TEACHER CAREER PATHWAY

At IDEA, we believe that excellent teachers are the key to realizing our promise to send all students to and through college. To ensure our teachers are sustained in their work, we’ve created the Teacher Career Pathway, which serves to recognize, reward, and support the development of all IDEA teachers.

HOW PLACEMENTS ARE DETERMINED: Student Achievement Student achievement is the largest contributor to the Teacher Career Pathway because it has the biggest impact on our mission to send students to and through college. The TCP utilizes only End of Year Assessment Data.

Manager’s Ratings on Guideposts for Excellent Teaching At IDEA, we have defined what it looks like to be an excellent teacher through our GET Rubric. Teachers are assessed on their teaching practice during their annual performance review.

Student Input As the learner in the classroom, students are one of our biggest stakeholders. We take student feedback into consideration.

Parent/Family Input Similarly, what moms and dads think is important too. Team and Family goes far and wide at IDEA.

Core Values At IDEA, we have six core values that guide our thinking and actions. How teachers respond/act toward those is also part of TCP Placements.

RECOGNITION AND REWARD SYSTEM: Once placed on a certain level, teachers have access to a range of rewards and recognition. Here are a few:

Retention Bonuses Grow-with-IDEA accounts are one of the most unique features of the Teacher Career Pathway. They are bonuses that accompany progress. Grow-with-IDEA bonuses are paid out over a three-year period, and they increase for continuing in the classroom and progressing along the pathway. In this way, teachers are compensated for their loyalty to IDEA and their growth as educators. Some of our highest paid Master Teachers can earn up to $70,000.

Professional Development The Teacher Career Pathway also supports teachers’ autonomy in professional development. Teachers in level four (Advanced High-Performing Teacher) and five (Master Teacher) on the pathway can receive funds to apply to the professional development opportunity of their choice. With individualized PD budgets, IDEA teachers can tailor their professional learning to benefit their practice and their students.

Influence Once reaching level three on the Teacher Career Pathway, teachers are candidates for the Teacher Advisory Council and the School-Based Decision Team. They’ll let their voices be heard in groups that are crucial to getting IDEA students to and through college. Public Recognition Our teachers are our most important asset and should be celebrated as such. Our highest-tiered teachers get the recognition they deserve in a lot of public ways – shout outs, special swag, and more!

50%STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

35%

5%

5%5%

MANAGER’S RATINGS ON GUIDEPOSTS FOR

EXCELLENT TEACHING

STUDENTINPUT

PARENT/FAMILY INPUT

CORE VALUES

This is Elise. Elise was a High-Performing Teacher at IDEA for two years. She was then promoted

to Advanced High-Performing Teacher for one year, and again promoted to Master Teacher the

following year.

3,000

3,000

2015-2016 2016-2017 2017 -2018 2018 -2019 2019 -2020HIGH-PERFORMING

IDEA TEACHER

$500

HIGH-PERFORMING IDEA TEACHER

$500 $500

PROMOTED TOADVANCED

HIGH-PERFORMING IDEA TEACHER

$500$500

$1,000

ADVANCEDHIGH-PERFORMING

IDEA TEACHER

$500$1,000$1,000

MASTERTEACHER

$1,000$1,000

$3,333

$1,5003 Installment Bonus

$1,5003 Installment Bonus

$3,0003 Installment Bonus

$3,0003 Installment Bonus

$10,000

$500

Total Annual Payout

$1,000

Total Annual Payout

$2,000

Total Annual Payout

$2,500

Total Annual Payout

$5,333

Total Annual Payout

3,000

This is Gerald. Gerald was an Advanced High-Performing Teacher

who was promoted to Master Teacher. He remains in his role as a Master Teacher and receives the

maximum bonus amount in the Teacher Career Pathway.

2015 -2016 2016 -2017 2017 -2018 2018 -2019 2019 -2020ADVANCED

HIGH-PERFORMING IDEA TEACHER

$1,000

PROMOTED TOMASTER TEACHER

$1,000$3,333

MASTER TEACHER

$1,000$3,333$3,333

MASTER TEACHER

$3,333$3,333$3,333

MASTER TEACHER

$3,333$3,333$3,333

$3,0003 Installment Bonus

$10,0003 Installment Bonus

$10,0003 Installment Bonus

$10,0003 Installment Bonus

$10,0003 Installment Bonus

$4,333

Total Annual Payout

$7,666

Total Annual Payout

$10,000 Total Annual Payout

$10,000 Total Annual Payout

HERE’S HOW THE TEACHER CAREER PATHWAY WORKS:

Learn more at www.ideapublicschools.org/careers.

IDEA is committed to being among the top three paid districts in all of the regions in which we operate. In addition to a base salary, here’s what our bonus structure looks like!

Each year teachers return to IDEA in a teaching role, they earn a new installation of their three-year bonus. Bonuses from previous years stack on top of one another so that a teacher is fully vested after three years.

2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020

$0NO BONUSES

AT LEVEL 1

PROMOTED TO EMERGING

IDEA TEACHER

$0NO BONUSES

AT LEVEL 2

PROMOTED TO HIGH-PERFORMING

IDEA TEACHER

$500

PROMOTED TO HIGH-PERFORMING

IDEA TEACHER

$500$500

PROMOTED TO HIGH-PERFORMING

IDEA TEACHER

$500$500$500

$1,5003 Installment Bonus

$1,5003 Installment Bonus

$1,5003 Installment Bonus

$500

Total Annual Payout

$1,000

Total Annual Payout

$1,500

Total Annual Payout

2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2023-2024

This is Andie. Andie joined IDEA after teaching for 2 years in San Antonio ISD. Here’s how her pay will be structured over

the next 5 years with IDEA.