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Junior High: Teacher Advancement Program

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Junior High TAP Entering First Year

September 28, 2007

What Is the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)TM?
We all want the best possible education for our children, and research has shown that the single most important school-related factor for student success is having a talented teacher in the classroom. But unless we act now, we will come far short of having the talented teachers required to ensure that all children receive the high quality education they need and deserve.

More Teachers, Better Teachers
To address this problem, the Milken Family Foundation created the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)TM, a bold new strategy to attract, retain, develop and motivate talented people to the teaching profession. Because of its broad-based support, results, and high demand, TAP is now operated by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET), a public charity.
TAP's goal is to draw more talented people to the teaching profession—and keep them there—by making it more attractive and rewarding to be a teacher. TAP provides the opportunity for good teachers to earn higher salaries and advance professionally, just as in other careers, without leaving the classroom.  At the same time, TAP helps teachers become the best they can be, by giving them opportunities to learn better teaching strategies and holding them accountable for their performance.

Mission Statement
The Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)TM is dedicated to attracting, developing, motivating and retaining high-caliber educators in order to raise achievement levels for all students.

TAPTM is based on four elements:

1) Multiple Career Paths

2)Ongoing, Applied Professional Growth

3) Instructionally Focused Accountability

4) Performance-Based Compensation

Lytle Junior High TAP Teachers

To be announced

The Teacher Advancement Program and TAP are trademarks of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching.

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