News Learn more about news coverage of PICCS, the Teacher Incentive Fund, and topics related to the PICCS project: NY Post: "Charter teachers $oar as their pupils score" - Describes the outcomes of PICCS's first year of performance incentive payouts. (10/12/09) "Obama wants to create more charter schools, like the Renaissance Charter School, where expectations are very high." - View the news clip from News Channel 7, ABC report on Obama's education agenda, January 12, 2009. PICCS Consortium to Participate in NYS Charter Dissemination Grant - In July 2008, Renaissance Charter School was awarded a two-year grant to lead the PICCS consortium in further advancing their use of Peer Review and Critical Friends Groups to develop and disseminate best practices. More about NYS Charter Dissemination Grants>> Renaissance Charter School Wins Imagination Award - On May 28, 2008, The Renaissance Charter School in Queens received Lincoln Center Institute’s Imagination Award. The Imagination Award, now in its second year, is given to recognize and highlight imaginative thinking in the teaching and learning practice of New York City’s public schools. More>> How to Make Great Teachers, Time, February 13, 2008. This article provides a useful summary of the issues and concerns related to performance-based incentive programs as well as an outline of the elements included in successful initiatives. Teachers Agree to Bonus Pay Tied to Scores, New York Times, October 18, 2007. City Nonprofit Group Gets Money for Merit Pay at Charter Schools, New York Times, June 7, 2007. Two Unionized Schools Set To Adopt Merit Pay, New York Sun, June 7, 2007. Federal Grant Brings Merit Pay To Some Schools, New York Sun, June 6, 2007. USED Announces 18 New Teacher Incentive Fund Grantees, June 2007.
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