Tapping the Potential - Alliance for Excellent Education
Tapping the Potential - Alliance for Excellent Education
Tapping the Potential - Alliance for Excellent Education
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A L L I A N C E F O R E X C E L L E N T E D U C AT I O NApproximate Cost per Teacher <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2003–04 School Year:Participants: 6 Intern Consultants and 82 Teachers (75 Interns and 7 Veteran Teachers)Cost of substitute toreplace intern consultantin classroomCost of additional stipendto intern consultant= $30,000 x 6 consultants = $180,000= $5,800 x 6 consultants = $34,800Cost of New TeacherAcademy (5 days of a newteacher’s average salary)Cost of intern consultantworkshop (2–3 days of aconsultant’s averagesalary)= $30,000/190 school days =$158/day per teacher= ($158/day x 5 days <strong>for</strong> training)x 75 teachers= $50,000/190 school days =$263/day per teacher= ($263/day x 3 days maximum)x 6 consultants= $59,250= $4,7341 clerical position = $20,000 = $20,000Total cost = $ 298,784Total cost per teacher = $ 298,784/88 total teachers = $3,395 per teacherEffectivenessQuantitative BenefitsAccording to district officials, <strong>the</strong>y do not evaluate <strong>the</strong> effectiveness of <strong>the</strong>Toledo Plan in terms of retaining or developing teachers. While district personnelwould know <strong>the</strong> number of new and veteran teachers released from <strong>the</strong>ir contractseach year, <strong>the</strong> district makes no systematic attempts to correlate <strong>the</strong>m with <strong>the</strong> qualityof Toledo’s induction program.Qualitative BenefitsSince 1981, more than 400 teachers have been released from <strong>the</strong>ir teaching contracts,compared with only one teacher in <strong>the</strong> five preceding years. This leads to anadded benefit of <strong>the</strong> program: terminating a tenured teacher is an enormousexpense <strong>for</strong> a school district and involves a lengthy process. According to CraigCotner, <strong>the</strong> chief academic officer of <strong>the</strong> Toledo school district, <strong>the</strong> cost of releasingunderper<strong>for</strong>ming veteran teachers from <strong>the</strong>ir contracts far exceeds <strong>the</strong> overall costof implementing <strong>the</strong> Toledo Plan. Thus, not only is this program cost-effective, butit also contributes to building a community of well-trained, talented teachers.SummaryThe Toledo Plan has some limitations. The intern component of <strong>the</strong> Toledo Planmay be stronger than <strong>the</strong> intervention component because intern consultants find it52