Teacher Pay and Teacher Quality
Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the Best Teachers
- James H. Stronge - College of William and Mary, USA
- Christopher R. Gareis - College of William and Mary, USA
- Catherine A. Little - University of Connecticut, USA
"This is a good and needed book. I would buy it, and recommend it to a wide range of educators."
-Kenneth D. Peterson, Author
Professor, Portland State University
"The authors have amassed a tremendous amount of information and assembled it into a very readable book that is an excellent resource."
-Randel Beaver, Superintendent, Archer City School District, TX
Attract and retain the highest-quality teachers through competitive compensation programs!
While many working in the teaching profession cite intangible rewards as reasons for staying in the profession, concrete rewards such as salary, benefits, and working conditions are inextricably linked to attracting, developing, and retaining highly-qualified teachers. This timely text examines the fundamental link between teacher pay and teacher quality as well as the extent to which compensation can be aligned with student achievement.
A range of existing compensation models are reviewed in order to provide a balanced, practical, research-based approach for developing a comprehensive, best-practice teacher compensation system. School administrators can use these synthesized, innovative findings to
- Determine the most practical compensation model for achieving their school's objectives
- Examine different pay options used across the country
- Connect their school's compensation program to organizational goals
- Discover how to attract and retain high-quality teachers
Advance student achievement and improve teacher retention by developing a deeper understanding of the connection between teacher pay and teacher quality.
| Examining Motivation: Do Financial Incentives Work in Promoting Teacher Quality? |
| How We Pay Teachers: A Brief History of Teacher Compensation |
| Current Issues and Trends in Teacher Compensation |
| Teacher Pay and Teacher Quality |
| Concluding Thoughts: Where Do We Go From Here? |
| Aligning Teacher Compensation With Organizational Purpose and Direction |
| Moving Forward: Key Considerations for Developing a Compensation System |
| Establishing Criteria: Defining and Measuring Quality |
| Summary: Teacher Compensation in the Big Picture of School Purpose |
| How Do Principles of Environmental Scanning Apply to Teacher Compensation Systems? |
| How Can the Competitiveness of Teacher Salaries Be Assessed? |
| How Can Nonsalary Benefits Contribute to a Competitive Salary Package? |
| What Role Can Working Conditions Play in a Competing Market? |
| Summary: Teacher Quality and Competitive Pay |
| Single-Salary Schedule |
| Extra Duty/Additional Responsibility Pay |
| Career Ladder |
| Knowledge- and Skills-Based Pay |
| Individual Evaluation Pay |
| Performance-Based Pay |
| Creative Compensation: Other Ways of Recognizing Teacher Quality |
| Summary |
| Assumptions About Compensation Systems |
| Design Principles: Considerations in Teacher Compensation |
| Designing a Compensation System Aimed at Quality |
| A Component-Parts Approach to Teacher Compensation |
| A Model for Teacher Compensation |
| A Closer Look at the Components of Compensation |
| Compensation and Quality |
| Alternatives to Consider |
| Concluding Thoughts: Designing a Compensation System |
| Step 1: Develop the Aims and Criteria of the Compensation System |
| Step 2: Select Compensation Components |
| Step 3: Plan for Implementation |
| Step 4: Pilot the Restructured Compensation System |
| Step 5: Districtwide Implementation and Evaluation |
| Concluding Thoughts: Teacher Quality and Teacher Pay |
"The authors have amassed a tremendous amount of information and assembled it into a very readable book that will be an excellent resource."
"This is a good and needed book. I would buy it, and recommend it to a wide range of educators."
"Makes several noteworthy contributions to current deliberations about how teacher compensation systems might promote the recruitment, retention, and ongoing development of a high-quality teacher workforce."
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