A Study of Teacher Incentives for the District of Columbia Public Schools [microform] : Technical Report.

This volume reports study findings regarding teacher recruitment and retention patterns in the District of Columbia Public Schools, characteristics of the D.C. teaching force, incentive plans already operating in the District, and comparative financial incentives for attracting and retaining teacher...

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Corporate Author: Public Schools of the District of Columbia
Format: Microfilm Book
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1984.
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Summary:This volume reports study findings regarding teacher recruitment and retention patterns in the District of Columbia Public Schools, characteristics of the D.C. teaching force, incentive plans already operating in the District, and comparative financial incentives for attracting and retaining teachers in the system. It describes certification and other personnel policies in the District and reports the results of an assessment of the currently used teacher evaluation process in D.C. Finally, the volume presents the findings of a districtwide survey of teachers and principals about their views of existing and proposed incentives for teachers. The individual studies and their authors are: (1) District of Columbia Public Schools 1979-1983 Teacher Profile (Jacqueline Reed, Karen Johnson Pittman, and Linda Darling-Hammond); (2) A Comparative Analysis of Salaries and Financial Incentives for Teachers in the D.C. Public Schools (Kathryn B. Foster and Kay T. Payne); (3) Teacher Incentives in the D.C. Public Schools: Formal and Informal Programs and Practices (Elaine C. Melmed); (4) Teacher Evaluation and Reward Systems: Interviews with Teachers and Principals (Karen Johnson Pittman and Arthur E. Wise); (5) Findings of the DCPS Surveys of Teachers and Principals regarding Teacher Incentives (Andrea J. Love, William W. Ellis, and Anita F. Allen); and (6) Certification Practices in the District of Columbia Public Schools (Suzanne Benda). (JD)
Item Description:ERIC Note: For the Summary Report, see ED 266 107.
ERIC Document Number: ED273636.
Physical Description:235 p.
Reproduction Note:Microfiche.
Action Note:committed to retain