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MOiJ]V�S�VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT �� � �� � � �� � QComp ties salary raises to �er�o�ma,nce BY CYNTHIA BOYD Pioneer Pre.s.s The Mounds View School Dis- trictis �rstin the eastmetro and fourth in Minnesota to be approved for QComp, a state- funded program that ties teacher raises to their performance and, student achievement. It means the district will' receive $2.7 million this school year toward , contin��' and implementing an alternarive compensation program that Mounds View administrators and teachers have been develop- ing over several years. A key fea- ture is peer review of teachers. Tn making the announce- ment Wednesday at �dgewood Middle School in Mounds View, Gov. Tim Pawlenty praised the district for "being a leader and a lighthouse" and having the courage to he part of Minneso- ta's effort to link professional development and compensation to academic achievement. The governor , proposed QComp and legislators approved the program, which will provide up to $86 million over the next two school years for districts that join. Because of it, Mounds View will receive $260 per pupil in additional state revenue this year. "QComp provides an oppor- tunity for teachers to enhance their skills, which willhelpraise student achievement. It also compensates teachers based on performance, not just seniority," Pawlenty said. Traditionally,, seniority and 4177!�nULfi� d�iJllt �iLl� in ;I.�'�l� 111�1r� lil]f1L'�I kt':I�`51ti�1' j�'ik' I:it:i�_�:i�t�ti TEACNER PAY, •Fli ST. PAUL P I 0 N E E R PRESS � THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2005 Teacher pay � 1VIounds View's version of the reform plan — called :}'-' �•i��t�,�r:,' View Teacher Prafes- sional pay System— includes: . Documented improvement in student achievement. . Peer review, which is new this year. , A teacher mentor pro- gram, which previously had been dropped because ofcost. , School �tnprovement plans. . Team and individual teacher goal setting. ■ Professional development i�i•;� �rni ieu x` IM' �: J'L I�r�� I�:-u iL; ■ tii':� :-i�?t-! l�.i��l�r.rir.ytn-��. At the announcement were district administrators, Mounds View School Board members and representarives of the Mounds View Education Association, the teacher's union "Thank you, teachers, ��,r really mal�ng it happen," said Barb Kettering, presi- dent of the Mounds View Educarion Association. Ke�- tering said a new feature of the plan is that "every teacher is observed every year" in the classroom by teacher leaders. The union and the district have worked together far about seven years, laying ground- work for ai alternarive com- pensarion plan, Mounds View Schools Superintendent Jan Witthtthn said. "Our decision to implement QComp represents a shared commitment to do what's best for students by aligning teacher compensation wrth teacher performance and stu- dent achievement goals," Wit- thuYuZ said. "We believe all these processes are designed not just to adjust compensation, hut to drive higher achievement in an already high-achieving dis- trict," Mounds View Schaol Board Chairman Mark Kimball said. Hopkins, St. Francis and Minneapolis school districts also are involvedin QComp. Chas Anderson, deputy "We believe all these processes are designed not just to adjust compensation, but to drive higher achievement in an already high-achieving district." Mark Kimb¢iI, Mounds �'i� •� .school board chairman commissioner of the state Department of Educarion, said 12 school districts and 18 char- ter schools have applied for QComp funds for 2005. More than 100 school districts and about 30 charter schools have either applied for funds or intend to apply next year. Cynthia Boyd can be reached at cboyd@pioneerpre.s.s. com.