Monday, August 31, 2015

The BOE only chooses merit bonus goals that can’t be measured, like talking about staff “energy”.





Above is the first page of Quatrone’s new merit bonus goals.


A Common Sense Goal:  How about setting a merit bonus goal to increase the number of students enrolled in AP courses and require that a high percentage of them pass their exams?  Of course the BOE wouldn’t do that, because that can actually be measured.  The BOE only chooses goals that can’t be measured, like talking about staff “energy”.


“…determine the high school’s required teacher energy to expand Advanced Placement course offerings.”  - $619.75


“…access the middle school’s teacher energy and how it will be impacted by a nine (9) period day.”- $351.75


“…to discuss the need to increase the overall effectiveness of district supervisory energy for the benefit of the overall instruction, PK-12.” - $603


The BOE also chooses to pay Quatrone for things that already took place before the merit bonus criteria was even introduced or  supposedly was already covered by last year’s merit bonus:

“…to access the middle school’s current instructional technology inventory and projected needs.”- $502.50; (redundant from last year)
          
                                                         
The whole Merit BS can be found on pages 171-191 of the August 26, 2015 agenda: