Principals offered $10K merit bonus

They would receive the reward if they get high ratings on evaluations

By Mary Vorsino

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 14, 2012

~~<p>Principals who attain high ratings under a performance-evaluation pilot program in 82 schools this fall will be eligible for a one-time $10,000 bonus in what officials are calling the first experiment of a merit pay system for public school educators in the islands.</p>
<p>Under a deal reached with the Hawaii Government Employees Association in April, details of which were released last week, 40 percent of the new evaluations will be based on student educational progress, and the rest will be based on a principal's rating as an effective school leader.</p>
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Principals who attain high ratings under a performance-evaluation pilot program in 82 schools this fall will be eligible for a one-time $10,000 bonus in what officials are calling the first experiment of a merit pay system for public school educators in the islands.

Under a deal reached with the Hawaii Government Employees Association in April, details of which were released last week, 40 percent of the new evaluations will be based on student educational progress, and the rest will be based on a principal's rating as an effective school leader. Login for more...