Did The Bonus Money Make A Difference? As you may recall, CPS received a giant ($27M) grantfor this effort almost two years ago, and under the program name REAL (Recognizing Excellence in Academic Leadership) was supposed to generate roughly $500K per school based on test scores (75 percent) and in-class evaluations (25 percent). Over all, 40 schools are supposed to participate over a five year period -- based on a vote by teachers to participate in the program.
Who gets the extra dough? The Chicago plan provides pay incentives for teachers and support staff who work in high poverty schools, but also rewards teachers up to $8,000 for improved student performance over the course of the year.
In addition, according to this 2007 article (Teacher Merit Pay Close Race Gap?), some Chicago teachers have been given bonuses for teaching in high-need schools -- $15K -- where teacher turnover is 30 percent per year. Readhere for the description from Substance of just how little union involvement there was in the decisionmaking process.
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