Weslaco Independent School District

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Weslaco Independent School District

• Texas Educator Excellence Award
• Campus Incentive Plans 06-07
• Cleckler-Heald
• Gonzalez
• Louise Black
• Margo
• Memorial
• Rico
• Sam Houston

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Part One Funding

• 75 of total award to campus teachers only.
• Required Criteria for individual teacher
  awards.
• Criterion One Success in improving student
  performance using objective, quantifiable
  measures.
• Criterion Two Collaboration with faculty and
  staff that contributes to improving overall
  student performance on the campus.
• Not required Supplemental criteria for
  demonstration of ongoing initiative, commitment,
  personalization, professionalism, and involvement
  in other activities that directly result in
  improved student performance.

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Part II Funding 25 of total award

• Must be spent on the campus qualified for this
  grant and may be used for any of the following
• Additional incentives for other school personnel
  who have contributed to increased student
  achievement. Additional incentives may not be
  spent on athletic coaches.
• Professional development for classroom teachers
  who did not qualify for an award based on
  performance.
• Professional development, teacher mentoring
  programs, new teacher induction programs,
  planning and curriculum development, stipends for
  Saturday programs that affect student
  performance, stipends for teachers certified in
  their areas and stipends for teachers with
  post-graduate degrees.

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Cleckler-Heald Elementary

• Total Award 125,000.00
• PART ONE
• Criterion 1, Part A 2007 TAKS results All
  teachers will receive a base pay of 1,200.00
• Criterion 1, Part B
• Pre-K teachers Students will meet standard on
  Early Literacy Assessment to earn 350.00 and
  earn another 350.00 if students meet standard on
  the ELA post test.

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Teachers Part One Continued

• 6 Kindergarten teachers Students will be at
  least 85 developed on the TPRI/Tejas Lee and 85
  will meet mastery on the End of Year Math test.
  Teachers can earn an additional 350.00
• 8 1st grade teachers 85 developed on the TPRI,
  80 developed on Tejas/Lee, and 80 will meet
  mastery on the End of Year Math test. Teachers
  can earn an additional 350.00
• 7 2nd grade teachers 90 of 2nd grade students
  will show at least one grade level growth in
  reading and 80 of students will meet mastery on
  the end of year math test. Teachers can earn an
  additional 350.00

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Cleckler-Heald

• 23 3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers 90 passing
  for all students on TAKS/SDAA reading, math,
  science and writing. Sp. Ed. SC 90 of
  students will meet LDAA mastery requirements as
  per ARD specifications. Teachers can earn an
  additional 350.00

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Cleckler Heald Part OneCriterion II

• Regular attendance at staff development 50.00
• Team/Integrated planning 100.00
• CARE conferences 50.00
• Team/integrated planning 100.00
• Criterion III
• Tutoring Teachers are required to complete 30
  hours of voluntary/documented tutoring for a
  total of 162.00 additional incentive pay
• Criterion IV
• Hard to staff Multi-age/Multi-grade students
  testing in 8 TAKS areas 1,536.00 (1 teacher)

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Cleckler-Heald Part II

• Cafeteria staff, yard staff, custodians Will
  read to a student group for a total of 15 hours
  for the year to earn 150.00
• Security officer, office staff, nursing staff
  Will read/tutor students for a total of 15 hours
  for the year to earn 200.00
• Diagnostician, Speech therapist and assistant
  Will read to or tutor students for 7.5 hours for
  the year to earn 200.00
• Para-professional staff Will read to or tutor
  students for a total of 30 hours for the year to
  earn 624.71 for the year.
• Administrators Will read or tutor or mentor a
  student for a total of 30 hours for the year to
  earn 1,500.00
• Teachers/Mentor Documented time spent with
  mentee for a total of 100.00 per year.
• Club sponsorship meet once a month and
  participate in at least 2 civic activities per
  year that will build character and leadership to
  earn 200.00 per year.

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Gonzalez Elementary

• Total Award 120,000.00
• Part One 75 90,000.00
• 3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers 85 or higher
  performance on TAKS as grade level for a possible
  incentive of 700.00
• Special Education teachers 85 or higher on
  state test as grade level for a possible
  incentive of 425.00
• Regular ed. 5th science and 4th grade writing
  88 or above met standard on Science or Writing
  on TAKS for a possible incentive of 300.00
• 3rd grade math teachers 90 or higher for
  300.00
• 5th grade math teachers 100 on an individual
  basis for 300.00
• 2nd grade regular ed teahcers 70 or above
  developed on TPRI/Tejas-Lee as grade level. 80
  or above at 70 on the end of year math test and
  80 or above at 70 on the end of year reading
  test for 500.00

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Gonzalez Part One continued

• 1st grade regular ed 75 or above developed on
  TPRI/Tejas Lee as grade level for 500.00
• Kinder/Reg 75 or above developed on
  TPRI/Tejas-Lee as grade level for 500.00
• Pre-K Regular Ed 40 or above developed on
  early literacy assessment for 500.00 per grade
  level.
• Specialty teachers 15-20 hours or more of
  volunteer work for 400.00.
• PE teachers 90 or above on Phys. Ed. end of
  year test for 400.00

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Gonzalez Part II

• Cafeteria 85 of higher on TAKS as campus for
  100.00
• Custodians/yardcrew/security 85 or higher on
  TAKS as campus, less than 5 absences, exceeds
  evaluation for 350.00
• Paraprofessionals 85 or higher performance on
  TAKS for 400.00, less than 5 absences for
  125.00, exceeds evaluation 225.00 or
  Satisfactory eval. for 100.00
• Diagnostician 85 or higher on TAKS for 300.00
• Speech therapist 85 or higher on TAKS for
  700.00
• Llibrarian 85 or higher on TAKS for 800.00
• Nurse 85 or higher on TAKS for 900.00
• TAKS teachers staff development provided for
  staff, weekly meetings with teachers,
  administrative duties, analysis of data for
  800.00
• Counselors 85 or higher on TAKS for 900.00
• Administration 85 or higher on TAKS for
  2,100.00

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Louise Black Elementary

• Total Award 60,000.00
• Part One
• Criteria I-Improving student performance Base
  pay of 1,000.00 for teachers based on 85 met
  standard for reading, math, writing, 80 met
  standard on science and 90 on SDAA met ARD
  expectation.
• 85 or above met standard on reading, math, and
  writing taught and tested on TAKS and 80 or
  above met standard on science taught and tested
  on TAKS for 500.00

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Louise Black Part One continued

• Criteria II-Collaboration with staff
• 100 participation in weekly staff development to
  collaborate on strategies, lessons, student
  progress and campus initiatives with campus
  facilitator, principal and team members for
  125.00 potential.
• Voluntary unpaid participation in morning or
  after school tutoring for at least 8 sessions per
  month for 125.00
• Criteria III 3 days or less absent during the
  school year for 150.00

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Louise Black Part II

• Security/custodians/yard crew Satisfactory or
  higher on end of year evaluation for 100.00 and
  5 or less days absent for 100.00
• Paraprofessionals 85 met standard on reading,
  math, writing TAKS and 80 mastery on science and
  90 on SDAA met ARD expectation for 300.00,
  exceeds on end of year evaluation for 225.00 and
  5 days absent or less for 125.00
• Diagnostician Same standard on TAKS areas for
  all teachers for 225.00
• Speech therapist Same standard for 300.00
• Nursing staff Same standard for 500.00
• Principal/Facilitator Same standard for
  1,850.00
• Librarian Same standard for 700.00
• Counselor Same standard for 700.00

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Margo Elementary

• Total Award 170,000.00
• Part One
• Criterion I Team 1 (3rd-5th teachers and
  resource) TAKS reading, science, math, writing
  88 to 90 or higher, IRI, SDAA, CAR sessions,
  benchmarks, Base pay1,250.00
• Team 2 Pre-K thru 2nd, specialty teachers,
  self-contained early literacy assessement,
  TPRI/Tejas-Lee at 80 or higher, RPTE, Benchmarks
  for 1,250.00

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Margo Part One continued

• Criterion II Collaboration
• Grade level meetings (32 per year) 90to 100
  attendance, vertical team meetings (5 times per
  year), peer observations, networking meetings (1
  per six weeks), staff development as assigned,
  collaboration with specialty teachers, content
  area camps, integrated lessons for an incentive
  of 1,250.00

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Margo part one continued

• Criterion III Individual teacher initiative tied
  to achievement.
• 3rd -5th grade regular ed teachers 88 or
  higher by individual teachers in each subject
  area tested for 300.00 per area tested.
• 3rd -5th grade bilingual teachers 85 or higher
  by individual teachers in each subject area
  tested for 300.00 per area tested.
• Pre-Kinder teachers Early Literacy Assessment
  at 40 developed for 200.00
• Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers
  TPRI/Tejas-Lee at 85 developed for TPRI and 80
  developed on Tejas-Lee for 200.00
• 2nd grade language arts 85 developed on TPRI
  and 80 developed on Tejas-Lee for 200.00
• 2nd grade math 85 or above students mastering
  at least 70 for 200.00

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Margo

• Specialty(PE, Art, Music and Quest teachers.
  Integrated lesson plans with TAKS and grade level
  scope and sequence in content areas. 85 of
  lesson plans include TAKS objects or content TEKS
  for 200.00
• Special Ed., SC IEPs and ARD expectations/brigan
  ce 70 mastery of IEPS for 200.00
• TAKS teacher Lesson plans, benchmarks 90 of
  instruction and time working with TAKS students
  and teachers for 200.00
• Early Literacy strategist lesson plans,
  sign-ins, agenda,s IRIs, 90 of instruction and
  time working with K-2nd grade below level readers
  and langugae arts teachers for 200.00
• Criterion III, Part 2
• Attendance Teachers Perfect attendance for
  200.00, 1 to five absences for 100.00

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Margo

• Criterion 3, Part III
• Teacher initiative demonstrated through
  participatory activities.
• Extended day, Saturday school, UIL coaching, DI
  coaching, SBDM membership/participation, PTO (3
  meetings and 2 festivals), literacy initiative (3
  storytelling sessions and literacy night for
  100.00 Must participate in at least 3 of the
  named campus activities to qualify for incentive.

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Margo Part II Funding

• Cafeteria staff 88 overall on each subject area
  tested for 100.00
• Custodians Same criteria for 200.00
• Security Same criteria for 300.00
• Paraprofessional staff Same criteria and 5 or
  less days absent instructional assistants
  500.00
• Diagnostician 750.00
• Speech therapist, nurse, parent specialist and
  CTC Same criteria plus 5 or less days absent
  for 1,100.00
• Librarian Same criteria plus 5 or less days
  absent for 1,350.00
• Counselors 88 overall on each subject area
  tested and recognized or exemplary campus for
  1,250.00 each
• Administration Same criteria for 2,250.00
  each.
• Higher Education Any staff member attending a
  higher education program with a major in
  education for 100.00 each.

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Memorial Elementary

• Total Award 125,000.00
• Part One
• Criterion One Student Performance
• (a) Pre-K Base for rating of 85 or better on
  TAKS Recognized or Exemplary, all teachers
  1000.00
• (b) Pre-K Collaboration 150.00, early literacy
  assessment met expectation for 75.00, and end of
  year math test at 70 passing for 75.00
• (c) Kindergarten Collaboration for 150.00, TPRI
  at 75 developed for 75.00 and end of year math
  test for 75.00
• (d) 1st grade Collaboration for 150.00, TPRI
  at 75 developed for 75.00 and end of year math
  test mastery for 75.00
• (e) 2nd grade Collaboration 150.00, TPRI or
  Tejas-Lee at 85 developed for 75.00, end of
  year math test at 85 master for 75.00 and TAKS
  release in reading at 85 passing for 75.00

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Memorial Part One continued

• 3rd grade Collaboration 150.00, TAKS reading
  at 90 mastery for 300.00, for 30 commended for
  200.00, TAKS math at 90 mastery for 400.00 and
  30 commended for 200.00
• 4th grade Reading/Writing Collaboration for
  150.00, TAKS math at 90 mastery for 400.00 and
  30 commended for 200.00
• 5th grade reading Collaboration for 150.00,
  TAKS reading at 90 mastery for 400.00 and 30
  commended for 200.00
• 5th grade math Collaboration for 150.00, TAKS
  math at 90 master for 500.00 and 40 commended
  for 200.00
• 5th grade science Collaboration for 150.00,
  TAKS reading at 90 for 300.00, 30 commended
  for 200.00, TAKS math at 990 mastery for
  300.00 and 30 commended for 200.00

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Memorial Part One continued.

• 5th grade self-contained Collaboration for
  150.00, TAKS reading at 90 mastery for 300.00,
  TAKS math at 90 mastery for 300.00
• 3rd grade resource Collaboration for 150.00,
  TAKS reading Level III 100.00, TAKS math Level
  III for 100.00
• 4th grade resource Same as 3rd grade.
• 5th grade resource Same as 3rd and 4th.
• Sp. Ed. SC Collaboration for 150.00
• Electives Collaboration for 150.00

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Memorial Part II funding

• Non-teaching personnel based on school rating of
  85 or higher.
• Cafeteria staff 100.00 ea.
• Security, yard crew, janitors 200.00 ea.
• Office personnel 500.00 ea.
• Counselor assistant 500.00 ea.
• Nurse assistant 350.00
• Promotora 550.00
• Special Ed. TAs 500.00 ea.
• Library assistants 550.00 ea.
• School secretary 700.00
• Regular Ed. TAs 700.00 ea.
• Speech Therapist 1,200.00, Diagnostician
  1,200.00
• Parent specialist 700.00, Nurse 700.00
• Librarian/CTC 1,200.00
• Counselors 1,500.00 ea.
• CIF 2,500.00, Assistant Principal 3,000.00
• Principal 3,750.00

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Rico Elementary

• Total Award 125,000.00
• Part 1 Criterion One-Base award for recognized
  or exemplary campus80 or higher on schoolwide
  percentage on each subject tested or TAKS.
  1,000.00 for 55 teachers.
• 1,000.00 for 24 teachers whose students met 85
  or above standard on subjects taught and tested
  on TAKS or SDAA.
• Regular education Science and 4th grade writing
  85 or above met standard on science or writing
  TAKS at 500.00 for 4 teachers.
• 2nd grade regular ed teachers of reading 65 or
  above developed on TPRI/Tejas Lee and 85 or
  above at 70 or above on end of year reading
  benchmark test at 400.00 for 4 teachers.
• Kindergarten/1st grade regular ed 85 or above
  developed on TPRI, 85 or above developed on
  Tejas Lee (1st) and 75 or above developed on
  Tejas Lee (K) for 400.00 for 15 teachers.
• Pre-K, regular ed. 35 or above developed on
  Early literacy assessment46 items at 60 accuracy
  or higher at 400.00 for 2 teachers.

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Rico continued.

• Fine arts 90 or above developed on end of year
  music test, 3 hours or more weekly voluntary
  unpaid tutoring for 300.00 for 2 teachers.
• Physical Education 95 or above development of
  end of year physical fitness test and 2 hours
  tutoring each week for 200.00 for 2 teachers.
• Criterion II Teachers will be a part of all
  sessions that involve student assessment/progress
  academically at the end of each six weeks and
  will network/collaborate with team members to
  ensure that all students are successful.
  Criterion II is embedded together with Criterion
  I.

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Rico Part II funding

• 25 31,250.00
• 2.5 indirect 781.25
• Cafeteria Meet 80 or above on TAKS,
  satisfactory end of year evaluation, absent 5 or
  less days at 100.00 for 9 workers.
• Custodians, yardcrew and security, same criteria
  as cafeteria staff at 100.00 for 14 workers.
• Para-professionals 80 or above on TAKS, at
  300.00 for 19 workers, additional bonus
  incentives possible Exceeds evaluation at
  250.00, Absent 5 or less days at 100.00 or
  satisfactory evaluation at 100.00.
• Teachers transferred voluntarily to Rico at
  1000.00 each for 2 teachers.
• Nurse, CTC, Librarian, Diagnostician, Therapist
  at 800.00 each.
• Counselors Recognized or Exemplary campus at
  1,084.00 for 2 counselors.
• Administration Recognized or Exemplary campus
  and 80 or above on each subject tested on TAKS
  at 2,000.00 each for 3 administrators.

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Sam Houston

• Award Amount 90,000.00
• Part I Criterion I Base award for Recognized
  or Exemplary campus at 80 or higher on each
  subject tested on TAKS at 500.00 for 42
  teachers.
• 3rd-5th grade team/TAKS teacher 85 or above
  met standard on subject taught and tested in TAKS
  for an additioinal 1,200.00.
• 5th grade science and 4th grade writing 85 or
  above met standard on science and writing for an
  additional 2,200.00
• Resource 85 or above met standard on subject
  taught and tested on SDAA for an additional
  700.00
• 2nd grade reading 80 or above developed on
  TPRI/Tejas Lee and 80 or above reading on level
  for an additional 350.00
• 2nd grade math 85 or above at 70 or above on
  end of year math district test for an additional
  350.00
• 1st grade reading 80 or above developed on
  TPRI/Tejas Lee and 80 reading on level for an
  additional 350.00-

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Sam Houston continued..

• 1st grade math 85 or above at 70 or above on
  end of year math district test for an additional
  350.00
• Kinder 80 or above developed on TPRI/Tejas Lee
  for an additional 350.00
• Kinder 85 or above at 70 or above on end of
  year math district test for an additional
  350.00
• Criterion II Collaboration participation in
  campus based staff development, campus based
  instructional/curriculum development,
  collaboration with teacher in developing lesson
  plans. Staff will meet every other Wednesday
  after school from 345 to 430 p.m. for an
  additional 200.00 per teacher.
• Criterion III Attendance Eighteen teachers
  with the last amount of absences for the entire
  school year will qualify for an additional 200.00

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Sam Houston Part II funding

• Yard crew, security guard, cafeteria personnel
  and custodians Recognized or exemplary on TAKS
  and 80 or above on each subject tested on TAKS
  and 5 days or less absent during school year for
  a bonus of 150.00
• Para-professionals Recognized or exemplary on
  TAKS and 80 or above on each subject tested on
  TAKS for 300.00 and 5 days or less absent during
  year for 200.00 for a total of 500.00 each.
• Diagnostician and speech therapist Recognized
  or exemplary on TAKS and 80 or above on each
  subject tested on TAKS for 500.00
• Nurse and Counselor Recognized or Exemplary on
  TAKS and 80 or above on each subject tested for
  700.00
• Head Counselor and Librarian Same criteria for
  800.00
• Assistant principal and facilitator Same
  criteria for 2,000.00 each.
• Principal Same criteria for 1,500.00

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For Further Information

• Each principal can be reached at their campus for
  further explanation in addition to central office
  personnel at cgonzalez_at_wisd.us
• Phone [phone]