pay for performance in america s public schools

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Overview

Pay for Performance in America’s public schools is an extremely controversial issue. Although the process has made inroads in business and is a means to help determine promotions, pay, and retention it has not been so well received in the Public schholl systems. However, there are some successful examples where teacher pay has been linked to student test scores. In Minnesota for example, some districts have stopped giving automatic raises for seniority and base 60% of all pay increases on employee performance. In Denver, unions and school districts designed an incentive program where teachers receive bonuses for student achievement and for earning national teaching certificates. However, some plans have not worked. For example, Cincinnati teachers voted against a merit pay proposal and Philadelphia teachers gave their bonus checks to charity rather than cashing them. It appears that having teachers involved in planning the incentive system is one key factor to success. The same can be said for all incentive plans – if employees don’t buy into them, they will not work.

Questions to Research:
1. How could an organization measure the effectiveness of their pay-for-performance plans?

2. From an employee’s perspective, what are the disadvantages of using a pay-for-performance plan?

3. From an employer’s perspective, what are the disadvantages of using a pay-for-performance plan?

Research Paper Instructions:

Your paper should be a minimum of eight (8) full pages of double written content work in 12 point font. In addition, include a properly formatted APA cover page, an abstract, a properly formatted Introduction and Conclusion, and a minimum of 5 references to support your ideas, arguments, and opinions. Your paper should analyze all required readings and those from your research in the field of study. You are expected to conduct outside research aside from the text to support your ideas, arguments, and opinions. Discussions of key concepts, and a critical analysis of the research is required. Remember you are to critically analyze the data you find. Merely copying pasting and citing sources does not constitute scholarly writing. You must present ideas and positions and support or refute those arguments with credible references and sources.

While assigned readings are important; you must conduct independent research of the subject matter and critically analyze the materials presented. References and sources should support your ideas, arguments, and opinions; and not be the basis of your paper. The assignment should be a scholarly paper that is designed to analyze and academically discuss what you have learned and how you can integrate the learning into an organization now and in the future. Be sure to list references in proper APA format and ensure that all listed references are also cited in text. References and citations must be congruent, meaning all listed sources are cited in text and cited sources are listed in the references section at the end of your paper.

Your paper should adhere to APA formatting requirements (APA style cover page, in-text citations for each listed reference, and a reference page are required). Please make sure to proofread carefully. Grammar and spelling errors will affect the grading. It is very important that your critical analysis relates the course content to real-world applications from your work experiences or current events affecting HRM practices.

5 page writing assignment 1

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1: read the article that i post it and answer the follow the question by 5 page . you must read the article before you doing this question.. if not i will not accept the answer . no plagiarism accept either . thanks for helping

2: question:

What is urban religion? Discuss the ways in which religious experience is linked to urban space. Use at least one case-study from Orsi to craft your essay. How do ideas of code-switching or code-blending help us understand urban religion? Discuss using the Sai Baba movement or the JPC in Seattle.

heyraud j k and hernandez m

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Choose one of the two(2) academic articles in the COURSE DOCUMENTS related to the movie and seek a level of deep thinking. How does your own subjective approach to others create preconceived stereotypes?

Heyraud, J. K. (2008). The Visitor. 2008. Written and Directed by Tom McCarthy. Psychological Perspectives, 51(2), 367-368. doi-10.1080:00332920802458396.pdf

Hernandez, M. (2009). Psychological theories of immigration. Journal Of Human Behavior In The Social Environment, 19(6), 713-729..pdf

Dare to ask a few deep thinking questions, reflect and discuss. Add at least 2 in-text citations from the one chosen article. Immigration and the psychological effects of acculturation are deep individual experiences.

The length of this paper should be between 450 – 550 words.

DO NOT RETELL THE STORY

Note- the APA Reference format is the name of the file.

week 2 discussion 45

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Discussion 1: Relevant Financial Information for a Small Business

Relevant Financial Information

Please respond to the following discussion question. Your response should fully address all elements of the question and be a minimum of 200 to 300 words long. The response and two replies to other posts in this string are due by Saturday night, 11:59 Phoenix server time. See the Instructor Policies in the Resource Folder for a complete description of class participation requirements.

Assume that you have an existing small business and you want to improve its financial performance.

Relevant financial information is defined as “the predicted future costs and revenues that will differ among the alternatives”. What financial information do you believe is most relevant to analyze and understand? Why?

Respond to Jacqualine post in 100 word count

Hello Everyone,

When you are analyzing any business situation, trying to figure out the relevant items and information is always confusing. There is still more information and data than you can use and much of it doesn’t matter to the future decision. The concerns are cash flow, profitability and the cost structure of each alternative. Whatever details are relevant to these areas is accounting information a manager is going to need. We start early talking about relevant information because as we study cost and budgeting topics in the next few weeks, the first step is always to decide what is the most relevant information to solve your problem or analyze your situation.

It is essential to review your business financial performance so that you can improve your business performance. It is knowing which direction you want your business to update your business plan with a new strategy in mind and go forward with the developments. It is necessary to assess your core activities, business efficiency, financial position, competitor analysis. Defining your goals will have to include strategic analysis and review. You must know your markets, direction, and marketing advantages. When you understand what your overall concept of the for the organization is trying to achieve internally and externally. It will not only ensure that everyone is on the same page.

COMMENT ON POST IN 100 WORD COUNT-

by RACHEL

Assume that you have an existing small business and you want to improve its financial performance.

Relevant financial information is defined as “the predicted future costs and revenues that will differ among the alternatives”. What financial information do you believe is most relevant to analyze and understand? Why?

Chapter 4 discussed the issue with cost and revenue with respect to Groupons. However, much of the lulling is defined by SEC. Understanding, the aspect of where the revenue is generated and how the organization records the information is another issue. For example, Groupon recorded the full charge for the Groupons if they charged $40 then they would record $40 although the organization for the establishment receives $20. In this case SEC ruling has Groupon record $20 rather than $40. In this particular case it caused Groupon to reduce revenue by $312.9 million. If revenue is reduced by $312.9 million where did the costs become an issue. This framing of revenue affects the organization. I believe how revenue and when revenue could be reported and recorded. Cost is also important as it affects the revenue in the pursue of generating revenue.

If I could establish a small organization of about 500 employees or less, it would an organization that would sell a product I developed and would call it, “Love my Toes.” My concern would be the cost associated with the product, equipment, furniture, building, land, insurance as well as other cost associated. Then considering the revenue generated from sales and share capital. Understanding, the record keeping of all transactions is critical in maintaining a solid financial statement. The balance sheet is critical in determining the aspect of the organization. This is a very strategic aspect in determining the financial solvency of the organization.

lab report for project 1

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Hi I need you to write a Lab Report for project 1 in General Chemistry 1 Lab . I attached a rubric, sample paper, and project details to use. Just please If you have any question let me know before you start.

gun control 13

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The topic for this week is either gun control or the death penalty. You will choose one to research and write on. Be sure to view the ppt and make sure you download the ppt to have access to me comments in the notes below.

Every essay from this point forward will follow the ‘pragmatic’ format, which is explained in the ppt. There will be 5 paragraphs. The first will describe the issues of the topic from a pro perspective. The second will discuss the issues from a con perspective. The third will uncover the values that undergird or support the pro issues. The fourth paragraph will do the same for the con issues, but in addition you will add a sentence at the end identifying the common values. The final paragraph is where you will use the common values to construct creative strategies that both sides would be willing to talk about. Remember it’s a 2-ish page paper following MLA format (double spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font).

Patient education for Children and Adolescents

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Assignment: Patient Education for Children and Adolescents
Patient education is an effective tool in supporting compliance and treatment for a diagnosis. It is important to consider effective ways to educate patients and their families about a diagnosis—such as coaching, brochures, or videos—and to recognize that the efficacy of any materials may differ based on the needs and learning preferences of a particular patient. Because patients or their families may be overwhelmed with a new diagnosis, it is important that materials provided by the practitioner clearly outline the information that patients need to know.

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For this Assignment, you will pretend that you are a contributing writer to a health blog. You are tasked with explaining important information about an assigned mental health disorder in language appropriate for child/adolescent patients and/or their caregivers.

To Prepare
By Day 1, your Instructor will assign a mood or anxiety disorder diagnosis for you to use for this Assignment.
TOPIC: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Research signs and symptoms for your diagnosis, pharmacological treatments, nonpharmacological treatments, and appropriate community resources and referrals.
The Assignment
In a 300- to 500-word blog post written for a patient and/or caregiver audience, explain signs and symptoms for your diagnosis, pharmacological treatments, nonpharmacological treatments, and appropriate community resources and referrals.
Although you are not required to respond to colleagues, collegial discussion is welcome.

By Day 7 of Week 5
Submit your Assignment.