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HJ161: Public school teachers; joint subcommittee to study establishing merit pay and bonus system.
Chief Patron
Del.
Chris Saxman (R-20)
Chris Saxman
(R-20)
Staunton, VA
Served: 2002–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
Status
02/12/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
Summary
Study; merit pay and bonus system for public school teachers in the Commonwealth. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the efficacy and appropriateness of establishing a merit pay and bonus system for public school teachers in the Commonwealth.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/09/2008, 01/09/2008 and 02/12/2008.
Poll Results
2 votes
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Comments
The better the educator, the better their pay should be!
VEA Opposed
Study away, but I doubt a workable "merit pay" scheme can be devised. Far too many variables between schools, teaching assignments, and on the student side to use test scores as a measure of teacher merit. Most systems tried around the nation have failed because of inequities, because they are fundamentally unworkable, and/or because they were un- or underfunded.
A teacher's students improve their year over year NAEP test scores by 10%, then give the teacher a 10% year-end bonus. Improve by 50%, give the teacher a 50% bonus. Pretty soon, college graduates with engineering and science degrees will be standing in line to become public school teachers. Public school children will then have a much greater chance in life.