tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post8272856674732033053..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: The Merit Pay Virus SpreadsDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-59845955713825638522013-08-27T17:12:10.468-07:002013-08-27T17:12:10.468-07:00I know from very reliable sources in Jersey City t...I know from very reliable sources in Jersey City that the union will be forced to accept a merit-pay pyramid scheme this year....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18252657462697510044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-31855851769599425192013-08-26T12:31:27.631-07:002013-08-26T12:31:27.631-07:00The games that can be played with so called merit ...The games that can be played with so called merit pay are endless and definitely not to the teacher's benefit. What will be the standards for measuring merit, who will administer it? Merit pay eliminates tenure, LIFO and the longevity increment if I am understanding this correctly. It's a really horrible idea and has not worked wherever it was tried.giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13445832057107337104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-88292417449235054672013-08-26T09:40:46.009-07:002013-08-26T09:40:46.009-07:00Merit pay, inequities and favoritism. To improve ...Merit pay, inequities and favoritism. To improve teacher attendance in Trenton, merit pay was awarded TO THE PRINCIPAL. Make no mistake about it, our principal wasted no time REPORTING increased attendance. <br /><br />The only difference here is that the monitoring/reporting/awarding of merit pay will be handled by state appointed administrators. There is no reason to believe they'll be more or less inclined to milk the system than the incumbents (sp?)<br /><br />As always, the real crisis in Camden is the absence of leadership across the board<br /><br />Mrs. King's music studentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211235832988015448noreply@blogger.com