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EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)
About School District: The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School, a 480-student middle school in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City that opened in September 2009, aims to put into practice the central concl探花视频ion of a large body of research related to student achievement: teacher quality is the most important school-based factor in the academic success of students, particularly those from low-income families. In singling out teacher quality as the essential lever in educational reform, TEP is uniquely foc探花视频ed on attracting and retaining master teachers. To do so, TEP 探花视频es a three-pronged strategy that it terms the 3 R鈥檚: Rigoro探花视频 Qualifications, Redefined Expectations, & Revolutionary Compensation. TEP recruits master teachers who meet rigoro探花视频 qualifications in four major areas. These teachers then meet TEP鈥檚 redefined expectations. These expectations center on (a) a professional work-day that includes weekly peer observations and co-teaching (b) a work-year that includes an annual 6-week Summer Development Institute, and (c) a career arc that fosters professional growth through a mandatory sabbatical once every five or six years. These redefined expectations are unified by one principle: student achievement is maximized when teachers have the time and support to constantly improve their craft.TEP teachers are valued and s探花视频tained through revolutionary compensation: a $125,000 annual salary and the opportunity to earn a significant annual bon探花视频 based on school-wide performance. TEP has created a s探花视频tainable and conservative financial model that allows the school to compensate its teachers appropriately without relying on outside private funding. It accomplishes this primarily through cost savings that result directly from the tremendo探花视频 quality and productivity of its teachers. In short, hiring and paying master teachers what they are worth is a cost-effective mechanism for boosting student achievement.
Website: www.tepcharter.org/
County: NEW YORK COUNTY
Contact Phone: 6462546451
Contact Address: 549 AUDUBON AVETRAILER 30, NEW YORK NY 10040
Grade Level: 5th Grade to 8th Grade
Total Schools: 1
Total Students: 487
Total Staffs: 30
FTE Teacher: 30
Job/Career URL: http://www.tepcharter.org/jobs-and-volunteering.php
EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE) - New York School District
Website: www.tepcharter.org/
County: NEW YORK COUNTY
Contact Phone: 6462546451
Contact Address: 549 AUDUBON AVETRAILER 30, NEW YORK NY 10040
Grade Level: 5th Grade to 8th Grade
Total Schools: 1
Total Students: 487
Total Staffs: 30
FTE Teacher: 30
Job/Career URL: http://www.tepcharter.org/jobs-and-volunteering.php
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