Download or read book An Examination of Principals Perceptions Toward Teacher Performance Pay in Tennessee written by Janice Valencia Tankson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been many programs and initiatives used throughout the United States that have answered the call of educational reform; however, performance pay programs continues to lead the discussion of incentives to improve academic achievement. Nevertheless, there continues to be a lack of clarity regarding its effectiveness. In addition, to addressing the challenge of improving academic achievement, performance pay is also being recognized as a tool to assist with teacher retention which has become a serious issue for many school districts across the nation. While many teachers are retiring, many others are taking the option of leaving the profession due to low moral, low compensation, and/or unfavorable working conditions. Many Americans are aware of the importance of having quality teachers in the classroom in order for students to excel. However, even more are beginning to acknowledge the necessity for increasing teachers' salaries as a means of retaining the best and the brightest. The purpose of this study is to determine school principals' perceptions of teacher performance pay programs, specifically in Tennessee. This study also addresses the issues of gaining and retaining quality educators through the implementation of performance pay programs and investigate the principals' perception of pay for performance as motivating factors for teachers and principals to help increase student achievement. Since performance pay has been such a polarizing topic in the education field, this study also examines principals' perceptions of performance pay programs as fair and equitable and whether performance pay improves the instructional effectiveness of teachers. Through this study, the researcher gained greater insight into the thoughts, and opinions of principals in Tennessee regarding the impact of teacher performance pay. While the analysis from Tennessee principals' perceptions from this study did not vary much from other studies, it does suggest that if a performance pay program is to be successful in the state of Tennessee it must be open to all schools in a school district, transparent, and substantial to motivate action. But most importantly, it cannot be a standalone program. There must be other initiatives that will aid in student achievement.
Download or read book Principals Perceptions of the Tennessee Teacher Tenure Law written by David John Lomascolo and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concurrent mixed methods study examined principal perceptions of the teacher tenure law in Tennessee. The study examined the perceptions of K-12 public school principals toward the Tennessee teacher tenure law under Senate Bill 1528 and how principals perceived that the law has affected their ability to evaluate and retain effective teachers. The investigation followed a concurrent mixed methods design (QUAN + QUAL). The Tennessee Teacher Tenure Principal Perception Survey was adopted and slightly modified from Davidson’s (1998) study of principal perceptions of teacher tenure in Tennessee. At the conclusion of data analysis, findings were integrated and triangulated through Hess’ (1999) political attractiveness of reform framework. Quantitative results found that the majority of principals have positive perceptions of the Tennessee teacher tenure law. Interviews with principals added insight to the findings of the quantitative phase and integrated findings affirmed quantitative results. Principals characterized the teacher tenure law has having a positive impact on their ability to evaluate and retain effective teachers despite having some barriers associated with the teacher evaluation system. While principals expressed positive perceptions of the overall evaluation and tenure system, principals generally felt that tenure is no longer a valuable construct and holds little negative influence over their ability to evaluate, retain, or dismiss teachers just so long as they are doing their jobs as principals. Previous levels of controversy and visibility that once surrounded tenure prior to the law’s change in 2011 have withered and the new system is perceived to be having a positive impact on the quality of education in Tennessee. Results indicated that future reform efforts by the state should focus on collecting principal perceptions for ways to improve upon barriers currently facing implementation of the teacher evaluation system. The study concludes with a model for helping predict the success of reform in Tennessee and provides implications for its use along with recommendations for future research. Results from this study highlight that future research and reform should focus on the use of stakeholder and principal perception data in policy initiatives and education agendas at the school building, community, and state levels.
Download or read book Perceptions of Teachers and Principals Toward Teacher Evaluation by Principals in Tennessee Public Secondary Schools written by Timothy R. Setterlund and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Perceptions of Teachers and Principals Toward Teacher Evaluation by Principlas in Small West Tennessee Elementary Schools written by Maxine Johnson Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Analysis of Perceptions of Tennessee Public School Teachers Building level Administrators and Central Office Administrators Toward Teacher Evaluation written by Samuel Lawson Houston and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Extent Teachers Perceived Level of Principal Servant Leadership Practices Years of Teaching Experience and Highest Degree Attained Predicted the Level of Teacher Job Satisfaction in Northeast Tennessee Middle Schools written by Timothy M. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many teachers have become dissatisfied with their jobs, leaving their school district or the field of education to purse other careers outside of education. Recently, teacher attrition has been a problem for schools in Tennessee. The shortage of teachers in Tennessee led to the elimination of the Teacher Performance Assessment by the Tennessee State Board of Education for job-embedded educator licensure candidates. The combined SLQ and TJSQ survey was sent to 156 certified middle school teachers from four school districts located in northeast Tennessee. Thirty-six certified middle school teachers completed the survey. I investigated if there was a relationship between teachers’ perceived level of middle school principals’ servant leadership practices and teacher job satisfaction. I also investigated if the teachers’ perceived level of middle school principals’ servant leadership practices, years of teaching experience, or the highest academic degree attained (B.S., M.A., Ed.S, Doctorate) predicted the level of teacher job satisfaction in northeast Tennessee middle schools. I found teachers’ perception of the level of servant leadership by their principals did significantly predict job satisfaction for middle school teachers in northeast Tennessee. I also found neither years of teaching experience nor the highest academic degree attained (B.S., M.A., Ed.S, Doctorate) significantly predicted job satisfaction for middle school teachers in northeast Tennessee.
Download or read book Principals Perceptions of an Evaluation System in Tennessee written by Janet Dyer Mobley and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Perceptions of Middle Tennessee Teachers Concerning Teacher Evaluation written by Barbara S. Mason and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model written by Renee Melinda Moran and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher effectiveness has become a national conversation and an issue that is debated in both public and educational arenas. Recently, the notion has arisen to quantify teacher effectiveness through the measurement of both teacher and student performance. This study focuses on one state’s initial attempt to implement a policy reform that measures a teacher’s performance both qualitatively, through scored classroom observations, and quantitatively, through student achievement scores. Ultimately, the idea is that these scores could then be used to make important decisions about salary, retention, and tenure. Using qualitative ethnographic research procedures within a framework of critical theory, I studied 8 first grade teachers and their experiences with Tennessee’s Education Acceleration Model (TEAM). I specifically sought to understand the following: 1) the commonalities amongst teachers experiences with the TEAM evaluation, 2) the commonalities in teachers’ perceptions of the influence of TEAM on literacy instruction, and 3) how the context of teachers work may complicate teacher perceptions of the influence of TEAM. Interviews, observations, artifacts, and public documents were the primary sources of data for this study. Results indicated that the implications of policy implementation may be less cut and dry than policy makers might hope. While the hope might be that policy translates directly into change in classroom practice, this study demonstrated otherwise. The amount of change varied greatly from school to school and teacher to teacher and was highly dependent on teacher belief and context. For the most part, teachers tended not to disregard literacy practices they saw as valid just because policy required them to do so. These findings indicate that policy makers might be wise to consider teacher autonomy as well as teacher in-put. Likewise, there are indications that appropriate professional development might assist in scaffolding a new policy implementation.
Download or read book A Study of the Perceptions of Tennessee Teachers Principals Superintendents Legislators and Department of Education Representatives Regarding the Impact of the Tennessee Value Added Assessment System written by Thomas A. Young and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of Principal Effectiveness in Selected Secondary Schools in Tennessee written by Henry S. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Impact of Secondary Teachers Perceptions Content Areas Years of Experience and Level of Education on the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model written by Mary Jo Holmes and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study identified the impact of secondary teachers' perceptions, content area, years of experience, and degrees attained on the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM). Teachers must find value in the instrument used to rate their job performance The researcher secured an inner-city Northern Middle Tennessee high school to participate in a mixed model research study to ascertain information about educators' perceptions of the evaluation system. Seventeen one-way ANOVA tests were run to determine the difference of various independent variables and an emergent coding technique was used to find themes in participant's answers. The findings indicate some educators perceive the process to be unfair, ineffective to increase teaching and learning, and evaluators lack the content knowledge to give effective feedback.
Download or read book Teacher Performance Pay written by Xochitl Melva Rodriguez-Davila and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study considered the role of the principal plays in the implementation of performance-based pay. A qualitative research approach was taken and a multiple case study approach was employed. The data gathered consisted of three principals and six teachers. To triangulate data, transcripts were reviewed and member checks were utilized. The data analysis applied Bolman and Deal's organizational frames and two leadership styles: transactional and transformation leadership. Research questions were used to organize discussion and guide the findings. The research questions are: (1) How does the faculty perceive the implementation of the performance-based pay system? (2) How does the principal communicate and facilitate the development and installation of performance-based pay system? (3) How do the teachers perceive the principal's leadership in the implementation of the performance-based pay system? Throughout a three-month period, data were collected through individual interviews and analysis of documents. Several themes emerged through the data analysis. These themes included: (a) professional development, (2) leadership styles, (3) motivation, (4) school climate and culture. The findings in the study suggest that the principals were influential in implementing and facilitating a performance based pay initiative.
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of the Tennessee Career Ladder Evaluation Process written by Alvin Carney Rose and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of Performance Pay Systems written by Annette F. Fecera and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the perceptions of twenty-two teachers regarding teacher performance pay models and the evaluating factors that are associated with this type of compensation method. Data were collected from elementary and middle school teachers in one public school district in Colorado that currently uses a performance pay model. This qualitative study incorporated the use of an electronic survey, four open-ended responses, and telephone or Skype interviews to obtain data regarding teacher performance pay models. The findings of this study suggested that teachers appreciate that performance pay models can improve compensation for young teachers and for effective educators. However, the study indicated that teachers do not believe that performance pay models increase student achievement and might lead to competition among teachers, which is not academically beneficial to students. In this study, the elementary and middle school teachers expressed the belief that teachers should have input about the design and evaluating factors of a performance pay model in order to ensure the program's success.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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