Merit-Based Pay Under Consideration in Waukesha School District

The Waukesha School District is looking into revising its teachers' compensation plan. However, one school board member questions if it's possible to quantify or measure teaching.

The Waukesha School District is looking at developing a teachers' compensation plan that may include merit-based pay. With a vote of 2-1, the Waukesha School Board’s Human Resources Committee recommended Wednesday night moving forward with a contract for a consulting firm to help the district design a new compensation program for teachers. The $77,150 contract with the firm, Battelle for Kids, will go to the full school board next week for consideration. Still in the early stages, the district is beginning to look at developing a system of alternate forms of teacher compensation that may include some type of merit pay or other ways to determine teacher pay. “Not necessarily merit pay in and of itself but strategic compensation that aligns …

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