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Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program Report [2024]. Report to the Education Interim Committee

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Title: Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program Report [2024]. Report to the Education Interim Committee
Language: English
Authors: Jonathan Collins, Erica Horsley, Todd Call, Utah State Board of Education (USBE)
Source: Utah State Board of Education. 2024.
Availability: 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/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2024
Intended Audience: Policymakers
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Poverty, Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Salaries, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Low Income Students, Student Diversity, Teaching Conditions
Geographic Terms: Utah
Abstract: 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.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED673589
Database: ERIC
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Abstract: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.