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Committee probes how outcome bonuses, grade-A incentives and fast-growth stipends are calculated and distributed
Summary
Members pressed the Department of Education on how outcome bonuses and new grade-A and fast-growth payments are calculated, whether payments go to districts or schools, and how carryforward TISA money funded prior-year outcomes.
Committee members asked detailed questions about how the department calculates and distributes three different categories of K-12 payments: outcome bonuses tied to student achievement, $17 million in grade-A LEA incentives enacted in the special session, and fast-growth student and infrastructure stipends.
Jack Powers, assistant commissioner of policy and legislative affairs, said outcome bonuses are determined by specific criteria at the elementary, middle and high school levels and are paid as a percentage of the base TISA funding (typically 10% or 20% of the base per eligible student). "The…
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