A big apple for educators : : New York City's experiment with schoolwide performance bonuses : final evaluation report / / Julie A. Marsh ... [et al.].

• Author: Fund for Public Schools.; Marsh, Julie A.
• TeilnehmendeR: Fund for Public Schools.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Notes: "Prepared for the Fund for Public Schools."

For 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.

Table of Contents

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 Questions

Conceptual 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 Discussion

Chapter 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; Findings

Summary and DiscussionChapter Nine: Conclusions and Implications; Key Findings; Discussion; Recommendations; Implications for Pay-for-Performance Policy; References