TIF & TAP Summary

The System for Teacher and Student Advancement

TIF: Teacher Incentive Fund

• Federal grant
• School must be 50%+ Free/Reduced Lunch
• LMUSD: DA, FA, LA, ME, NI, OC

TAP: System for Teacher and Student Advancement

• Created in 1999. In place in AZ, AK, CO, LA, MN, NC, OH, PA, SC, TE, TX

4 Key TAP Elements:

• Multiple Career Paths
• Ongoing Applied Professional Growth
• Instructionally Focused Accountability
• Performance-Based Compensation (Bonus Pay)

At my school, what specific changes would occur?

• A full time Master Teacher would be hired-fully released from class
• Two Mentor Teachers would be hired-remain in class, with added duties
• Each grade level would meet for one hour per week in cluster meetings w/Master, Mentor
• LST’s would cover the class; no sub plan would need to be prepared
• 3-6 observations conducted throughout year-Master and Mentor collaborate w/Principal
• Bonus pay will be based on observation/eval (50%), class growth (30%), school growth (20%)

LMUSDFunding Sources:

•  Federal Title I  (approximately $1,300,000 yearlyapportionment
•  Federal Title II-Teacher Quality(approximately $500,000 yearly apportionment)

Official TAP website: www.tapsystem.org