ERIC Number: ED673589
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Nov
Pages: 9
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Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program Report [2024]. Report to the Education Interim Committee
Jonathan Collins; Erica Horsley; Todd Call
Utah State Board of Education
During the 2017 General Session, the Legislature passed House Bill 212, "Incentive for Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools," which provides an annual salary bonus to eligible teachers in high poverty schools. This report is provided to the Education Interim Committee to evaluate the extent to which a salary bonus improves recruitment and retention of effective teachers in high poverty schools. During the 2023-2024 school year, 165 teachers received a salary bonus of $7,000. This evaluation does not find strong evidence that the salary bonus improves teacher recruitment and retention. It finds very little evidence that the program is being used to recruit teachers at high poverty schools. In terms of retention, for many of the teachers surveyed, their main reason for teaching in their current school is that they find satisfaction in working with students from low- income families and diverse backgrounds and the impact they make in the lives of their students.
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Poverty, Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Salaries, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Low Income Students, Student Diversity, Teaching Conditions
Utah State Board of Education. 250 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. Tel: 801-538-7500; Web site: https://www.schools.utah.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Utah State Board of Education (USBE)
Identifiers - Location: Utah
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