Hiring and firing - the most important jobs of an administrator. This article illustrates all the more how important it is to hire the right people. The effect of the new teacher, provided they are of high quality, is a positive catalyst for excellence in instruction in the community of teachers that they work with. How exciting is that?!
I'm wondering about this concept as related merit pay. The article discusses how an individual reward might not have the same positive impact as a group (building) reward. I'm wondering, though, if there would be competition between buildings within a large school district if the merit pay funds were limited - and if this would be a good or bad thing.
Regarding the failure of formal teacher-induction programs vs. the success of informal influence from the more-effective colleagues: to me, this statement justifies the importance of teacher collaboration time. What a shame if schools streamline their workforce due to budget cuts, and the time that is provided now for teacher collaboration is eliminated.
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