04300nam 2200649 a 450 991021997830332120200520144314.01-283-22305-897866132230500-8330-5254-3(CKB)2670000000107635(EBL)744529(OCoLC)746746672(SSID)ssj0000534467(PQKBManifestationID)11344872(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534467(PQKBWorkID)10511576(PQKB)11291609(MiAaPQ)EBC744529(oapen)doab114935(EXLCZ)99267000000010763520110622d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA big apple for educators New York City's experiment with schoolwide performance bonuses : final evaluation report /Julie A. Marsh ... [et al.]1st ed.Santa Monica, Calif. Rand20111 online resource (313 p.)"Prepared for the Fund for Public Schools."0-8330-5251-9 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Executive Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; A Brief Overview of the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program; Purpose of the Evaluation; Data Collection and Analysis; Organization of the Report; Chapter Two: Background on Pay-for-Performance Programs and the New York City SPBP; Background on Pay-for-Performance Programs; Research Findings About School-Based Bonus Programs; The New York City Schoolwide Performance BonusProgram; Summary; Chapter Three: Research Methods; Research QuestionsConceptual FrameworkData Collection and Analysis; Study Limitations; Summary; Chapter Four: Implementation of the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program: Attitudes About and Understanding of the Program; General Attitudes; Attitudes About the Bonus; Communication and Understanding; Summary and Discussion; Chapter Five: Implementation of the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program: Compensation Committee Process and Distribution Plans; Compensation Committee Process; Distribution Plans: Staff Preferences and Final Plans; Response to Distribution Plans; Summary and DiscussionChapter Six:Implementation of the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program: Perceived Effects of the Bonus and Program ParticipationSchool Improvement; Effects on Individuals; Summary and Discussion; Chapter Seven: Effects on Progress Report and Student Test Scores; Data; Basic Analytic Approach; Sample; School-Level Analysis: SPBP Effects on Progress ReportComponents; Student-Level Analysis: SPBP's Effect on Student TestScores; Student Test Score Findings; Summary and Discussion; Chapter Eight: Teacher Attitudes and Behaviors in SPBP and Control Schools; Methodology; FindingsSummary and DiscussionChapter Nine: Conclusions and Implications; Key Findings; Discussion; Recommendations; Implications for Pay-for-Performance Policy; ReferencesFor three school years, from 2007 to 2010, about 200 high-needs New York City public schools participated in the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program, whose broad objective was to improve student performance through school-based financial incentives. An independent analysis of test scores, surveys, and interviews found that the program did not improve student achievement, perhaps because it did not motivate change in educator behavior.TeachersSalaries, etcNew York (State)New YorkMerit payNew York (State)New YorkSchool improvement programsNew York (State)New YorkAcademic achievementNew York (State)New YorkTeachersSalaries, etc.Merit paySchool improvement programsAcademic achievement371.1009747Marsh Julie A1124716Fund for Public Schools.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219978303321A big apple for educators2880106UNINA