programs tried in the 1980s and 90s, many of which were viewed as unfair because of the measures they used to determine additional teacher pay. Some programs rewarded teachers based only on end-of-year test scores, giving an advantage to teachers who worked with students who were already high-achievers. Other programs based awards on a single classroom visit by the principal, which led to accusations of bias and favoritism. This contrasts starkly with TAP, considered a performance-pay” system, because it is based on fair, multiple measures of teacher performance. These measures include both student achievement growth analyzed by a value-added model at the individual classroom and school-wide level and multiple classroom evaluations conducted by multiple certified evaluators.
Merit-pay” commonly refers to programs tried in the 1980s and 90s, many of which were viewed as unfair because of the measures they used to determine additional teacher pay. Some programs rewarded teachers based only on end-of-year test scores, giving an advantage to teachers who worked with students who were already high-achievers. Other programs based awards on a single classroom visit by the principal, which led to accusations of bias and favoritism. This contrasts starkly with TAP, considered a performance pay” system, because it is based on fair, multiple measures of teacher performance. These measures include both student achievement growth analyzed by a value-added model at the individual classroom and s chool-wide level and multiple classroom evaluations conducted by multiple certified evaluators.
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