2004 Minnesota Statutes

     122A.414 Alternative teacher compensation. 

    Subdivision 1.    Restructured pay system.  A 
 restructured teacher compensation system is established under 
 subdivision 2 to provide incentives for teachers to improve 
 their knowledge and skills and for school districts to recruit 
 and retain highly qualified teachers, and to support teachers' 
 roles in improving students' educational achievement.  

    Subd. 2.    Alternative teacher professional pay system. 
  (a) To participate in this program, a school district must 
 have an educational improvement plan as described in section 
 122A.413 and an alternative teacher professional pay system as 
 described in paragraph (b). 

    (b) The alternative teacher professional pay system must: 

    (1) describe the conditions necessary for career 
 advancement and additional compensation; 

    (2) provide career advancement options for teachers 
 retaining primary roles in student instruction; 

    (3) use a professional pay system that replaces the step 
 and lane salary schedule and is not based on years of service; 

    (4) encourage teachers' continuous improvement in content 
 knowledge, pedagogy, and use of best practices; and 

    (5) implement an objective evaluation system, including 
 classroom observation, that is aligned with the district's or 
 the site's educational improvement plan as described in section 
 122A.413. 

    Subd. 3.    Report.  Participating districts and school 
 sites must report on the implementation and effectiveness of the 
 alternative teacher compensation plan, particularly addressing 
 each requirement under subdivision 2 and make biennial 
 recommendations by January 1 to their school boards.  The school 
 boards shall transmit a summary of the findings and 
 recommendations of their district to the commissioner. 

    HIST: 1Sp2001 c 6 art 2 s 54; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 2 s 8