AB 280

This bill that would appropriate $30 million for incentives to be bargained at the local level.

• NSEA supports this bill.
• These additional funds will make Nevada salaries more competitive and help address the teacher shortage.
• “Research provides strong support for the conclusion that compensation plays a key role in the recruitment and retention of teachers.  Not surprisingly, the research indicates that increasing compensation tends to increase the rate of teacher retention.”-According to the ECS.
• This bill is the continuation of AB 580 from 2005 session – 14 of 17 teacher affiliates bargained innovative programs to attract and retain teachers as well as improve student achievement
• NSEA supports the continuation of those programs.
• additional days – consistent w/recommendations of Adequacy ACR10
• “enhanced compensation” can mean pay re: skills and knowledge and responsibility – currently we know the only way for teachers to move is to move out.  This bill will allow districts to create career ladder programs, i.e. master teacher/demonstration classrooms in order to retain our best and brightest.
• The bill will allow us to continue group incentive programs that were established around the state.  A faculty establishes goals – student achievement, parental involvement attendance etc.  The first successful program was created in Lyon County.  Teachers received bonuses based on student achievement – AYP or school designations of High Achieving or Exemplary.  We’re proud that our members made AYP at 11 of 16 schools.  In addition, 5 of the 16 schools were designated as either “High Achieving” or “Exemplary.”