Q COMP PLANSt. Michael-Albertville School

District

WHAT IS Q COMP?

Voluntary program that allows school districts and exclusive representatives of the teachers to design and collectively bargain a plan to improve teaching and learning and reward teachers

WHAT DOES IT INCLUDE? Career Ladder/Advancement Options

Job-Embedded Professional Development

Teacher Evaluation

Performance Pay

Alternative Salary Schedule

WHO IS DESIGNING THE PLAN? Five teachers selected by Ed-Minnesota

STMAMatt RookerBecky KemmetmuellerJenny FritzHeidi LelandJen Patnode

Three administratorsAnn Marie FoucaultJennie KellyJim Behle

WHO APPROVES THE PLAN?

Ed Minnesota STMA membership

School board

WHY ARE WE APPLYING? Currently doing some of the work and Q

Comp can compensate teachers Supports new teacher evaluation law

with peer review and teacher growth plans

State funds are available but are capped; funding may not be available for new programs in the future

Q Comp has been successful in other school districts

HOW MUCH MONEY WILL THE DISTRICT RECEIVE?

$169 per pupil in state aid - $950,000

School districts may chose to levy an additional $510,000 or up to $91 per pupil - $510,000

FIVE COMPONENTSCAREER LADDER/ADVANCEMENT OPTIONS

Peer coaches Peer review and observations Provide site-focused professional development Feedback on achieving teacher growth plans Meet component of new teacher evaluation law

FIVE COMPONENTSJOB EMBEDDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

District wide SMART goal SMART site goal aligned with district

goal PLC SMART goals School professional development plan

using research based instructional strategies

Incorporate what we are currently doing in learning targets and formative assessments.

FIVE COMPONENTSTEACHER EVALUATION/PEER REVIEW

Teacher Evaluation Task Force is currently working on designing a plan

Non-tenured – little change Tenured

Summative evaluation every 3 years by principal Peer review by instructional coaches in off-cycle

years. Individual teacher growth plans

Training to eliminate bias and ensure inter-rater reliability

FIVE COMPONENTSPERFORMANCE PAY

Teacher evaluation/peer review successfully meeting criteria and teacher growth plan

Site SMART goal met PLC SMART goal met

FIVE COMPONENTSALTERNATIVE SALARY SCHEDULE

TO BE DETERMINED

WHO IS ELIGIBLE? All licensed staff in the teacher

bargaining unit Individual teachers are not permitted to

opt out No lose in seniority, pay or tenure