Pay-for-Performance Programs: Strategies, Structures, and Funding
by Nicholas P. Morgan and Daniel Schiff
Many questions arise when the topic of performance pay is raised. Haven’t we tried this before? Why should we try to differentiate compensation when public educators earn too little as it is? Aren’t teachers motivated primarily by intrinsic factors anyway? Don’t these plans breed a sense of competition rather than cooperation among teachers? Is there any “proof” that this works? Despite ongoing debate on these questions, school districts and policymakers alike are pursuing a variety of differentiated compensation approaches to affect school district operations.
This free article focuses on strategies, structures, and funding for performance-based compensation programs – factors critical to designing and implementing a program appropriate to your school district.
