Rochester experiment in bold teacher contract tests reforms
Rochester launches an ambitious three year contract raising pay by 40 percent and boosting lead teachers' salaries toward 70 thousand while granting teachers more planning power. The plan ties curricu lum decisions to performance goals with accountability, aiming to lift 33 000 students in a city with 70 percent black or Hispanic enrollment and a 30 percent high school dropout rate.
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McClendon notes long-term staff and client changes. He says good students are gone, society has changed, and the school must reposition to meet current students, which he finds difficult.
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