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Superintendent: Q-Comp program remains integral to Mounds View teacher development and pay
Summary
Superintendent Lennox reported the district’s Q-Comp program continues to support career ladders, job-embedded professional development, evaluation tied to TDAP, and alternative pay; participation rates for full alternative compensation were reported at 99 percent for tenured and probationary staff.
Superintendent Lennox told the Mounds View School Board on May 27 that the district’s Q-Comp program continues to be a central part of teacher development and compensation.
Lennox said Mounds View was one of the first three Minnesota districts to implement Q-Comp and described the program’s five required components: career advancement options (career-ladder positions such as building instructional leadership team members, instructional strategies facilitators and content-area specialists), job-embedded professional development, teacher evaluation embedded in the TDAP (teacher development and appraisal process), an alternative pay system that includes stipends for teacher leaders, and an overall program review. "QCOMP continues to be a very successful program in our district," Lennox said.
He reported roughly a dozen teacher-leader positions in the district—about 13% of the teaching staff—serve in career-ladder roles that support PLC-based work and help spread instructional strategies across classrooms. Lennox highlighted microteaching and peer-led professional development as examples of job-embedded professional learning used to adopt high-yield instructional practices.
On compensation and participation, Lennox said 99% of tenured staff and 99% of probationary staff this year completed the requirements to receive full alternative compensation under Q-Comp. He emphasized that earning that compensation requires meeting stated expectations and is not automatic.
Lennox said the district will continue to use Q-Comp components aligned with district goals to support student achievement and requested continued state support for the program.
