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,...

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