1. St. Michael-Albertville School District

2. Voluntary program that allows school districts and exclusive representatives of the teachers to design and collectively bargain a plan to improve teaching and learning and reward teachers

3.  Career Ladder/Advancement Options  Job-Embedded Professional Development  Teacher Evaluation  Performance Pay  Alternative Salary Schedule

4.  Five teachers selected by Ed-Minnesota STMA Matt Rooker Becky Kemmetmueller Jenny Fritz Heidi Leland Jen Patnode  Three administrators Ann Marie Foucault Jennie Kelly Jim Behle

5.  Ed Minnesota STMA membership  School board

6.  Currently doing some of the work and Q Comp can compensate teachers  Supports new teacher evaluation law with peer review and teacher growth plans  State funds are available but are capped; funding may not be available for new programs in the future  Q Comp has been successful in other school districts

7.  $169 per pupil in state aid - $950,000  School districts may chose to levy an additional $510,000 or up to $91 per pupil - $510,000

8. Peer coaches  Peer review and observations  Provide site-focused professional development  Feedback on achieving teacher growth plans  Meet component of new teacher evaluation law

9.  District wide SMART goal  SMART site goal aligned with district goal  PLC SMART goals  School professional development plan using research based instructional strategies  Incorporate what we are currently doing in learning targets and formative assessments.

10.  Teacher Evaluation Task Force is currently working on designing a plan  Non-tenured – little change  Tenured  Summative evaluation every 3 years by principal  Peer review by instructional coaches in off-cycle years.  Individual teacher growth plans  Training to eliminate bias and ensure inter-rater reliability

11.  Teacher evaluation/peer review successfully meeting criteria and teacher growth plan  Site SMART goal met  PLC SMART goal met

12. TO BE DETERMINED

13.  All licensed staff in the teacher bargaining unit  Individual teachers are not permitted to opt out  No lose in seniority, pay or tenure