City DOE Awards Bonuses to Well Performing Schools to Boost Pay for Performance

City to Give $14.2 million in bonuses to teachers at schools with improved report cards, NYT, 9/19/08, at B4

-$25,000 bonuses to 12 principals
-$1500-3000/teacher

NYC Plan to Pay Students to Pass Advanced Placement Tests Getting Only Mixed Results

See Mixed results on paying city students to pass tests, NYT, 8/20/08, at B1

-students at 31 NYC high schools took 345 more tests this year but pass rate declined slightly

NYCDOE Scales Back Cell Phone Award Plan for Student Performance in Schools

See "Cell-fone prize plan toned down," NYDN, 2/12/08, at 16

-discusses how plan will only be rolled out in 7 middle schools to award students with cell phones, text messages, and ring tones for good performance

Bonus Pay Accepted by Teachers at 205 City Schools

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UFT Agrees to Teacher Bonus Plan in Low Performing NYC Schools

Check out this NYT article about the UFT agreeing to a teacher bonus plan in low performing NYC schools
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/19/nyregion/19school.html?ex=1350532800&en=98c213c327ad34d0&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

NYC High School Kids to Get Paid for AP Exam Scores

The New York Daily News is reporting today that a nonprofit organization plans to announce a pay for performance plan where HS students will receive $1000 for every "5" score on AP Placement exams, $750 for "4" scores, and $500 for "3" scores.