TAP principally plugs four Elements of Success: Multiple
Career Paths (for educators as
career, mentor and master teachers); Ongoing Applied Professional Growth (through weekly cluster meetings, follow - up support in the classroom, and
coaching); Instructionally Focused Accountability (through multiple classroom observations and evaluations utilizing a research based instrument and rubric that identified
effective teaching
practices); and, Performance - Based Compensation (based on multiple; measures of performance, including student achievement gains and teachers» instructional
practices).