CPREConsortium for Policy Research in Education at the University of Wisconsin Madisonchildren

2001 National Conference on Teacher Compensation and Evaluation

The second annual National Conference on Teacher Compensation and Evaluation was held November 29-30, 2001, at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. About 300 people attended the conference, including participants from Alaska, Hawaii and Argentina.

Conference Agenda

Thursday, November 29, 2001

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Conference Registration
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address: New Directions in Teacher Compensation and Evaluation
Allan Odden, UW-CPRE
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 - 12:00 noon Small Group Sessions:
  1. The Competitiveness of Teacher Salary Levels in the Labor Market
    Dan Goldhaber, Urban Institute
    Rob Weil, Deputy Director, Educational Issues Department, AFT
    National Education Association (invited)
    Brad White, UW-CPRE
  2. The New Compensation Plan in Philadelphia
    Marjorie Adler, School District of Philadelphia
    Katherine Conner, School District of Philadelphia
    Arthur Steinberg, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
    Anthony Milanowski, UW-CPRE
  3. Performance Pay Programs in Arizona
    Penny Kotterman, President, Arizona Education Association
    Anabel Aportela, Director of Research and Policy, Arizona Department of Education
    Herb Heneman, UW-CPRE
  4. Knowledge and Skills-Based Pay as a Platform for National Board Certification: Coventry, Rhode Island
    Mary Kelley, Acting Superintendent, Coventry Schools
    Kathleen Miner, NBCT, Professional Development Coordinator, Coventry Schools
    Bill Berger, President, Coventry Federation of Teachers
    Carolyn Kelley, UW-CPRE
  5. The Vaughn Learning Center Compensation Structure: Content Specific Evaluation Rubrics
    Yvonne Chan, Principal
    Anita Zepeda, Mary Arnett and Susan Oblad, Teachers
    Alix Gallagher, UW-CPRE
  6. Linking Instructional Practices to Value-Added Student Learning
    Andrew Porter, UW-Wisconsin Center for Education Research
    David Heistad, Testing and Evaluation, Minneapolis Public Schools
    Steve Kimball, UW-CPRE
12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Using the Framework for Teaching as the Foundation for a Performance Assessment System
Charlotte Danielson, Educational Testing Service
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Small Group Sessions:
  1. Performance Pay in Colonial, Pennsylvania
    Vincent Cotter, Superintendent, Colonial
    Brad White, UW-CPRE
  2. Performance Pay in Douglas County, Colorado
    Pat McGraw, President, Douglas County Federation of Teachers
    Ellen Bartlett, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources
    Alix Gallagher, UW-CPRE
  3. The Standards-Based Teacher Evaluation System in Miami/Dade County
    Joyce Annunziata, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Professional Standards, Miami/Dade County Public Schools
    Dia Falco, United Teachers of Dade
    Merri Mann, Director, Ed'l & Professional Issues, United Teachers of Dade
    Eileen Kellor, UW-CPRE
  4. The Politics of Teacher Compensation Change
    Carolyn Nordstrom, President, Chicago United
    Peter Martinez, University of Illinois, Chicago
    Roger Erskine, Teacher Union Reform Network (TURN)
    Rob Weil, Deputy Director, Educational Issues Department, AFT
    Allan Odden and Brad White, UW-CPRE
  5. Immediate Results: Fostering Real Growth in Performance and Self-Directed Learning by Using the Framework for Teaching
    Lynn Sawyer, Staff Development Coordinator, Washoe
    Laura Dancer, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, Washoe
    Virginia Doran, Executive Director, Teachers Association
    Steve Kimball, UW-CPRE
  6. CPRE Research on Standards-Based Teacher Evaluation Programs
    Anthony Milanowski, Herb Heneman and Carolyn Kelley, UW-CPRE
4:15 - 5:00 p.m. Keynote Address: Teacher Incentives: Defining and Getting to a New Deal
Marc Wallace, Center for Workforce Effectiveness
5:15 Reception

Friday, November 30, 2001

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address: Value-Added Student Achievement and Teacher Effectiveness
William Sanders, SAS inSchool
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 - 12:00 noon Small Group Sessions:
  1. Teaching Standards and Performance Assessment in the Milken Family Foundation Compensation Program
    Lewis Solmon, Milken Family Foundation Senior Vice President and Senior Scholar
    Anthony Milanowski, UW-CPRE
  2. Performance Pay in Denver
    Brad Jupp, DPS/DCTA Pay for Performance Design Team
    Shirley Scott, DPS/DCTA Pay for Performance Design Team
    Brad White, UW-CPRE
  3. The New Iowa Teacher Compensation System
    Representative Danny Carroll, Iowa House of Representatives
    Ted Stilwill, Director, Iowa Department of Education
    Allan Odden, UW-CPRE
  4. The Cincinnati Pay Plan: Adjusting the Pace Setter Program
    Kathleen Ware, Assistant Superintendent, Cincinnati
    Harry Barnes, Principal, Intervention Team, Cincinnati
    Eileen Kellor, UW-CPRE
  5. National Board Certification: Incentives, Reliability and Consequential Validity
    Ann Harman, Director of Research and Information, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
    Lloyd Bond, Professor, UNC, Greensboro and Senior Advisor for Research, NBPTS
    Gabriel Quintero, Miami-Dade, NBPTS
    Carolyn Kelley, UW-CPRE
  6. Calculating Value-Added or "Adequate Yearly Progress"
    Michael Poliakoff, National Council on Teacher Quality
    Norman Webb, UW - Wisconsin Center for Education Research
    Alix Gallagher, UW-CPRE
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Speaker: Instructional Expertise and Teacher Quality: Key to Education Reform
Introduction: Barbara Kelly, Chair, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Adam Urbanski, Co-Director, Teacher Union Reform Network (TURN)