designing strategic compensation
DESCRIPTION
From single-schedule step-and-lane through pure merit pay, to strategic compensation—teacher pay is evolving and improving. This presentation outlines a process for implementing and sustaining a strategic compensation system for your school.TRANSCRIPT
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Strategic Teacher
CompensationOvercoming Overcoming
the failings of the failings of pure merit pure merit
paypay
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Strategic Teacher
Compensation
Doug Hering
$$ Guy
PeterHilts
¢¢ Guy
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Charter School Paradoxes
Our teacher pool is larger and
smaller
Teachers earn a bigger slice...
of a smaller pie.
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Necessity bred...
InnovationDesperationDifferentiation
to •Hire, •Motivate, and •Retain
excellent teachers
to •Hire, •Motivate, and •Retain
excellent teachers
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First Steps
100% 100% PurePureMerit Merit PayPay
No Additives
No Preservativ
es
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Pure Merit Pay Implementation
The War RoomRack & StackDifficult
Conversations
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An Unexpected Flavor
UncertaintyUncertainty••
SubjectivitySubjectivity••
Special Special DealsDeals
UncertaintyUncertainty••
SubjectivitySubjectivity••
Special Special DealsDeals
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A Phased Transition...
100% 100% PurePureMerit Merit PayPay ...a facilitated
processfrom merit pay to
Strategic Compensation
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Phase OneScrape the Scrape the
right right windshield…windshield…with the right with the right
tool.tool.
(Design Strategically)(Design Strategically)
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Wrong ToolsWrong Target
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Ten Strategic Criteria
Well-DefinedRecognize Contributions
Fair Foster Loyalty
Sustainable Improve Retention
Ongoing Feedback
Reflect Market Realities
Varied Incentives
Motivate Teachers
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Phase Two
≠(Differentiate Purposefully)(Differentiate Purposefully)
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Strategic Compensation
“There is no greater
inequality than the equal treatment of unequals”
Felix FrankfurterU.S. Supreme Court Justice
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Differentiation Model
Merit Tiers+
Market
Premium
+Loyalty
Base + %
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Rack and StackWork in groups of Five—Pay Five Teachers
$200 Thousand
SubjectPerforman
ceDegree Leader? #
A. P. Physics
ExcellentBachelo
r’sNo 5
P. E. ExcellentMaster’
sYes 13
Elem. Class
Average Ph.D. No 20
HS French
LowBachelo
r’sYes 3
MS History
ExcellentBachelo
r’sYes 15
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Phase Three
(Forecast with (Forecast with Foresight)Foresight)
Put Put down down the the
Magic 8-Magic 8-Ball™Ball™
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Build a Construct
1. Place current staff2. Project Movement3. Compare to existing
plan4. Shape to Reality
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Phase Four
Sweat the small Sweat the small stuffstuff
(Implement with care and (Implement with care and precision)precision)
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one thing leads to another…
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…but it’s not that simple…
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Merit-Based Tiers
1. Professional Preparation2. Instructional
Performance3. Classical Philosophy4. Extra Contributions5. Teamwork/Leadership
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Market Factors
0%Elementary Classroom9th English
JH Social Sciences
9%Chemistry
AP LiteratureReading Specialist
14%AP Physics
Elementary LatinSpecial Education
20%AP Latin
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Standalone Communication
Tools
Embedded Communications
Tier DescriptionsDefined database for
offers
Market Factors Added to offer letter
Guidelines for movement
Linked to the teacher evaluation system
Applied Communications
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Phase Five
Keep your Keep your hand on hand on
the rudderthe rudder(Maintain course)(Maintain course)
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Control Systems1.Regulate the Base2.Constrain Distribution3.Moderate Movement
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Strategic CompensationIn Practice
Certainty
Predictability
Fair Deals
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Visual Summary
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Verbal SummaryScrape the right
windshield……with the right tool
Design StrategicallyDesign Strategically
Apples are not oranges Differentiate Differentiate PurposefullyPurposefully
Put down the Magic 8-Ball
Forecast with Foresight
Sweat the small stuff Implement with care Implement with care and precisionand precision
Keep your hand on the rudder
Maintain Course
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Strategic Strategic Teacher Teacher
CompensatioCompensationn
Doug Hering Ph.D., CMA
Peter [email protected]