Base Pay

Base Pay

Introduction

The heart and core of this paper is to analyze the concepts of base pay which is a terminology used for "The base salary," the employee to pay tax only pay a supplement, as an employee wage change differential pay, to pay special care to pay, pay back of Appeal, or any other incentive payment.

Base Pay has been a very popular, and controversial, topic in the education circles in recent years. It is a way in which educators are financially compensated for perceived higher levels of job performance. Some of these are merit-based salary schedules, bonuses, and incentive pay. School districts can tie in the various forms of Base Pay into the regular salary schedule or develop a separate pay scale.

Base Pay is based on achieving specified goals and that determines the amount of benefits that the teacher receives. These goals are generally attached to the results of criterion-referenced or standardized tests. Some programs require that teachers create their own objectives and fulfilling these goals will entitle the teacher to Base Pay. It can also be given to the teachers that show effectiveness based on input criteria (teacher performance). Some input criteria include knowledge of subject matter, instructional techniques, student management, and professional growth. In addition to goal achievement based Base Pay, it can also be based on a teacher having additional responsibilities, perfect attendance, and working at a high priority location. Frequently, Base Pay is also called incentive pay.

Before a district decides to go with a Base Pay based system, the board of education should create a committee made up of board members, administrators, and classroom teachers to research the topic and design recommendations for possible approval. Teachers are the key to this process because if they are not involved in every phase of the planning, the central administration of a district will meet heavy resistance.

FACTS

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) did a series of articles based on Base Pay. Their research showed that most incentive plans have used supervisor evaluations to judge individual teacher performance, relying on a school principal's review in distributing rewards. Incentive programs that offer financial rewards have come under heavy criticism. Many experts have said that a variety of different Base Pay based systems have been attempted and discarded since the concept was first developed and that fraud has prevented any such programs from leading to actual gains in student achievement.

Other problems with Base Pay based systems have been discussed. The possibility of Base Pay programs discouraging teachers from working with low and underachieving students is a real issue that needs to be addressed. Also, authenticity of results is another primary issue that critics like to point out as a serious problem when discussing any form of judgment based financial system. Base Pay is ridiculous and the reason it's ridiculous is that it discourages teachers from taking classes that are difficult, said Judith Gabey, a senior English teacher at Murry Bergtram High School.

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