In the 10 evaluation districts, educators did not always understand the performance measures and pay-for-performance bonuses used for TIF¶

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q2 i? In the subset of 10 evaluation districts, educators did not always understand the performance measures and pay-for-performance bonuses used for TIF. → Jeffrey Max 2014

Evidence¶

Jeffrey Max 2014¶

Jeffrey Max, Jill Constantine, Alison Wellington, Kristin Hallgren, Steve Glazerman, Hanley Chiang, Cecilia Speroni. (2014). Early Implementation Experiences of the 2010 Teacher Incentive Fund Grantees (Snapshot). NCEE Study Snapshot, Mathematica Policy Research. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/

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Findings from the subset of 10 evaluation districts, where the snapshot reports that educators did not always understand the TIF performance measures and pay-for-performance bonuses; communication about these was described as challenging.

"In the subset of 10 evaluation districts, educators did not always understand the performance measures and pay-for-performance bonuses used for TIF."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• More than half of teachers in the evaluation districts did not know they were eligible for pay-for-performance bonuses — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Teachers in the evaluation districts underestimated the size of pay-for-performance bonuses they could earn through TIF — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Many teachers misunderstood whether they were eligible for performance bonuses or the amount they could earn — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Educators' understanding of the TIF program improved in year two, but more than one-third of teachers still did not know they were eligible for a bonus and underestimated bonus size — related
• Some aspects of TIF implementation improved between years one and two while others, including bonus awareness, remained challenging — related
• Many educators misunderstood the performance measures and the pay-for-performance bonuses under TIF — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Implementation of the pay-for-performance policy differed from the envisioned approach, with about 40 percent of teachers unaware they were eligible for a performance bonus — related