City schools seek $50 million from Gates Foundation:
"Until today, details of Pittsburgh's proposal, including the amount sought from the foundation, had been known only to a handful of senior district and union officials. Union President John Tarka said he would provide highlights at a meeting of building representatives this morning.
The proposal calls for performance pay for teachers, extra pay for those taking on special assignments and creation of an 'academy' to train new and experienced teachers. The proposal also calls for changing the tenure system and systematically pushing out ineffective teachers.
Many provisions, including performance pay, would require union members' approval through the collective bargaining process.
Last spring, Pittsburgh, eight other districts nationwide and a group of Los Angeles charter schools were invited to submit proposals for the Gates Foundation's $500 million initiative on teacher effectiveness"
"Until today, details of Pittsburgh's proposal, including the amount sought from the foundation, had been known only to a handful of senior district and union officials. Union President John Tarka said he would provide highlights at a meeting of building representatives this morning.
The proposal calls for performance pay for teachers, extra pay for those taking on special assignments and creation of an 'academy' to train new and experienced teachers. The proposal also calls for changing the tenure system and systematically pushing out ineffective teachers.
Many provisions, including performance pay, would require union members' approval through the collective bargaining process.
Last spring, Pittsburgh, eight other districts nationwide and a group of Los Angeles charter schools were invited to submit proposals for the Gates Foundation's $500 million initiative on teacher effectiveness"
