Above is the first page of Quatrone’s new merit bonus
goals.
A Common Sense Goal: How about setting a merit bonus goal to increase
the number of students enrolled in AP courses and require that a high percentage of
them pass their exams? Of
course the BOE wouldn’t do that, because that can actually be measured. The
BOE only chooses goals that can’t be measured, like talking about staff “energy”.
“…determine the high school’s required teacher energy to expand Advanced
Placement course offerings.” - $619.75
“…access the middle school’s teacher energy and how it will be
impacted by a nine (9) period day.”- $351.75
“…to discuss the need to increase the overall
effectiveness of district supervisory energy for the benefit of the overall instruction, PK-12.” - $603
The BOE also chooses to pay Quatrone for things that
already took place before the merit bonus criteria was even introduced or
supposedly was already covered by last year’s merit bonus:
“…to access the middle school’s current instructional technology
inventory and projected needs.”- $502.50; (redundant from
last year)
The whole Merit BS can be found on pages 171-191 of
the August 26, 2015 agenda:
