TEA-DATE Project: Module 2 Group Thoughts

Module 2: Designing a Performance Award System

Group Thoughts

The final step of learning modules allows you to benefit from the insights of others who have gone through this process by providing an opportunity for group discussion and the collection of group thoughts. When you have finished recording your group thoughts, or when you are ready to save your individual thoughts, please put your name and email address in the box at the bottom of the page. Then, enter the security image and hit the "next" icon. This will allow you to receive a record of your thoughts. When you submit your information by hitting the "next" button at the bottom of the page, you will be taken to a final page with your initial, revised and group thoughts formatted for printing.

Challenge Question #1: What outcomes would a performance award system help your district achieve?

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Challenge Question #2: Considering the multiple stakeholders impacted by a performance award system, who will you include on your district planning committee as you develop and implement your plan?

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Challenge Question #3: How might you design an award system to recognize and reward teachers and other school personel for positively impacting student academic growth and improvement?

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Challenge Question #4: How can we fairly measure the contributions made by each educator to the growth and improvement of students with different backgrounds and skills?

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Challenge Question #5: To what degree do your district and schools currently have the data capacity and information technology infrastructure to acurately make school, team, and individual level judements of teacher effectiveness?

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Challenge Question #6: Once implemented, how might you know if your performance-based award system is effective?

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