Sentences with phrase «retain valued teachers»

They also rely on various versions of merit pay, usually rewarding some teachers for subject specialization and other talents in order to retain valued teachers and to provide incentives for improvement.

Not exact matches

Like all public workers, teachers should be paid at a level commensurate with the market value of their skills, which represents the compensation needed to attract and retain a given set of workers.

In other words, whereas consequential decisions to retain, promote, and compensate teachers based on their value - added to student achievement surely involve error, the districts we studied are using state - of - the - art value - added systems that minimize such error as much as is presently possible.

To the extent that good teachers value these protections, taking them away would make it harder to recruit and retain good teachers (much like a decrease in pay would).

Only very recently have policymakers begun to focus on identifying and retaining teachers with high value - added.

The superintendent, in turn, has an incentive to hire and retain principals who will use the value - added results to hire and promote the best teachers.

We believe that one of the most effective ways to recruit and retain effective Black teachers is to foster and maintain a work environment that authentically values them, focuses on their development, and empowers them.

Put in their words, «it is not clear whether the signal of teachers» effectiveness sent by their value - added rankings retains a substantive interpretation across contexts» (p. 326).

OUSD must ensure that teachers feel valued and supported in their growth if we hope to retain quality teachers to serve our students.

Do we have a teaching profession that values teachers, provides teaches with autonomy and attracts and retains good people in the profession?

◦ the qualifications to be required of the teachers and the potential strategies used to recruit, hire, train, and retain qualified staff to achieve best value

Specific questions have arisen about using value - added measurement (VAM) to retain, dismiss, and compensate teachers.

Ultimately, though, the recruitment crisis can only be solved by restoring the value of the profession, encouraging more would - be teachers to apply, and retaining more of the teachers we have.

Its findings highlight the value of retaining experienced teachers and offer strategies to improve their effectiveness.

While an AP (and Testing Coordinator), I was able to hire, train, and retain high - quality teachers, create an environment where teachers and students felt they had a voice, and support the core - values of The Main Street Academy.