TeyshaBlue
03-15-2013, 03:46 PM
Ok, not to hijack Drach's thread (not that I've ever been persuaded not to hijack a thread :lol).......school time. You attract good teachers by building a good framework for starters.
Base assumptions: Funding will be adequate and a combo of local/state/federal funding.
In the TeyshaBlue ISD, all teachers pull the same base salary. All teachers get an additional stipend for extra-curricular duties with the caveat that all extra-curricular stuff, from Drama to Athletics get the same stipend. I'll award bonuses to the top teacher in each discipline. Criteria will be a combination of student-faculty input/pass-fail % relative to their respective classes...ie...a teacher's pass fail index increases 15% over last year, and no other teacher can beat that, then that teacher should be in the running for the bonus.
The super (me) will pull down exactly 2x the base salary for a teacher. Each Principal will pull down 1.5 x base salary. Each adjunct to the above will be paid 1.25 base salary. All positions will be eligible for inflation-indexed cost of living increases as determined by the local school board.
In TBISD, all students will not succeed in the contemporary sense. Instead, students will be treated as the individuals they actually are. College bound kids will be prepped accordingly. If college is not in a kid's future by dint of aptitude and ability, then vocational training will be their course of study. This determination can be made as early as their freshman year. Success is measured by their accomplishments both in and out of their programs. It is earned, not awarded. If a student does not succeed in the college prep program, that student will be placed in the vocational program.
It is possible that a student will not succeed in either. We hate that. We also acknowledge that outcome but cannot be tasked to accomodate it.
Facility planning, financing and bond issuance will be the responsibility of the finance committee comprised of a rotating assignment of teachers, board members, and myself.
Curriculum decisions, including graduation/promotion criteria, will be made by the actual teachers, acting in committee and can be revised as needed and adhering to state/fed law. They will make these decisions based upon their experiences with the local population and their own personal knowledge-base. I will have the final say on all curriculum design/revision.
Our curriculum may be wildly different than the ISD in the next town. We don't care unless they are demonstrably better. If so, we'll co-opt what is applicable to our local district.
Attendance will not be compulsory. However, upon enrollment, it becomes compulsory. If, after enrollment, a student chooses not to attend class, for reasons classically assigned to truancy, then that student and by extension their family, will be fined a per diem fee based upon actual cost of education. Payment of the fine will be voluntary. However, any fine balance precludes promotion or graduation/certification.
The line forms to the left.
Base assumptions: Funding will be adequate and a combo of local/state/federal funding.
In the TeyshaBlue ISD, all teachers pull the same base salary. All teachers get an additional stipend for extra-curricular duties with the caveat that all extra-curricular stuff, from Drama to Athletics get the same stipend. I'll award bonuses to the top teacher in each discipline. Criteria will be a combination of student-faculty input/pass-fail % relative to their respective classes...ie...a teacher's pass fail index increases 15% over last year, and no other teacher can beat that, then that teacher should be in the running for the bonus.
The super (me) will pull down exactly 2x the base salary for a teacher. Each Principal will pull down 1.5 x base salary. Each adjunct to the above will be paid 1.25 base salary. All positions will be eligible for inflation-indexed cost of living increases as determined by the local school board.
In TBISD, all students will not succeed in the contemporary sense. Instead, students will be treated as the individuals they actually are. College bound kids will be prepped accordingly. If college is not in a kid's future by dint of aptitude and ability, then vocational training will be their course of study. This determination can be made as early as their freshman year. Success is measured by their accomplishments both in and out of their programs. It is earned, not awarded. If a student does not succeed in the college prep program, that student will be placed in the vocational program.
It is possible that a student will not succeed in either. We hate that. We also acknowledge that outcome but cannot be tasked to accomodate it.
Facility planning, financing and bond issuance will be the responsibility of the finance committee comprised of a rotating assignment of teachers, board members, and myself.
Curriculum decisions, including graduation/promotion criteria, will be made by the actual teachers, acting in committee and can be revised as needed and adhering to state/fed law. They will make these decisions based upon their experiences with the local population and their own personal knowledge-base. I will have the final say on all curriculum design/revision.
Our curriculum may be wildly different than the ISD in the next town. We don't care unless they are demonstrably better. If so, we'll co-opt what is applicable to our local district.
Attendance will not be compulsory. However, upon enrollment, it becomes compulsory. If, after enrollment, a student chooses not to attend class, for reasons classically assigned to truancy, then that student and by extension their family, will be fined a per diem fee based upon actual cost of education. Payment of the fine will be voluntary. However, any fine balance precludes promotion or graduation/certification.
The line forms to the left.