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Alternative Compensation For Educators

Alternative Compensation For Educators. Presented by: Jennifer Nava EDAD 854 Dr. Hoehner. Possible Reasons why Educators leave the field. 1. high stress levels 2. low pay 3. poor working conditions 4. weak school leadership 5. lack of support.

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Alternative Compensation For Educators

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  1. Alternative Compensation For Educators Presented by: Jennifer Nava EDAD 854 Dr. Hoehner

  2. Possible Reasons why Educators leave the field • 1. high stress levels • 2. low pay • 3. poor working conditions • 4. weak school leadership • 5. lack of support

  3. Many school district use the Base Salary Schedule • - based off of years of teaching experience • - based off of academic degrees and hours earned

  4. Alternative Compensation • Can be based off of various pay schedules and must be a liable source • Educators, administrators must work with another to find a reasonable form of alternative compensation

  5. Possible Alternative Compensation Ideas • 1. Recruiting teachers for hard to staff schools • 2. Knowledge and skill level i.e.: taking courses in a selected field area • 3. Becoming a mentor to a new teacher, coaching and taking on after school programs • 4. Performance pay based off of student test scores or teacher evaluations

  6. On-going topic of concern • Alternative compensation must work well for all individuals involved. • Base salary schedule could contain other alternative pay ideals rather than just performance pay.

  7. Standards Addressed • Standard 2.0: Provide an effective instructional program and design comprehensive professional growth plans for staff. • Standard: 6.0: Educational leaders must be able to participate actively in the political and policy-making context in service of education. • Standard: 7.0: Knowledge, skills and research in real settings over time.

  8. References • Conley, S. Muncey D., Gould J. (2002) Negotiating Teacher Compensation. Educational Policy, 16, 632-645 • Odden, A. (2008) New and Better Forms of Teacher Compensation Are Possible. Phi Delta Kappan, 81, 631 • Romano, J., Wahlstrom K., (2007) Professional Stress and Well-Being of K-12 teachers. Journal of Leadership in Education, 3, 121-135 • (2008, February) Alternative Compensation: Create a solid pay system and then add enhancements. Retrieved November 10, 2009 from National Education Association. Website: http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/PB20_AlternativeComp2.pdf

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