MISSION POSSIBLE

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MISSION POSSIBLE

• A Program Overview

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Purpose Statement

• Mission Possible is a comprehensive teacher
  incentive program that combines multiple
  components to recruit and retain highly effective
  teachers for the ultimate goal of increasing
  student achievement in schools with critical
  needs.

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Program History

• Mission Possible began in the spring of 2006.
  The US Department of Education provides eight
  million dollars in federal funding for program
  support as a part of the Teacher Incentive Fund
  (TIF) grant.
• Action Greensboro and the UNC System provide two
  million dollars in local funding for support of
  the High School Cumulative Effect Math Program.

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Governance Structure

• Executive Advisory Team
• Mission Possible Teacher Advisory Team
• Cumulative Effect Teacher Advisory Team

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Program Structure
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Basis for School Selection

• Socio Economic Factors
• No Child Left Behind AYP Status
• North Carolina - ABC status
• Teacher Turnover Rate

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Mission Possible Benefits

• Mission Possible Contract
• Eligibility for Recruitment Pay
• Eligibility for Performance Pay
• Ongoing Specialized Training
• Reduced Class Sizes

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Mission Possible Contracts

• Each year, employees in a Mission Possible
  position will be offered a Mission Possible
  Contract. Contracts will be signed during the
  first month of school or within the first month
  of entering into a Mission Possible position.
  Your contract is only valid during the time in
  which you are employed in a Mission Possible
  position.

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Purpose of the Contract

• Your contract with Guilford County Schools is
  meant to clearly communicate the expectations of
  both parties. The purpose of the contract is
  to
• Communicate position-specific incentives
• Communicate position-specific requirements

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Incentive Eligible Teachers
In order to receive any incentive, you must be
the teacher of record for one or more classes.
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Recruitment/Retention Incentives
Math teachers who hold a degree in math or have
24 semester hours of math are eligible to receive
a 9,000 incentive. In order to receive a
pro-rated Algebra I incentive of 10,000, you
must be teaching Algebra I.
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Performance Incentives
Performance incentives are only available to
teachers who teach an EOG, EOC, IB or AP course.
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Cumulative Effect Incentives

• 10,000 Highest Recruitment Incentive
• 4,000 Highest Performance Incentive
• 4,000 Summer Math Institute Stipend
• Laptop Computer
• One-on-One Mentor
• Customized Training
• Professional Learning Community

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Timeline for Incentive Payment

• Recruitment/Retention Incentives are distributed
  throughout the year into your regular monthly
  check.
• Performance Incentives are paid the following
  school year in late November after the NC
  Department of Public Instruction releases student
  data, Guilford County Schools conducts a
  Student-Teacher Linkage verification, and SAS
  generates Value-Added Data for each teacher.

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Professional Development

• The professional development plan for Mission
  Possible consists of two years of required
  initial core training with additional training to
  be determined based on school and individual
  teacher needs.  Teachers, Curriculum
  Facilitators, and Principals working in Mission
  Possible schools participate in training that
  specifically focuses on the unique needs of these
  highly impacted schools.

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Professional Development Requirements for
Incentive-Receiving Teachers
No matter what year a Mission Possible school
began participation in the Mission Possible
grant, it is the faculty members participation
in the grant program that determines the sequence
of required professional development.
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Cumulative EffectProfessional Development
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Questions?

• For more information, contact
• Amy Holcombe, Ph.D.Director of Mission Possible
  Schools Guilford County Schools Department of
  Human Resources 712 North Eugene Street
  Greensboro, NC 27410 [phone] x5016 phone
  [phone] faxholcoma_at_gcsnc.com