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Aragon, Stephanie – Education Commission of the States, 2018
Providing teachers with data-driven feedback, aligned professional development and opportunities for advancement may help limit attrition, contribute to more effective teaching, and improve student learning. However, research shows that much of the professional development teachers currently receive does not improve either teacher or student…
Descriptors: State Policy, State Legislation, Faculty Development, Teacher Promotion
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Malen, Betty; Murphy, Michael J. – Journal of Education Finance, 1985
In 1984, the Utah legislature enacted a career ladder bill encouraging all local districts to develop plans for restructuring teachers' compensation and promotion options. An independent, bipartisan taskforce then created a statewide, decentralized model that increases educators' power, minimizes merit and staff differentiation, and fosters…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peterson, Ken; Kauchak, Don – 1986
This volume, the first of two reports on development of teacher incentive structures, focuses on implementation of a career ladder design and teacher evaluation experiment in four Utah school districts. The report has five sections. Section 1 describes study background and implementation of an evaluation-reward system that featured data collection…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Murphy, Michael J.; And Others – 1984
This report analyzes the content and development of the 45 school district career ladder plans submitted in 1984 to the Utah State Office of Education. Descriptive commentary and data tables are used to examine (1) the structure and composition of planning committees; (2) teacher evaluation provisions, including changes in evaluation methods, the…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Budgets, Career Ladders, Competitive Selection
Peterson, Ken; Kauchak, Don – 1986
This volume, the second of two reports on development of teacher incentive structures, presents case studies of a career ladder design and teacher evaluation experiment in four Utah school districts. Case studies examined relationships among career ladder features, process variables, and career ladder effectiveness, which is defined in terms of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Ladders, Case Studies, Educational Innovation
Horan, Carolyn B.; Lambert, Vicki – 1994
This report recounts the establishment of the Utah Career Ladder Program, reviews findings from prior evaluations of the program, and describes in detail the 1993 evaluation authorized by the Utah State Legislature. The report also covers questions about the impact of the program in general. Chapter 1 provides a history of the Utah Career Ladder…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Ladders, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education