Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association undertook a national demonstration which showed that linking what students learn to what professionals earn can be a major catalyst for system change. The Innovations Lab at CTAC assisted Denver Public Schools to develop, implement, and evaluate its groundbreaking performance-based compensation initiative.
Results:
- Denver Public School teachers approved the new teacher compensation system, ProComp, by a 3-to-2 margin.
- Denver voters approved a $25 million tax increase by a 3-to-2 margin to fund the new system.
- CTAC’s evaluation provided the base of evidence for Congressional approval of the Teacher Incentive Fund.
- This initiative launched the performance-based compensation and evaluation movement nationally.
Download the report:
Final Report
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