Rewards For Success

Pay for performance for the Tyler Independent School District is designed to reward campus level employees for academic excellence. Only campuses that receive a campus number and an individualized campus rating will be eligible to participate in performance pay. Rewards will be based on Recognized or Exemplary ratings and significant gains in scores.
 
ELIGIBILITY: The reward will be distributed to campus employees eligible for employee benefits, eligible for the annual pay increase, served on the campus as an employee on January 15, 2007 and has continuous employment with Tyler ISD through September 15, 2007.
 
ALLOCATION: The Board of Trustees will approve the specific amount annually when the budget is adopted. Once the award is established and approved, the amount awarded to each campus will be based on eligible employees and their job classification. Note: An employee will receive pay for only the highest achieved category. Rewards will be issued according to the position held when the rating was earned. Reward payments will be made shortly after final receipt of the district AEIS report. Professionals will receive 100% of the achieved category and paraprofessionals/manual trades will receive 50% of the applicable reward. Schools with 75% or more students who are economically disadvantaged will receive an additional 30% for achieving Exemplary status or an additional 15% for Recognized status.
 
I. DISTRICT STANDARD:
 
Exemplary Status:  all student groups reported in the final annual AEIS report scoring 90% or above, regardless of the minimum size requirement set by the state.

Recognized Status:   all student groups reported in the final annual AEIS report scoring 80% or above, regardless of the minimum size requirement set by the state.
 
II. STATE STANDARD:
 
Exemplary Status: all student groups reported in the final AEIS report (meeting minimum size requirement) scoring at the standard established by the state.
 
Recognized Status: all student groups reported in the final AEIS report (meeting minimum size requirement) scoring at the standard established by the state.

III. OVERALL PERCENT INCREASE IN TAKS SCORES:
 
Campuses will receive this reward if they have average gains from 10% to 14.9%.  They will receive a higher reward if they achieve average gains greater than or equal to 15%. In addition, if a campus population is greater than or equal to 75% economically disadvantaged, the reward will be increased 30% for gains greater than or equal to 15%, and the reward will be increased 15% for gains from 10% to 14.9%.
 
IV. DISTRICT-WIDE RECOGNITION:
 
Campuses that receive an exemplary or recognized state rating will receive district-wide recognition during the annual convocation.
 
Revised:  11-17-05

2006-2007 Recipients

The Incentive Pay for the Rewards for Success Program rewards all eligible campus employees if the campus met the district, state, or improvement criteria. The following schools were awarded:
 
Met District Criteria

Caldwell Arts Academy: 46 professional employees will receive $1,500 each 14 paraprofessionals will receive $750 each
 
Met State Criteria
 
Clarkston Elementary: 43 professional employees will receive $1,000 each 28 paraprofessionals will receive $500 each
 
Jones Elementary: 35 professional employees will receive $1,150 each 15 paraprofessionals will receive $575 each
 
Owens Elementary: 48 professional employees will receive $1,000 each 12 paraprofessionals will receive $500 each
 
Peete Elementary: 33 professional employees will receive $1,150 each 15 paraprofessionals will receive $575 each
 
Woods Elementary: 52 professional employees will receive $1,000 each 18 paraprofessionals will receive $500 each
 
Improvement Criteria for Overall Gain in TAKS Scores

Birdwell Elementary: 48 professional employees will receive $575 each
18 paraprofessionals will receive $287.50 each
 
 

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