Compensation & Benefits - Principals Capturing Our Learning

Overview Purpose: To provide a competitive advantage and ensure that principals are paid commensurately for their hard work and receive those benefits that encourage them to stay in the field. Key Elements of Compensation & Benefits Comparing Principal Compensation with Surrounding Districts Ensuring Principal Compensation Remains Attractive Structuring Compensation Systems Based on Performance and/or Need Individualizing Benefit Systems See the Principal ABC Tool and Executive Summary of the Principal Puzzle Pieces for additional information Urban Schools Human Capital Academy

Key Research No USHCA content Urban Schools Human Capital Academy

Key Content Compensation & Benefits

HR’s Role in Principal Quality Betsy On the principal side, we know that effective principals are: Good instructional leaders, that is – they can facilitate teachers’ learning about how to improve instruction Good HC managers – they know how to get and keep the best people in their schools Have a strong vision and can build a strong culture of academic excellence Align and manage their resources for student achievement – budget, people, processe Potential questions to ask the group after reviewing this slide: Do you feel like these are comprehensive, or do you feel like anything is missing? Urban Schools Human Capital Academy October 2014

The Principalship is Challenging Demanding and increasing workload and expectations Limited autonomy over key decisions coupled with strong accountability Isolation and lack of support Pay can overlap with differentiated teacher pay Betsy Urban Schools Human Capital Academy October 2014

Tools and Activities

Tools Principal Power Metrics – Actions of Impact Offers HR/HC teams actions that have an impact in each bucket of the Principal Power Metrics. It also includes: Snippets from the Research Power Metrics Recap Actions of Impact – High-impact, often low-cost ideas Top USHCA Tools and Materials Urban Schools Human Capital Academy