Incentive Pay Proposal

Increasing teacher pay would encourage more young people to pursue the career of teaching. Young students would see that teaching is a career that is worth pursuing and would start considering teaching. "Experts say raising that threshold could help improve the professions lackluster reputation and encourage more high achieving

In taking a brief look at the Oklahoma education system, one need not look far before issues of significant underfunding and understaffing come directly into view. Many different proposals regarding what Oklahoma needs to do to resolve this problem have been suggested in the past, but very few of these proposals outline an answer regarding how these fixes will be implemented. How Oklahoma's educational system can increase the effectiveness of its limited funding is something that can be addressed with simple cost-effective steps and strategies that have proven their effectiveness in other states. Additionally, the issue of understaffing can be looked at from a fresh perspective in order to understand what the Oklahoma education system can do to bring in new teachers and keep these teachers. Finally, in joining with national-level movements and interest groups such as the National Education Association which can help with budgetary issues and Teach for America which can help to bring in new, trained and enthusiastic teachers into areas of Oklahoma that have seen poor performance from students in the past.

Ultimately the district would exhaust $1,722,333.40 over its combined revenue of 6,763,484 over the next three years on this salary incentive. This would mean that their would have to be large cuts in instructional programs, or an increase in revenue. To truly see this, happen the board would have to increase revenue or cut programs. I would advise that we take a increase in revenue of 5%, and that we make smaller scale increase in the salary scale of a 2.5% increase in year one with a 250 increase the years following; this would leave the district on track to not have to make any instructional

One of the main issues with merit pay for teachers is found in the manner in which it is measured. Most of the new performances pay laws and union contracts measure “effectiveness,” at least in part, by looking at the students’ test scores from one year to the next. One test score cannot paint a full picture of a student's accomplishment. Teachers unions have historically opposed merit pay, arguing that test scores are not an accurate measure of student achievement (Turner, 2010, para 15). Most teachers will report that a test will only show part of the picture. Standardized tests do not reflect life lessons, effective citizen traits, or character building traits that were taught that year. All of these traits thrive in an effective teacher’s curriculum.

     High school teachers’ average salary varies across the world. The United States is said to be one of the richest countries in the world, yet our teachers are being paid one of the lowest amounts. The Education Intelligence Agency, author of the article “Ohio Teacher Overcomes Union’s Tolerance” published an International Teacher Salary Report ranking the fifty states by “how much the average salary exceeded per capita personal income.” According to the Education Intelligence Agency Ohio’s percentage rate is only fifty- five point one percent. According to the Education Intelligence Agency the lowest state percentage is in South Dakota at twenty- three point six percent and the highest state percentage is

From money to loan forgiveness to early retirement benefits these and a lot of other incentives are being used to entice teaching hopefuls, current teachers and those

Oklahoma is ranked forty eighth in the U.S for average teacher’s salary with $44,373 (“Oklahoma Teachers Salary”). That’s not good for the state of Oklahoma. I believe teachers are the heart and soul of this state and country. If it weren’t for teachers there would be no doctors, lawyers, or even congress members. According to Matthew J. Brouillette, “Doctors, lawyers, and engineers can practice their profession in variety of ways. They can be employed by organizations, they can partner with others, or they can work themselves in private practice. School teachers lack such essential choices” (Brouillette). Teachers under go to much just to get paid

The state of California should analyze the enormous complexity of this issue, including the impact of teacher quality on student achievement, the evidence that teachers regularly migrate out of low-performing schools, and the potential solution that lies in offering incentives to well-qualified teachers who commit to work in struggling schools (ca.gov).

The low pay for our educators is causing many negative effects. New York Times shows that the low income is causing sixty-two percent of teachers to have a second job outside of their teaching jobs. Just to have enough money to support their families and make ends meet. Most everyone decides to college to prevent having these struggles with money, and to avoid having to work multiple jobs, when they get older; however, not when it comes to living off of only a teacher’s income, the struggles to have enough money are interminable. This low pay is also causing most teachers to retire, and find new jobs. New York Times states, “every year 20 percent of teachers in urban districts quit. Nationwide, 46 percent of teachers quit before their fifth year. The turnover costs the

The problem with Karmanos’ idea is that there’s no provision for merit pay in Michigan, lousy teachers and great teachers make the same as long as they have equal seniority and education. That’s a recipe for mediocrity in any industry. Teacher quality won’t significantly improve until pay is linked directly to performance.

(Brimley 2008) However, to equalize funds and maximize cost quality relationships grants and incentives are good places to start. School districts have to find ways to hire knowledgeable and committed teachers. One way to draw the knowledgeable teacher is to offer stipends for teacher shortage areas and sign on bonuses. Districts must continue to offer some type of incentives to maintain good teachers. Teacher tenure is another great incentive but can sometimes cause good teachers to become too laidback. Tenure grants educators “a right, term, or mode of holding or occupying something of value for a period of time.” (Tenure) Basically, tenure in the education realm grants what some would call stability or even security.

But last fall's budget didn't address the differentiated pay issue, instead giving teachers $750 one-time bonuses and raises to those with enough experience to move another step up the state's salary table. Although targeted raises for teachers doesn't cost as much as giving everyone a salary increase, the extent of any pay package likely will depend on how far state revenues exceed budgeted expectations.

In today’s society one of the most important factors in selecting a career field is rate of pay. No matter whether the profession maybe, the dollar figure must be within a range that allows the employee to maintain a substantial lifestyle. The debate of teacher pay scales has raged on for years. Many argue that the current pay scale for teachers is a scale which rewards teachers merely for seniority. They argue that the current pay scale overlooks those educators which demonstrate exceptional performance. Teacher merit pay systems have been the most popular suggestions made to remedy the problems seen with the current pay scale. Although the current pay scale may not be completely effective, the idea of

A teacher’s salary has come a very long way in the U.S. from 1980 to now, it went from 15 (elementary) and 16(secondary) thousand a year to 57 and 59 thousand a year as average. That is a pretty decent change in just a little over thirty years. But as the salary went up so has the cost of living, so, in reality, it is not much help. Texas is the state with the most teachers since 2014. Texas has a total of 342,257 and California comes in second while New York comes in third (statista). That is a lot of people, who all happen to be on a state salary schedule in Texas. What this means is that teachers all get paid the starts salary and depending on who has been there longer than others determine who gets a bonus or raise.

Sally should consider the advantages and disadvantages of offering piece-rate plans and team-based plans. While both plans offer great advantages for the employees and the company, the disadvantages should be considered as well. Offering the piece-rate pay/individual incentive pay program can have serious limitations. These types of plans can potentially promote inflexibility. Workers can find themselves becoming dependent on their supervisors to set their work goals. Job performance may not increase beyond the compensation amount for those employees who are highly proficient performers, as they may not strive to work beyond what they will be rewarded (Martocchio, 2013). Supervisors are responsible for developing and maintaining performance