National Council on Teacher Quality - State Teacher Policy Yearbook 2008
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Overall Rating for Yearbook
Area 1 Identification of effectiveness
Goal 1.1 State Data System
Goal 1.2 Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness
Goal 1.3 Tenure Decisions
Area 2 Retaining effective teachers
Goal 2.1 Effective Induction
Goal 2.2 Licensure Advancement
Goal 2.3 Giving Districts Authority for Pay Scales
Goal 2.4 Retention Pay
Goal 2.5 Compensation for Prior Work Experience
Goal 2.6 Differential Pay for Shortage Areas
Goal 2.7 Performance Pay
Goal 2.8 Pension Flexibility
Goal 2.9 Pension Neutrality
Area 3 Exiting ineffective teachers
Goal 3.1 New Teacher Evaluation
Goal 3.2 Consequences for Unsatisfactory Evaluations
Goal 3.3 Closing Licensure Loopholes
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