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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As for the incentive pay, that is what the LIFT is supposed to address (though it doesn't IMO.) For example at teacher at a Cap Hill school with lower Title 1 percentage will only get $1K for being considered "highly effective" while a teacher at a school on the "wrong side of the park" in Northwest or deep in Southeast will get a larger bonus. However, the overall school results are low despite that teacher's efforts and accomplishments. It just never balances out. Also, teachers at top schools either have a low bonus or have a harder time earning the title of highly effective because the children come into school on or above grade level and scores are based on how much progress they make. Technically, a top performing school would have all of the teachers rated highly effective, right?[/quote]
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the bonus is a part of IMPACT and will not be continued under LEAP.[/b]
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Is this a fact?

If so...1. that's no surprise because it's sooooo like DCPS to roll something out complete with bells, whistles, fireworks and a parade calling it the very best thing to happen to school reform, THEE game changer...only to drop it after a year or two.

2. It is somewhat of a surprise because in every single interview I've seen Kaya do, she boasted about the $25k bonuses that only DCPS teachers are privy to. And she always made it sound like it was an easy given if you were just a pretty good teacher.

3. They need to get rid of it because it was a huge scam anyway. Principals decided who they were going to make Highly Effective and did so no matter what was going on in the classroom.

4. I'm stunned DCPS didn't troubleshoot a lot of the easily foreseen issues that came up with some of their initiatives before they rolled them out. Everything that everyone said would be wrong with Impact and teacher bonuses turned out to be true. And now people are trying to warn of the pitfalls of LEAP. The problem is A)Everyone in Central Office thinks they're so much smarter than everyone else and B)hubris starts to set in when you're given unprecedented leeway. It's such a shame none of the mayors stepped in and said "Hey! Stop using these kids as guinea pigs and resume boosters and get about the business of being EDUCATION LEADERS. Stop the social experiments with the kids of DC!"[/quote][/quote]

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