Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to implement a pilot program to develop alternative salary plans for teachers and school administrators.

Highlights:

• Authorizes Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to design and implement a pilot program to develop alternative salary plans for teachers and school administrators (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that state funding levels for teacher salaries will remain the same, but Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools shall have discretion in determining how funds are allocated among staff positions (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to take into account a variety of factors when evaluating teacher performance including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 4):
• State-adopted measures of student learning growth;
• Student attendance;
• Student disciplinary records;
• Student disabilities; and
• Student English language proficiency.

• Specifies that this act only applies to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (Sec. 7).

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