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District staff brief board on teacher merit award pilot; teachers to be surveyed
Summary
District administrators described a state-funded merit-pay pilot developed by Utah State University. Staff will survey teachers this month; estimated bonuses for the district could range from roughly $200,000 to $400,000. Board cautioned about opt-in risks and charter-centric model.
Scott McMillan, the district business administrator, briefed the board on a state-funded teacher merit award pilot developed by Utah State University’s Center for the School of the Future. The district opted into the pilot in December and the program is structured as a five-year pilot: one year of development, one year of data collection, then three years of payouts.
McMillan said 38 charter schools and 15 districts initially opted in; he expressed concern that if only a small number of districts participate the pilot could skew toward charters’ operational models. He characterized the local financial opportunity as "somewhere between $200,000 and $400,000" in bonuses for teachers in the district, while cautioning that the final amount depends on state distribution and district performance.
District staff will survey faculty later this month with a four-question survey to collect teacher feedback on participating. McMillan emphasized that only participating teachers will have a voice in refining the pilot’s model. The board expects a discussion item at next month’s meeting and a potential action item to follow based on survey results.
