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Board approves differential-pay plan using state funds to recruit and retain teachers in high-need schools
Summary
The board voted unanimously to adopt a proposal for distributing state differential-pay dollars: stipends for highly effective teachers, a 'go-and-grow' transfer incentive for current teachers, and semester stipends tied to Student Learning Targets (SLTs). The plan includes 27 initial teacher spots and procedures for a transfer portal.
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board unanimously approved a plan Jan. 7 to spend the state's differential-pay allocation on multiple retention and recruitment strategies for teachers in high-need schools.
District staff presented how last year's differential-pay funds were used (194 highly effective teachers received an extra $1,000 each, stipends for certified new-to-district teachers at qualifying schools, and resident-teacher…
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