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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm a teacher in PGCPS and I understand your comments that this work you are doing doesn't feel sustainable. Your high salary right now is a result of IMPACT, right? How does that work exactly? You need to keep performing at a certain level every year, I think (meaning, your students need to get certain test scores I think?) and if you perform at that level two years in a row, you get an extra bonus. But miss a year and the bonus goes away and miss two years in a row, what would your salary be?  What exactly do you have to do to keep these bonuses? Like, say you have a major health crisis and need to take time off, or just take it easy and you underperform for a year. How much salary would you lose?

And what is the pension system for DCPS teachers? [/quote]

I'll do my best to explain my understanding but I'm no expert. The pension system involves an 8% deduction from our paychecks and you need 30 years of service to qualify (although the required service years decrease as the retirement age increases). The pension payout is calculated based on the formula: Years of Service x Average Salary of the Last 3 Years x 2%. For example, if your average salary over the last 3 years is $150,000 and you have 30 years of service, your estimated annual benefit would be around $90,000. Additionally, the pension system includes a cost-of-living adjustment.

Regarding the Impact system,  it is a little confusing but there are 5 levels (teacher, established, advanced, distinguished and expert). You need 1 highly effective rating to get to established and advanced. Once at advanced you need 2 highly effective evaluations in subsequent years to get to distinguished and expert. If you are in a title 1 or at-risk school this is also tied with substantial salary raises and bonuses up to $25k. While it is theoretically possible to face removal from the system due to poor evaluations, I personally haven't come across any instances of this occurring. I have included a link to an Impact guidebook that you can review further.

https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/publication/attachments/1a.%20Teacher%20LEAP%20Leaders%20Grades%204%2B%20with%20Individual%20Value-Added%20Student%20Achievement%20and%20Student%20Survey%20Data%20.pdf
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