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Incentive Pay / Bonus Programs
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| Alabama : 2005 Governor's Initiatives |
Proposal: Pay an incentive bonus to teachers in high need schools or subject areas, and develop other ways to retain these teachers.
Status: The education budget, HB 248, enrolled on 05/16/05 over the Governor's veto, appropriated $725,000 for teacher incentive pay. However, eligibility requirements and disbursement levels have yet to be determined. This issue was not one of contention. |
| Minnesota : 2005 Governor's Initiatives |
Proposal: Restore and increase stipend to teachers of AP/IB courses based on students passing examinations.
Status: The enrolled budget, HF 141, signed into law on 07/14/05, includes $86 million in grants for local school districts to implement Q-Comp, the alternative compensation system for teachers which rewards additional responsibilities, student performance, and specific skill development. Additionally, the budget includes $7.4 million to encourage students to take AP/IB courses. |
| South Carolina : 2005 Governor's Initiatives |
Proposal: Offer national board certified teachers an additional annual stipend of $3,500 to teach in high-need areas or subjects.
Status: The budget, H 3716, changed the current stipend system to include this proposal. Under previous law, national board certified teachers received the additional stipend regardless of where they taught. |
| Texas : 2005 Governor's Initiatives |
Proposal: Offer $7,500 bonuses for teachers who improve achievement gains in schools with high at-risk populations.
Status: As of 07/26/05, the School Finance Reform Act, HB 2, has yet to be approved by both houses of the legislature, despite two special session. The act would have appropriated as much as $50 million to an incentive program for at-risk schools. Bonuses would be awarded to schools, at least 75% of which must be used for additional teacher compensation, including individual teacher bonuses of no less than $3,000. |