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MENDMENT TO CONTRACT BETWEEN DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 'AND UNITED TEACHERS OF DADE JULY 1, 1982 - JUNE 30, 1985

APPEND IX E RULES AND REGULAT IONS GOVERNING SALARY MENTS, AND VARSITY ATHLETICS XII. D. INCENTIVE PAY PLAN SCHED ULES, SUPPLE

QUALITY INSTRUCTION INCENTIVES PROGRAM The Board and Union agree to implement, for the 1984-85 fiscal year only, a Quality Instruction Incentives Program, pursuant to Florida Statutes Ch. 231. 532, contingent on all of the follow,ing: 1. 2. 3. Ratification of the program by both the Board and Union, pursu ant to ß, 447.309, prior to October 1, 1984; Receipt by the school district of a certificate' of indicating formal Department of Education approval; compliance

Receipt by the school district of allocated or reallocated funds from the State Quality Instruction Incentives Trust Fund sufficient to fully fund the program.

The D ade County Public Schools/United Teachers of D ade Quality Instruc tion Incentives Program's rules and procedures shall be specified in a plan document developed jointly by the parties and shall become Appendix M of this contract. .

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r:omas A. Cerra Chief Negotiator Dade County Public Schools
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DADE COUNTY PUBLIC 'SCHOOLS/UNITED TEACHERS OF DADE CONTRACT APPENDIX M

QUALITY INSTRUCTION INCENTIVES PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING F. S. , CHAPTER 231. 532
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The Dade County Public Schools (OCPS) and the United Teacher s of Dade (UTD) r eaffir m their commitment to educational excellence and, ther efor e, enter into the following agr eement which is designed to further increase levels of achievement for all students. PART I -- MERITORIOUS SCHOOLS Section 1. A. Implementation Agr eement

The Board and the Union agree to implement the Quality Instruction Incentives Program (QUIIP) for the 1984-85 school year only. Par ticipation in the program shall be for the purpose of fur ther en hancing the perfor mance of students and of providing economic incen tives to eligible per sonnel. The program shall be free from racial or other pr ohibited discr imination. Three categor ies of schools shall be eligible to participate for 1984-85: elementar y schools, middle/junior high schools, and senior high schools. Each school, regar dless of socio-economic status or gr ade level, shall have an equal chance to be r ecognized as mer itor ious. The parties further agree that, since baseline data required by law do not exist for the distr ict1s regional vocational center s, adult schools, and other selected special school center s, a joint DCPS/UTD QU IIP Committee (as established in Section 7) shall discuss develop ment of a plan whereby these center s and schools may be eligible to par ticipate in subsequent years. Voluntary Participation

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C.

Section 2. A. B.

Par ticipation in the program shall be completely voluntary. Par ticipation or non-par ticipation shall have no effect on the individ ual employee1s contr actual status; nor shall it be considered a factor in the assessment of an employee's perfor mance. There shall be no action taken by DCPS against any employee or school because of participation or non-par ticipation in the progr am.

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For purposes of voting on QU \IP participation, eligible employees shall be defined as school-site employees who ar e member s of the UTD bar gaining unit and school-site administr ator s.
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A school will par ticipate in the program only if approved by an affirmative vote of a 2/3 (two-thirds) major ity of eligible employees at the school, as defined in Section 2-D, in a sec;r et ballot election. Specific procedur es for conducting the election shall be mutually agr eed upon by DCPS and UTD and shall guar antee that all eligible school-site employees ar e given the oppor tunity to vote. Eligible itiner ant employees shall. vote at the school site to which they are assigned for payr oll purposes. No such vote shall be conducted pr ior to the district's receipt of a Cer tificate of Compliance, unless mutually agreed to by the parties. An eligible employee at a par ticipating school may elect, as an indi vidual, not to par ticipate. Such employee shall pr ovide notification of such intention within 10 calendar days of the school-site vote to participate I by completing a for m to be jointly developed by DCPS and UTD, and shall thereby waive the r ight to any and all awards as specified in Section 3. Said form shall be forwarded to the distr ict's Payroll Section. After the ten-day period has elapsed , the option to par ticipate in the program shall no longer - be available to eligible school-site employees who have non-par ticipation for ms on file.
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In order to receive a share awar d as outlined in Section 3, an eligible full-time employee would have to be on the participating school's payr oll for at least eight of the ten school months during the 1984-85 school year. Eligible employees on the school's payroll less than that time would be eligible for a pro r ata shar e, as determined by the QU 1\ P Committee. Persons not pr esent at the time the payment is made (due to tr ansfer within the distr ict, retirement, or appr oved leave) shall remain eligible for payment. All other issues related to eligibility, participation, and/or pay ment shall be deter mined by the QUIIP Committee. Recognition and Shar e Awards

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3. Section 3. A.

For purposes of this section, eligible employees at par ticipating schools shall be defined as including, but not Iimited to, all partic ipating school-site employees who are:
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Members of the UTD bar gaining unit. Member s of the UOPD/UTD bar gaining unit. Administr ator s. Full-time maintenance, custodial, and cafeteria per sonnel. Other employees, as agreed to by the par ties.

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Share awards to employees shall be made no later than October 31, 1985 from allocations r eceived from the State Quality Instruction Incentives Trust Fund. Specific r ecognition and/or share awards shall be provided-iis follows: ' 1. 2. 3. Each par ticipating school shall r eceive a banner. Each participating employee and student shall- r eceive an appro . priate cer tificate, pin, or other such individual r ecognition. Ther e shall be thr ee categories of participating schools in which par ticipating employees are eligible for shar e awards. For the purposes of the program these schools shall be r efer red to as: Ouality (0) schools, Excellent (E) schools, or Educational Excellence (E2 ) schools. a.

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0 Schools shall be deter mined by:
(1) achieving the upper quar tile of pa.rticipating district schools at comparable gr ade level gr oups (i. e. , ele mentar y, middle/junior high, senior high) as measured by student gain in verbal and quantitative achievement on the 1985 administr ation of the Stanford Achievement Test, and achieving at least an 80% participation of eligible students or maintaining the 1983-84 r ate, whichever is gr eater , on a standar dized physical fitness test during the 1984-85 school year .

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E Schools shall be selected from the 0 schools: Said selection shall be based on attainment, by the end of the 1984-85 school year , of the following district goal: (1) (2) Elementar y level -- Impr ovement in student attendance over 1983-84 for the plan year. Middle/Junior High S chool level -Impr ovement in student attendance over 1983-84; or impr ovement in subject area tests, when appr opriate tests in multiple and diverse academic subject ar eas ar e available and baseline district data ar e established. Senior High School level -Impr ovement in student attendance and dr opout r ate over 1983-84; or improve ment in subject area tests, when appropr iate tests in multiple and diverse academic subject ar eas are avail able and baseline district data ar e established.

(3)

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E2 Schools shall be selected from the E Schools: Said selection shall be based on attainment of a school student achievement standard selected by each faculty,

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which shall consist of school-site certificated personnei. For the purpose of this section, each faculty shall identify one standard related to student achievement (see Appendix I for examples). 4. Shares in Q, E, and E2 schools shall be awarded to all partici pating full-time, certificated employees. Full-time certificated itinerant employees who are assigned to a Q, E, or E2 school less than full-time and eligible, certificated part-time employees assigned to such schools shall be eligible for prorata shares. A share for participating certificated personnel shall be no less than $500 in Q schools, $750 in E Schools, and $1, 500 in E2 schools. However, shares may increase subject to additional allocations to the district and by mutual agreement of the parties (see Appendix I I). Shares for participating non-certificated personnel shall be as specified in Appendix I I. Technical Review Panel and Educational Excellence Awards Committee

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Section 4.
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A TECHNICAL REVIEW PANEL shall be established to review the data, methodology, and results of the Statistical Procedures for Determining the Upper Quartile (see Appendix II I) . This panel shall consist of three members with recognized expertise in testing and statistical research procedures. One member shall be appointed by the Superintendent of Schools, one by the Executive Vice-President of UTD, and one shall be selected by mutual agreement of the Superin tendent of Schools and the Executive Vice-President of UTD . Its findings and recommendations shall be reported to the QU II P Committee (as established in Section 7). There shall also be established a blue ribbon ED UCAT IONAL EXCEL LENCE AWARD S COMMITTEE of five persons: two designated by the Superintendent of Schools two designated by the Executive Vice President of UTD, and a fifth person selected by mutual agreement of the Superintendent of Schools and the Executive Vice-President of the UTD . This committee shall have the responsibility of reviewing all data consistent with F. S. , Ch. 231. 532, Sect. 3-F (1, 2,3), and making the selection of Q, E, and E2 schools. No member of the ED UCAT IONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD S COMMITTEE shall be an em ployee of D CPS or UTD . The TECHNICAL REVIEW PANEL shall provide assistance to this committee. Guidelines for D evelopment of Participating School Implementation Plans

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Section 5. A.

Each participating school shall develop an implementation plan consist ing of strategies for the achievement of the appropriate QUIIP goals required in Section 3.

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Said implementation plan shall be jointly developed by the faculty council and the .school principal (and/or designee) , with maximum involvement Of eligible and participating employees. A copy of this plan shall be distributed to all participating employees prt6r to imple mentation and shall be made available to parents and other interested individuals and groups. Said implementation plan shall be in compliance with applicable pro visions of the DCPS/UTD labor contract and F. S. , Ch. 231. 532 and shall be for the 1984-85 school year only. Said implementation plan shall then be submitted to the QUIIP Committee for confirmation that the, plan complies with applicable provisions of the contract and F. S. , Ch. 231. 532, and must be accompanied by∑ ' verification of an affirmative vote of eligible personnel and the date on which said vote was conducted. In order for a school to participate in the program, said implementa tion plan shall be submitted to the QU II P Committee within 30 calendar days of the school district's receipt of a Certificate- of Compliance. Faculty council members at participating schools shall receive compen satory time equivalent to the time worked beyond the regular work Such compensatory time, not to exceed day in developing this plan. one workday, shall only be utilized on subsequent teacher planning days or after student dismissal time, and shall require prior notice to and approval of the supervising administrator. A pproval shall not be arbitrarily withheld. Administrative Support for Participating Schools

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Section 6.

A dministrative support for participating schools shall include, but not be limited to: A.
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Maintaining class size/class load, D CPS/ UTD labor contract.

as specified in A rticle VI of the classes, as specified in

A voiding split classes and/or combination Article IX of the DCPS/UTD labor contract.

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Enforcing the student discipline code, as specified in Article VIII of the D CPS/UTD labor contract. Limiting non-teaching duties, as specified in Article V of the D CPS/ UTD labor contract. Increasing joint faculty/administration decision-making, as specified in Article VII of the DCPS/UTD labor contract. A ssuring adequate materials, DCPS/ UTD labor contract. as specified in Article XX IV of the

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A voiding out-of-field teaching assignments, as specified in Article IX of the DCPS/UTD labor contract. Reducing classroom interruptions, as specified in Article XX III of the DCPS/UTD labor contract. Quality Instruction Incentives Program (QUIIP) Committee

ection 7.
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' There shall be established a DCPS/UTD Quality Instruction Incentives Program (QU IIP) Committee which shall serve to assure the orderly and equitable implementation of this program and to establish addi tional guidelines and definitions as may be necessary. The QU IIP committee shall consist of six persons: three persons appointed by' Superintendent of Schools and three appointed by the Executive Vice-President of UTD. . The QUIIP committee shall review the selected school student achievement standards and implementation plans submitted by partic ipating schools to insure that they are in compliance with appl icable provisions of the DCPS/UTD labor contract and F. S. , Ch. 231. 532. The QUIIP committee shall respond to inquiries from participating employees and schools related to the program and shall receive and adjudicate any appeals related to its implementation. This procedure shall be utilized in lieu of the procedures specified in Appendix A of the DCPS/ UTD labor contract. Subsequent to the completion of the plan year, the committee shall prepare a report on the program's experience to be submitted to the Superintendent of Schools and the Executive Vice President of UTD. Such report may include recommendations for subsequent modification of the program. Definitions

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Section 8.

For the purposes of the Quality Instruction Incentives Program, the follow ing definitions shall apply: A. B.
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School -- An organizational unit headed by a principal with primary function being the direct instruction of students.

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Certificate of Compliance -- Formal Florida Department of Education approval of the DcPS10rD Quality Instruction Incentives Program. Certificated Personnel -Employees who hold a Florida Teaching Certificate and who are employed in positions requiring certification. Part-time/Hourly and Half-day Instructional Personnel -- Employees in the K-12 day program wh o are. employed by DCPS to teach one pr more classes on a daily basis for at least eight of ten months in the 1984-85 school year.

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Non-Certificated Personnel -- Full-time employees who hold positions which do not require a Florida Teaching Certificate. ∑ Administrators -- School-site principals and assistant principals in the K-12 day program. Faculty Council --" Defined in Article VII of the DCPS/UTD labor contract. Plan Y ear -- Fiscal year 1984-85. Commitment to the Program
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Section 9.

The parties recognize the potential of this program for the continued enhancement of excellence in public education and pledge their full coop eration toward maximizing its success. In recognition of the time-consuming nature of this commitment to effective and orderly implementation of the contract and to enhance the cooperative relationship between DCPS and UTD, the number of pool days stipulated in Section 7 of Article XXVIII of the labor contract are doubled for the term of the contract. Section 10. Implementation Costs

Costs associated with implementation of the DCPSI UTD Quality Instruction Incentives Program which are beyond normal district operational costs shall be funded by the DCPS allocation received from the State of Florida for this program. Such costs shall be reported to the QU IIP Committee and shall become a part of the committee's final report. Section 1 1. Program Amendments

The parties stipulate that, by mutual agreement, this program may be amended to comply with state law or State Board of Education rules, regulations, and guidelines.

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PART" -- QUA LITY INSTRUCTION INCENT IVES PROGRAM The Board and . Union agree that the D CPS/UTD Quality Instruction Incentives Program (QU II P) shall also provide additional incentlve awards to eligible employees, based upon one or more of the following categories: Section 1.
A.

Outstanding A ttendance

Good Attendance Incentive as specified in A rticle X IV, Section 10, C of the D CPS/UTD labor contract. Terminal Pay, as specified D CPS/UTD labor contract. in A rticle
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Section 2. A.

Critical Teacher Shortage - Subject Area B3 of

Incentive Pay Plan, as specified in A ppendix E , Section X II, the D CPS/UTD labor contract. Critical Teacher Shortage - School Site

Section 3. A. B. C.

High Priority Location Teaching Assignment, as specified in Appendix E, Section X II, B 1 of the D CPS/UTD labor contract.
XII, C of the D CPS/UTD labor contract.

Grad uate Certificate

Program,

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Urban Ed ucation Program, as specified in A ppendix E, Section XII, C of the D CPS/UTD labor contract. Tuition Reimbursement

Section 4. A.

Eight Semester Hours In-Field , as specified in A ppend ix E, Section V of the D CPS/UTD labor contract. Salary Incentives

Section 5. A.

Extended School D ay - Salary Incentive Supplements for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education, as specified in A ppendix E, Section I, B, 13 of the D CPS/ UTD labor contract.

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APPENDIX I

POSSIBLE SCHOOL STUD ENT A CH IEVEMENT STAND ARD S

the following are for illustrative purposes only. Each participating school -faculty may identify any standard related to student achievement that is determined to be relevant and lor needed by the particular school.

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Increase enrollment in upper level science, mathematics, and foreign language courses. Increase enrollment in honors and advanced placement classes. Improve students' writing skills through a school-wide writing en hancement program. Improve students' computer literacy. Increase the number of female and minority students in classes where they have traditionally been under-represented. Improve students' scores on the State Student Assessment Test, Part I. Improve passage rate on the State Student Assessment Test, Part II. Improve students' mathematic performance. Improve students' reading performance. Increase the number of students in the Academic Scholars Program. Increase the number of vocational program completers. Improve the job placement rate for vocational program completers. Improve students' nation, and world. k nowledge of geography of the county, state,

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Increase students' understanding and awareness of government and current events. Increase the number of students exiting English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs with independent language competency.

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APPENDIX II
Section 1. A. Quality Instruction Incentives Program

Distribution of Share Payments 1. 2.
A full share shall be $1, 500.

Full and partial share payments shall be distributed as follows: E2 Schools E Schools One-Half Share ($750) One-Quar ter Shar e ($375) ∑One":Eighth Shar e ($1 87. 50) . 075 Share ($112. 50) Q Schools One-Thir d Share ($500) One-Sixth Shar e ($250) One-Twelfth Shar e ($1 25) . 05 Shar e ($75)

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Full-time Certificated Personnel Including School-Site Administrators Full-time Teacher Aides! Assistants

Full Share ($1, 500) One-Half Shar e ($750) One-Quarter Shar e ($375)
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Full-time Secr etarial! Cler ical Per sonnel Other Full-time Personnel 3. 4.

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15 Shar e ($225)

In accor dance with feder al law, share payments shall be subject to income tax and FI CA withholding. Share payments shall be paid from the district allocation of the State Quality Incentives Trust Fund no later than October 31 , 1 985. In the event that total share payments to be distr ibuted under the sixty school share model delineated in Section 1 (A-2) above are less than $2, 500, 000, the amount of all share payments shall be increased using the full and partial share model delineated in Section 1 (A-2) above until total share payments are equal to or greater than $2, 500, 000. In the event that total costs of this plan, including shar e payments and resulting state retir ement costs exceed the district trust fund allocation, the numbers of schools shall be adjusted by the QUIIP Committee on a propor tional basis among E2, E, and Q schools. In no event will the Boar d be∑ required to use funds for this program other than those received from the State Quality Instruction Incentives Trust Fund.

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Section 2. 1.

Program Funding

The district aJlocation(s) received from the Quality Instruction Incentives Trust Fund shall be first utilized to fund-:.,the share payment model defined in Section l-A, including state retirement costs, provided that the number of schools eligible for share payment shall not exceed the following numbers by category: E2 Schools E Schools 14 4 2 20 Q Schools 21 6 3 30 Total 42 12 6 60


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Elementary Schools Middle! Junior High Schools Senior High Schools TOTAL

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District allocations received from the Quality Instruction Incentives Trust Fund in excess of funds required to fund the Meritorious School Program model shall be appropriated as follows: A mount of State Funds Received by Dade County Public Schools Funds above Cost of Sixty School Meritor ious Program Model up to $5, 000, 000 Funds in excess of $5, 000, 000 A ppropriations to Meritorious School Program (Part I) None Appropriations to Quality Instructional Incentives Program Part II) 100%

51%

49%

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Appropriations to the Meritorious School Program (Part I) resulting but less than from State allocations in excess of $5, 000, 000, $6, 000, 001, shall be utilized to increase share payments to eligible certificated and administrative personnel in E and E2 schools at the ratio of two times a share increase to E2 schools compared to E schools until the allocation is fully utilized. Appropriations to the Meritorious School Program (Part I) resulting from the allocation of State funds in excess of $6, 000, 001, shall be utilized 'to increase the share payments of all eligible participants using the share model delineated in Section I (A-2) until the allocation is fully utilized.

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. APPENDIX III

PROPOSED STATISTICAL PROCED URES FOR SELECTING LEVEL ONE AND LEVEL TWO MERITORIOUS SCHOOLS The procedures described here are. those to be used in identifying the .Step 1 (0) and Step 2 (E) schools in the 1984-85 D CPS/UTD Ouality Jnstruction Incentives Program (OUIIP). The functions of the first step include: (1) identifying those approxi mately 42 elementary, 12 middle/junior high, and six senior high schools which are in the uppermost quartile on the residual (actual-minus expected) 1985 Stanford Achievement Test results; (2) conducting further screening of these 60 schools to determine if at least 80% of their eligible. students participated in a standardized physical fitness test during the school year; and (3) conducting such secondary analyses as are necessary to insure that results for the schools are unbiased and are free of socio-economic and grade-level influences. Schools meeting the criteria established in this first step will be designated The functions of the second screening step are to identify those approximately 21 elementary, six middle/junior high, and three senior high 11 011 schools with the most positive improvement on a third variable. For elementary and middle/junior high schools, the criterion variable is attendance rate improvement. For senior high schools, the variable is a composite of dropout rate reduction and attendance rate' improvement. (For middle/junior and senior high schools, improvement in subject area test results, from diverse academic areas and for which base line district data exist, may be substituted for the attendance and/or dropout criteria. ) As was the case in the initial screening, secondary analyses will be conducted to insure lack of bias and freedom from socio-economic and grade configuration influences. The approximately 30 schools meeting the above criteria will be designated "Ell schools.

"0" schools.

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The two steps discussed above will be conducted by the three-person . Technical Review Panel, supported by OEA staff and equipment. To more explicitly identify the variables and statistical procedures to be used in the secondary analyses referenced above, a series of trial analyses will be conducted during 1984-85, using 1982-83 and 1983-84 data. The Technical Review Panel is responsible for resolving all methodological (statistical and measurement) issues identified in these trial analyses. The focus of the resolution will be to remove the influence of factors which affect the criterion variables, e. g. , Stanford test results, over which the schools have little or no control and to specifically remove the influence of socio-economic and grade configu ration factors. In those cases where the Technical Review Panel has doubt about the status of a factor, for example, a generic and positive effect due to the State Compensatory Education Program, the decision will be referred to. the QU II P Committee for resolution. At the end of Step 2, identification of the "EII schools, the Technical Review Panel will have completed its respon sibilities.

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An outline of the procedures for calculating the Stanford residual means (in Step 1) is now presented. The residual school means will be developed along the lines of the Similarity Indices used by the Testing Department from 1972 through 1981 ,t.9 analyze Stanford school means. The process compares the achievement pf each individual student to the average achievement of the group of all similar students throughout the district. This "similar group" for each student will be defined according to factors k nown from earlier research to be uniquely associated with student achievement gains but over which the schools have Iittle or no control. Among these factors are the student's test score from the previous year, sex, ethnic membership, and grade. Consider as an example the case' of an individual student with a 1984' Stanford percentile score in reading comprehension of say 56, and whose previous (1983) score was also 56. * In order to k now whether this ' represents an improvement on the student's part, more must be k nown about the student. Suppose the student. is a black female in the fourth grade. The simi lar group for this student consists of all black female students in the district who are currently in the fourth grade, and who scored in the 56 percentile on the Stanford reading comprehension in 1983. Suppose further that the average score for this group for 1984 is 52. This is the score expected of every member of that group, the original Since the student's score was 56 in 1984, she scored student included. four points above what she was "expected" to score, and this +4 is her residual score. Whenever a student's actual score is higher than the similar group's average, that student's residual score will be positive; if the actual score is lower, the residual will be negative. The school's actual-minus-expected is the average residual score of all students in the school; it represents the extent to which all students in the school score above (or below) their similar cohorts in oth er schools throughout the district. It is in this sense that the schaal's residual mean represents lithe degree to which actual aggregate student scores on the standardized achievement tests (Stanford) exceed predicted scores" (Act, p. 6 line 31 - p. 7, lines 1-3) . Earlier research has shown that residual means computed as described above were generally free of socia-economic influences; that is, schools drawing from high socio-economic (SES) census tracts (1970) were no more likely to have positive re sidual means than schools drawing from low SES tracts. Freedom from SES influence is, of course, a requirement of the Act (p. 7, lines 6-8) .
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*Because of their familiarity, percentile scores are used in the example. For technical reasons, scale scores will be used in the analyses.

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The practice in previous years had been to compute the residual means separately for each subtest and grade. The Act, however, requires use of a school mean. To arrive at the school mean, the _:grade-Ievel (Stanford) residual means will be standardized and then averaged to I?roduce a single residual mean for each school. This mean will represent .the comparative performance of all students in the school who have two consecutive years of Stanford scores.
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second series of regression-based, school-level analyses will be conducted to determine if there are school characteristics (such as those contained in the D istrict and School Profiles) , which are uniquely asso ciated with the school's residual means. These factors will include such characteristics as school size, percent of students receiving free or' reduced price lunches, and number of library books. If it is found, for example, that students with access to more library book s consistently achieve higher Stanford scores, then schools with larger libraries may enjoy an unfair advantage. A list of such relationships, if any are found, will be compiled and reviewed by the Technical Review Panel. As earlier noted, if the Technical Review Panel is in doubt regarding the status of these relationships, the issues wi (I be referred to the QUI IP Committee for resolution.

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RATIFICATION/PARTICIPATION DCPS/UTD QUALITY INSTRUCTION INCENTIVES PROGRAM

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RATI FI CATIONI PA RTIC 1PATION NOTIFICATION

WHO VOTES I PARTICIPATES

REQUI REMENTS

IMPACT

Contract Ratification: - Pursuant to F.S. , Ch. 447.309, - Pursuant to F. S., Ch. 231.532

- All bargaining unit members of UTD/FEAI United AFT, Local 1974, AFL-CIO (UOPD/UTD unit mem bers excluded)

Simple majority of those voting (Contract ratification is an internal Union function)

YES

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School-Site Program Secret Ballot

- All K-12 day school employees who are members of UTD bargaining unit (UOPD/UTD unit mem bers excluded), and - School-site adminis trators

2/3 majority of eligible

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.YES voting employees pur , 1---. suant to Appendix M of , the DCPS/UTD labor con , tract ,

NO

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Individual Employee Option Pursuant to F.S., Ch. 231.532 and Appendix M of te DCPS/UTD labor contract. - All school-site employees who are eligible to partici pate may choose to do so or to opt out. NONE: Individual Decision Participation shall be completely voluntary. Individual employees who do not wish to partici pate in the program shall provde such notification pursuant to Appendix M . of the D CPS/UTD labor contract.

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OLLR - Se pt ember 12. 1984

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September 13, 1984 -M342

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FROM:

All DCPS Work Locations Leonard Britton Superintendent of Schools Pat L. Tornillo Executive Vice President, United Teachers of Dade
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SUBJECT:

QUALITY INSTRUCT ION INCENTIVES PROGRAM (MERITOR IOUS SCHOOLS)

The 1984 Florida Legislature enacted legislation authorizing the establishment of a local option district Quality Instruction Incentives k Program. Some of the fundamental requirements in the law are as follow:
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The program must be negotiated and ratified by both the teachers' bargaining unit and the local school board. All participating schools, regardless of socio-economic di fferences and grade levels, must have an equal chance to be recognized as meri . tor ious schools. Procedures for selection of meritorious schools must non- biased. be fai r and

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School and individual participation in the program must be voluntary. A standard or standards, in addition to achievement of gains in the upper quartile on a standardized test in verbal and quantitive student achievement, must be included in the plan. Participating schools must compare actual gains against a statistically predicted gain for their students. Non-instructional personnel and school-site administrators may partic ipate in the meritorious school program.

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OhSaturday, September 8, 1984 the Dade County Public Schools (OCPS) . and the United Teachers of Dade (UTD) reached tentative agreement at the collective bargaining table on an amendment to the current DCPS/UTO labor contract establishing a Meritorious Schools Program. Ratification of this agreement by the School Board has been scheduled for September 19, 1984 and for the UTD bargaining unit on September 18-20, 1984. Upon ratification, the plan must be submitted to the Florida Department of Education for approval. This must occur no later than October 1, 1984.
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The negotiated contract amendment authorizes up to a total of 60 participating schools to∑ become eligible for share awards. Such awards will be distributed pursuant to the following criteria: Quality (Q) Schools:
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Achieving the upper quartile of participating district schools at com parable grade level groups (i.e. , elementary, middle/junior high, senior high) as measured by student gain in verbal and quantitative achievement on the 1985 administration of the Stanford Achievement Test; and, Achieving at least an 80% participation of eligible students or maintaining the 1983-84 rate, whichever is greater, on a standardized physical fitness test during the 1984-85 school year.-

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Excellent (E) Schools: Selection shall be based on attainment, by the end of the 1984-85 school year, of the following district goal:
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Elementary School level -- Improvement in student attendance over 1983-84∑ for the plan year. Middle/Junior High School level -- Improvement in student attendance over 1983-84; or improvement in subject area tests, when appropriate tests in multiple and diverse academic subject areas are available and baseline district data are established. Senior High School level -- Improvement in student attendance and dropout rate over 1983-84; or improvement in subject area tests, when appropriate tests in multiple and diverse academic subject areas are available and baseline district data are established.

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Educational Excellence (E2 ) Schools:
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Selection shall be based on attainment of a school student achievement standard selected by each faculty, which shall consist of school-site certificated personnel. For the purpose of this section, each faculty shall identify one standard related to student achievement (see Appendix I for examples)
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Shares in Q, E, and E2 schools shall be awarded to all participating full time, certificated employees. FulI-time, certificated, itinerant employees who are assigned to a Q, E, or E2 schools less than full-time and eligible, ' certificated, part-time employees assigned to such schools shall be eligible for prorata shares.

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QUALITY INSTRUCTION INCENTIVES PROGRAM (MERI TORIOUS SCHOOLS) September 13, 1984 Page 3

A _share award for partiipating certificated personnel shall be no less than $500 in Q schools, $750 i E schools, and $1,500 in E2 schools. However, shares may increase subject to additional state allocations to the district. Such awards wiII be made by October 1. 1985. In order to facilitate implementation of the Meritorious Schools Program, three ad hoc committees will be established:
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' Quality Instruction Incentives Program (QUII P) Committee - WiII serve to insure the orderly and equitable implementation of this program and shall receive and adjudicate any appeals related to its implementation.

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Technical Review Panel Will review all of the data, methodology, and statistical information in order to make technical recommendations to the QUII P Committee.

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Educational Excellence Awards Committee - Shall have the responsibility for reviewing all data, consistent with applicable state statutes, and making the selection of Q, E, and E2 schools. No member of this committee shall be an employee of DCPS or UTD.

This program has the potential to become a model for the State of Florida and, perhaps, the Nation. It is important for all DCPS employees to know that the School Board, the Superintendent of Schools, and UTD are totally committed to the success of this jointly-developed program and strongly encourage full and a-ctive participation by all eligible employees.

at L. Tornillo, J r:-; UTD Executive Vice President

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Leonard Britton Superintendent of Schools

LB/TAC/OJV: Iv Attachment cc: School Board Members

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APPENDIX I
POSSIBLE SCHOOL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS

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Each participating ic:hool The followi ng are for illustrative purposes ctrly. acu l ty may ident ify an standard re lat ed 0 st udent achievement that is f deterined to be relevan an.d/or needed by the particular school.

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Increase enrollment in upper level science, mathematics, and foreign language courses. Increase enrollment in honors and advanced placement classes. Improve students' wr iting hancement program. skills through

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a school-wide writing en

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Improve students' computer literacy. Inc rease the number of female and minority students in classes where they have traditionally been under-represented. Improve students' scores on the State Student Assessment Test, Part I. Improve passage rate on the State Student Assessment Test, Improve students' mathematic performance. Improve students' reading performance. Increase the number of students in the Academic S cho l ars Prograrr,. Irlc rease the number of vocational program completers. Improve the job plac'ement rate for vocational program completers. Improve students' nation, and world. Increase students' current events. Increase knov.ledge of geography Part II.

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state,

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understanding and av-areness of government and

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Languages Other competency.

of students exiting English for Speakers of programs Ywith independent (ESOL) language

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@i' Quality Instruction Incentives Program (QUIIP) ()
STATE LAW AND UTD/DCPS PROGRAM COMPONENTS The 1984 Legislature authorized the establishment of a District Meritorious School Program. The following information specifies the legal requirements and the corresponding UTD/DCPS Program Components:
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The State Law The program must be negotiated and ratified by the bargaining agent (teacher union) and School Board with final Department of Education approval of the plan. UTD/DCPS QUIIP PROGRAM The plan has been negotiated, with tentative agreement reached on September 8, 1984. Ratification is scheduled for the lath, 19th or 20th for UTD bargaining unit members and the 19th for the school board.

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The State Law All schools can participate and be eligible to win. UTD/DCPS QUIIP PROGRAM All elementary, middle/junior high, and senior highs are∑ eligible. (Vocational, adult centers, and special schools are not eligible in 1984-85 because of the absence of baseline data).

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The State Law Participation must be voluntary. UTD/DCPS QUIIP PROGRAM To pClrticipate, each school must vote by a 2/3 majority in favor of participation in the program, with UTD bargaining unit meMbers and administrators eligible to vote. However, individual teachers may still decide not to participate. There is contract protection for schools and teachers who do not participate.

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The State Law Only .25% of participating schools are eligible for monetary awards, with the awards based, in part, on student gains in the upper quartile on a standardized test in verbal and quantitative achievement. UTD/DCPS QUIIP PROGRAM In Dade, that means a possible. total of 60 schools will be eligible for monetary awards. These schools will be designated, according to achievement, as Quality (Q), Excellent (E) or Educational Excellence (E 1) schools. The criteria are as follows: Q Schools -- determined by relative gain in student achievement on the Stanford Achievement Test, and by attaining at least 80 percent partiCipation of eligible students on a standardized physical fitness test. E Schools -- selected from the Q Schools and based on improvement in In addition, at the senior high school level, student attendance. Improvement in reducing the dropout rate.
El Schools -- chosen from the E Schools, based on development and achievement of a plan to improve student performance.. Each partici pating school in the district -- every school aspiring to the eventual El status -!.. will have the facu , ty and school administration working as a team to develop and implement a plan of its own choosing, a plan designed to correct and/or improve some aspect of student achieve ment. (OVER)

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The State Law Shares will be distributed as follows: Full-time Cfrtificated Personnel including School-Site Administrators Full-Time Teacher Aidesl Assistants Full Share One-Half Share One-Third Share-:"

($1,500.00)
One-Half Share

($ 750.00) ($ 375.00)

($ 500.00)

($ 750.00)

One-Quarter Share

One-Sixth Share

($ 250.00) ($ 125.00)

Full-time Secretarial Clerical Personnel

One-Quarter Share

($ 375.00) ;. 15 Share t$ 225.00)

One-Eighth Share

($ 187.50)

One-Twelfth Share

Other Full-time Personnel

. 075 Share ($112.50)

.05 Share ($ 75.00)

UTD/DCPS QUIIP PROGRAM
School-site administrators and other support personnel could also be eligible for monetary awards. 6.

The State Law Schools participating In the statistically predicted gain. plan compare their gains against a

UTD/DCPS QUIIP PROGRAM
Each participating school's standardi.zed test scores are comparect, initially, to Its own scores from the previous year. This assures that every participating school has an equal chance to reach the upper quartile. These results are then measured against other schools at the same grade level groupings (I.e., elementary, middlel junior and senior high) to determine the Q schools. 7.

The State Law

At least 50% of the state dollars (Dade's estimated share is $3 million) must be used for a meritorious school program. UTD/DCPS QUIIP PROGRAM
Virtually 100% of Dade's initial allocation has been earmarked for this program. This was done to guarantee the amount of payments stipulated in '5 above.

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The State Law The remainder of the funds could be used for other incentives awards such as attendance, tuition reimbursement, supplements for the extended day program In science, ∑∑math and computer education, critical teacher shortage or high priority location supplements. UTD/DCPS QU IIP PROGRAM If Dade's allocation from the state Increases as a result of other school districts not particioating, increased incentive awards will be funded.

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Qu a lit y Instruction Incentl"es Program (QUIIPJ
SOME QUESTIONS MID ANSIIUS ABOUT

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DO I tMVE TO PARTICIPATE!
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No.

'.rtlclp.tlon in

tho OuIllty Inltruction IncentIves PrOlr.. (QUIIP) II tot.11y voluntary.

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WItO f/ES THE DECISION ABOUT WHETHER MY SOtDOL WILL PARTICIPATE! .
A SchOOl'1 HellIon to pertlclp.te .lIIUlt electIon of the UTO b.rg.lnlng unit

be beled on I 2/3 Ifflnn.tfve "ot. In end .dmlnlltr.tors .t th.t .chool.

∑ lecret b.llot

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DO
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HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IF MY SCHOOL VOTES TO PARTICIPATE?
No. loth the st.t. lew .nd the propos.d contr.ct .rtlcl. provIde .n opportunity for you to opt out.

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HAPPENS IF. MY SCHOOL VOTES TO PARTICIPATE BUT I DECIDE NOT TO'
You w.lv. your right to .ny IIIOn.tary aw.rd for whIch your Ichool .Ight qualtfy, but the propolld contrlct artlcl. provld.s thlt "ther. Ihall be no actlona uk.n byDCPS against any IIIIploy.. or Ichool becaul. of partIcIpatIon or non-partlclp.tlon In the progrom."

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CAN I PARTICIPATE EVEN IF MY SCHOOL VOTES NOT TOt
A. No, b.e.uI. thll II, by ' .w, ∑ school-bal.d progrem.

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HAVE TO APPLY FOR TtlIS PROCRAH1 No. HAVE TO HAVE A MASTER'S DECREEt No.

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00 I HAVE TO TAKE A TES11
A. No.

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IF I VOTE ''YES'' ON THE RATIFICATION OF IN THE PROCRAM? A. No.

nils PROPOSEO CONTRACT ARTICLE, AM I COMMITTEO TO PARTICIPATINC

That vote com.s ,.t.r, wh.n you .nd your co" ∑∑gu.I decld., .s a faculty, If your school Th.re lllUit be

will p.rtlclpat. or not. tlclp.t..

∑ 2/3 .ffltlva vote In ord.r for .ny schoo' to p.r

d.clde wh.th.r your school will partIcIpate, and (3) your Indlyldual decIsIon to p.rtlclp.t∑∑ 10.

AI . lII.tter of fact, .th.r. wl1, b. thr.. vOtll'

(1) to r.tlfy the contr.ctl (2)-to

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HOW MANV SCHOOLS WILL WIN?
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If lV.ry school In the dlltrict votll to p.rUclp.tI, I totll of 60 schoo" would qualtfy for
lome ,.y., of mon.tary "Ird.

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HOW MUCH MONEV CAN I RECEIVE IF MY SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE 60 TO QUALI"!
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'.ye' of qu.'lflc.tlon.

Full-time te.cherl cln qUlllfy for .wards ringing fr .t le.st

Full-time p.r.prf.,,'on.'s c.n quellf)' for .t

ISOO to 11,500 d.ndlng upon the ' ∑∑ 1250 to 1750. It

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MOW WOULD THE AWARD WI...ERS Il£ SELECTED'
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Tho crlterl. for quellf)'lng .r. lpeclfled In it.... of tho .ccomp.nYlng Ihllt .ntltl.d, "St.t. Lew and UTO/OCPS PrOlr ... Camponente." A blue rIbbon cQIIIlttli of flv. prlnlnt D.d. County II cltl&.nl (no employ... of the Ichool ,y,t.. or the Union) .11 1 r.yl.. the d.t∑∑ mlk. the fln.l nd
,,'ectlon, of ,chool.. All e'lglb" .nd p.rtlclp.tlng loYlia In wInning Ichooll .111 reellv. the .ppllc.bl. IIIOnetlr), &worda.

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WHEN IIOUU' WI*ERS RECEIVE THE MONEY,
A. All Ih.r. p.ntl ll be paid no lat.r thin October 31. 1915.

(OVEII)

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IllAT HoYPEHS I F MY SCHOOL IS A .. NNER BUT I IlET IRE. OR TllAHSFER . OIl CO ON LEAVE IEFORE PAYMEHT IS MADE

IN OCTOBER OF 1HS1

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I f ,ou tr.n.f.r t o .nother acttol t n th e dhtrtct. o r rettr∑ ∑ or go on .pproved ' .IY ∑ ∑ )' OU r∑∑ o tn .' t g t b l . for thl pent. If )IOU ' r. on the nntng achoo l ' . pe)'rol 1 for ' ∑∑a than .tght of the ten _th. of ChI -15 achoOt )lMr. you _',d be .1 tgtbl . for I pro-rltl "'Ir∑∑

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HT KINDS OF TH INCS AIlE PART ICIPAT I NC SOtDOU CO I NC TO HAVE TO D0 1

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facult)' counc i l and the prtnctp.' . wtth ... t.\III t nvolv..ont of . , 1 p.rtt c t plttng tllPI O)I.... Th.t ..In. you ere gulnntled I votce t n whit need . to be don. Ind tt. tt Cln be.t be .ccCIIIIP' hhid .

The propolld . contract erttcl. proyt .. for JoInt dlY" Dp111f1t of

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tllpl _tltton pl ln b)I the

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SCHOOL TO I DENT In. A.

THE PIIOaW4 I NCLUDES ONE STUDENT ACHI EVEMENT STANDARD THAT IS NOT SPEC I F I ED BUT IS LE" IP TO lAOI H DEC IDES "'AT THAT STANDARD SHOULD 1E1
T hl ∑ ' ec t t on o f th.t .tlnd.rd t . p.rt of .Ich f.cult)" . tllpl _ntatton p h n . nd h Jol ntl )' ∑ .rrived .t b)I the flcult)' counet 1 Ind the .chool Idlnlnhtrltton. wtth ... tmtlll input f rom the f.cult)'.

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.-tAT ASSUltAHCE IS THERE THAT THE OU I I P PROCRAH W I LL WORK AS I T ' S SUPPOSED TOt A.

Thl propoa.d contract .rttcl ∑ ∑∑ t.bl l .h ∑∑ I joint DCPS/UTD el ttee to oy.r∑ ∑ the ord.rl)' .rt ∑ equttabl. IMpl ement.tlon of the program. The ca.ml tt.. wi l l r.yl ew the ∑ I ect.d .chool achl .y. ∑ ..nt .tendlrd∑ ∑ nd I"'P'_nution phn. to be .ur. th.)' COlllP l )' wi th both the Contr.ct .nd the Ippl l c.bl e Flor l.d∑∑ t.tut.. TM . c_Itt.. wi l l Iho rec.lv∑ ∑ Idjudlc.t. In)' .pp.. " r.l .ted nd to llIpl _nt.tlon of the progrll1.

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.-tEN W I LL MY SCHOO L CEl TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOI WE WANI 10 PART l C I PATEt A.

After .n .ffl rutly. r.t l fl e.tl on vote. t he n.got l .t.d pl .n MUlt be .ubmltt.d t o the Dep.rtmlt f l _d thlt I vote . t )'our Ichool I . t n ordlr. No .chool .hou l d .ttempt I pertl e l pltlor. vote or embark on In)' I"'P' _ntetion phn. pri or to notl f l Cltlon th.t the dhtrlct hu r.c. l yed thla "c.rtI f I Clt. of eomp' I .nc. . .. of Educ.tlon for .pproy.' . When the DOE hlu.1 I "c.rt l f l clte of eompl hnc." )'ou wi l l be not l

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IS OU I I P THE SAME THINe AS THE COVERNOR ' S MASlER TEACHER PROCIIAMt A.

No.

Th.y .r. two .ntl r. ' y I.p.r.te .nd dl ff.r.nt program∑ ∑
WHAT MAKES I T D I FFERENTt

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I SN ' T OU I I P JUST ANOTHER MER I T PAY SCHEME? A.

Mo.t merit p.y pl .na. I ncl udi ng thl .i.t. ' . M∑ t.r T∑∑ ∑ ch.r Progr.m. pit t∑∑ eh.r .g.I nt t∑∑ cher. OU I I P I. I t∑∑ .ppro.ch. m It racognl ,∑∑ th.t the .nt l r. ,t.ff of ∑∑ chool . work i ng tog.th.r. c.n mike . dlff.r.nc.. I t ' , .n .ppro.ch th.t mek ∑∑ ∑ n∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ nd I . worth . try. b.etu∑ It .cknowl ∑ .dg∑∑ thl l .,ort.nc. of .eh001 - . l ta I nd l yl dutl . In .due.tlon.l r.fo.

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O.

WHY ODES T H E PIIOCIW4 INCLUDE NORE T HAN JUST T£AHeEllS1
A.

Bee.u∑ ∑ ∑∑ d.p.nd. on ∑ cooperlt l y∑ ∑ffort of ., 1 bar. of the .chool - . l t. t∑∑ ∑ uee ∑ m.

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W I LL TH I S PPOCRAM AFFECT MY EVALUAT I ON I N AJt( WAn A.

No.

The propo∑ d ' .ngu.;e .p.c l f l c." )' ,.y' that p.rtlcl p.tlon or non-p.rt l c l p.tlon .h. 1 1 not be ∑ eon.l d.red ∑ fector tn ∑ ∑ am.nt of In emplo),,, ' , p.rform.nce . ∑ ∑∑

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WHAT HAPPENS " DADE CEl S AIlO I T I ONAL DOLLARS FOR A.

nt I S

PROCRAM1

Th∑ ∑ h.r. p.nt. could t ncr .....

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T HAPP ENS IF DI'D£ CETS LESS HONEY FOR TH I S PROGRAMt A.

Ttl l a t∑ ∑ ∑tr.-e11 unl l k" 1. but the 'ptCt f f ed emountl of the .h.r ∑∑∑ ∑ ∑ In .ny c∑ ∑ ∑ gu.r.te.d r ∑ .tnfa.

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DOES THE MONEY AWAIIOED BECCI4E A PART OF MY SALARY!

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