Resources

Posted June 18, 2012

• Classified Adequacy Staffing Reports

Posted June 8, 2012

• Teacher Compensation and Training Policies: Impacts on Student Outcomes-Annie Pennucci, Washington State Institute for Public Policy

Posted May 1, 2012

• Common School Financing and Reform: A Report to the Select Educational Study Coordinating Committee of the Washington State Legislature (1975) - Miller and Associates (PDF)

Posted April 20, 2012

• A Review of Research on the Impact of Professional Learning Communities on Teaching Practice and Student Learning - Vicki Vescio, Dorene Ross and Alyson Adams (PDF)
• What Works in Professional Development? Thomas Guskey and Kwang Suk Yoon (PDF)
• Preparing Teachers for Schools As They Are: Recommendations for Cultural Competence for All Teachers in Washington State - Professional Educator Standards Board (PDF)
• Closing Opportunity Gaps in Washington's Public Education System - Education Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (PDF)

Posted April 11, 2012

• But Are They Competitive in Seattle? An Analysis of Educator and Comparable Non-educator Salaries in the State of Washington - Dr. Lori Taylor (PDF)

Posted March 2, 2012

• Strengthening the Continuum of Teacher Development: Professional Educator Standards Board Response to the Charges in ESHB 2261, January 2010
• Final Recommendations for a Washington Master Teacher Designation: A Final Report to the Professional Educators Board by the Master Teacher Work Group, Center for Strengthenign the Teaching Profession, November 2009

Posted August 22, 2011

• The Varieties of Knowledge and Skill-Based Pay Design: A Comparision of Seven New Pay Systems for K-12 Teachers. Anthony Milanowski. University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Posted August 15, 2011

• How Does Teacher Pay Compare: Methodological Challenges and Answers
• Regional Cost Adjustments for Washington State-WA Learns (PDF)

Posted August 9, 2011

• Characteristics of Large Public Education Pension Plans-National Education Association-2010 (PDF)
• K-12 Employee Health Benefits-State Auditor's Office Performance Review-February 2011 (PDF)
• A Big Apple for Educators: New York City's Experiment with Schoolwide Performance Bonuses: A Final Evaluation Report

Posted July 20, 2011

• Washington Wages: An Analysis of Educator and Comparable Non-educator Wages in the State of Washington- Dr. Lori Taylor (PDF)
• Washington State Institute for Public Policy- Report to the Professional Educator Standards Board: Differential Pay For Teachers in High Demand Subject Areas (PDF)
• Washington State Institute for Public Policy- Report to the Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance: School Employee Compensation and Student Outcomes (PDF)
• National Center for Education Statistics- Table 79. Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by state or jurisdiction: Selected Years, 1969-70 through 2008-09 (PDF)
• 2009-10 Personnel Summary Report (S-275 data)
• State Summary Apportionment Report (1191)
• Full Time Enrollment Summary Report (P223 data)

Posted July 15, 2011

• Quality Education Council Report to the Legislature 2011 (PDF)
• Quality Education Council Initial Report to the Governor & Legislature 2010 (PDF)
• Final Report of the Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance 2009 (PDF)
• Attaining a World-Class K-12 System: Aligning Washington's Funding Structure with 21st Century Educational Expectations 2008 (PDF)
• Washington Adequacy Funding Study 2007 (PDF)
• Washington Learns Final Report 2006 (PDF)
• An Evidenced-Based Approach to School Finance Adequacy in Washington (PDF)
• K-12 Education Data Governance: Preliminary Report (PDF)
• Studies on the Achievement Gap
• Teacher and Principal Evaluation Pilot