«It won't be principals bringing the tool to teachers, it will be teachers bringing the tool to teachers,» said Donaldson, who recognizes staff may be «a little anxious» about the new process, even though it will not
affect teacher compensation.
If the new information surprises respondents by indicating the district is doing less well than previously thought, the public, upon learning the truth of the matter, is likely to 1) lower its evaluation of local schools; 2) become more supportive of educational alternatives for families; 3) alter thinking about current policies
affecting teacher compensation and retention; and 4) reassess its thinking about school and student accountability policies.
Not exact matches
The NCTQ, a non-partisan advocacy group that receives support from the Gates Foundation among others, gave California an overall grade of D - plus in its seventh annual survey of policies that
affect teacher preparation, evaluation and
compensation.
The impact on
teacher compensation was generally the same across districts, regardless of the degree to which state funding cuts
affected that district.
But they must also consider the broader context in which Head Start
teachers work, including
compensation levels, quality of early childhood educator preparation programs, and how the broader early childhood landscape and K - 12
teacher workforce trends
affect the employment market for Head Start
teachers.
«It would have been open to the legislature when enacting the [
Teachers] Act to address directly the issue of
compensation for
affected employees and to legislate the Crown out of the severance obligation,» he wrote.