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Board accepts annual Q-Comp report; director outlines teacher coaching, PLC work
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Summary
The Chisago Lakes School District board accepted its annual Q-Comp report after a presentation by Q-Comp Director Michelle Rockenbeck, who summarized program components, participation counts, alignment to state requirements and an approximate program budget.
Michelle Rockenbeck, the district's Q-Comp director, presented the Chisago Lakes School District's annual quality-compensation (Q-Comp) report and the board voted to accept it.
Rockenbeck described Q-Comp as “our quality compensation program that we get from the state,” and said it has four core components: career-advancement positions (career ladder), job-embedded professional development through professional learning communities (PLCs), teacher evaluation and peer coaching, and performance pay. She reported participation figures and program structure: 48 PLCs across the district, about 55 PLC leaders, 52 peer coaches, and a mentorship and evaluation cycle that includes peer observations and administrator evaluations. Rockenbeck said the district's Q-Comp budget was about $844,900 this year and that roughly 99% of staff received the base stipend.
Board members asked for clarification on how the program works in practice; Rockenbeck explained the three main components of base stipends—student learning goals (SLGs), peer coaching, and building-level cycles—giving an example of a second-grade phonics SLG that met an 80% accuracy target. She also outlined adjustments required by the state (referenced as MBE in the presentation) and described how the district realigned rubrics and peer-coaching practices to emphasize culturally responsive teaching and clearer data collection for coaching feedback.
Following the presentation, a motion to accept the Q-Comp report passed by voice vote. The board scheduled continued implementation work for the coming year, including peer-coach training and PLC scaffolds to improve note-taking and instructional alignment.
