[Vision2020] Re: enough... MSD Pay and Tenure

[Dale Courtney]

Ted wrote:
> BTW, I carefully read your analysis of MSD teacher pay, promotion process,
> tenure award, etc.

He's talking about:
http://courtneys.us/MSD/Teacher_Salaries.htm

> I agree that it appears from what you presented that
> public school teachers should not be offered tenure so quickly, and pay
> raises should be more tied to performance.

Oh, there was a *lot* more there than just that! That's the tip of the
iceberg.

The bottom line: backers of the levies have been screaming that MSD teachers
are underpaid; and that we need to raise their salaries to benefit the kids.
That's a bunch of hooey. The teachers are paid about 3 times what the
average Idahoian makes!

I will agree that the teacher salary grid provides an incentive for
disfunctional outcomes -- and that's what we see in spades.

Best,
Dale Courtney
Moscow, Idaho