Poster #9 - Hiccups and Success: Principals Speak Out on Performance Pay in a South Texas Border District

• In Event: 79.052 - MTCC Poster Session 19
  In Poster Session: 79.052-1 - Division A Section 1 Posters: Leadership in a Modicum of Contexts

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine principal perceptions to better understand the effects of the teacher performance pay system used in a large urban South Texas border school district. The study provides insight into the use of a performance pay system to retain and recruit highly qualified teachers which is a critical concern serving a high-need, primarily low socioeconomic Hispanic student population of 30,000 in this school district.

Authors

• Rebeca Garza, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District

• Gerri Marie Maxwell, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

• Lisa McNair

• Marsha Sowell, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

• Don Jones, Texas A&M University - Kingsville