2nd half of performance pay targeted for October

GESD teachers who qualify will receive the second half of their performance pay in October.

The October payment is for the student achievement portion of the Performance Pay Plan, and represents half of performance pay. The District’s total allotment for performance pay awards is based on revenues the state collects under the guidelines of Proposition 301.

“Every effort was made to determine the maximum award possible within the parameters of the 2013-2014 Performance Pay agreement,” said Dr. Donna Lewis, assistant superintendent for educational services.

There are three components to Performance Pay. Component One is worth 40 percent and is based on Professional Growth Choices made by teachers. Component Two is worth 10 percent and is based on ratings of school quality by parents as measured in the annual parent survey; and Component Three, which is worth 50 percent, is based on student achievement-school performance. Teachers were compensated earlier for components one and two.