North Carolina is Testing Out Different Ways of Paying Teachers

From The News & Observer, August 3, 2017, by T. Keung Hui

RALEIGH—North Carolina has long paid its teachers based on their years of experience, but Chapel Hill-Carrboro and five other school systems could point the way to changing that model.

The State Board of Education on Thursday approved a plan to provide up to $10.2 million over the next three years to six school systems to test their alternative models for paying teachers. The districts are planning to use different options, such as paying teachers more based on whether they take advanced leadership positions or have good student test results.

Lawmakers who ordered the state board to establish the pilot program are looking to see whether the district models can be applied statewide.

“This is an opportunity for teachers to advance in their career while still working with students in the classroom,” said Bryan Hassel, co-director of Public Impact®, a Chapel Hill-based education firm that is working with two of the districts in the pilot program. Read the full article…

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