Our Plan Rewards Excellence by:
▶ Rewarding success. Great teachers will have advancement opportunities and additional compensation.
▶ Focusingongrowth.Teacherswillgetcreditforacceleratingthelearningof students of all abilities. They won’t be judged simply by their students’ meet- ing absolute benchmarks.
▶ Supporting teachers in closing gaps. Schools and their teachers will not be labeled as failing if one group of students is not meeting targets. Instead, we will put in place supports to help them focus on closing achievement gaps, giving local officials the flexibility to choose how to do so.
▶ Improving achievement through flexibility. In the vast majority of schools, districts, school leaders, and teachers will have the flexibility to decide how best to improve their schools and raise student achievement. They won’t be required to offer tutoring or school choice.