Gwinnett County Public Schools
Performance-Based Teacher Compensation System
February 16, 2017
PHASE 1: SY2017-2018
Performance-Based Teacher Salary Schedule
Salary Schedule
Salary schedule that reflects
base salary and step and level
increases
Performance Steps
Step increases that are
based on Teacher
Assessment on
Performance
Standards (TAPS)
evaluation rating of
Proficient or higher
Preparation Levels
Level 1 – Bachelor’s Degree
Level 2 – Master’s Degree
Level 3 – Specialist’s Degree
Level 4 – Doctoral Degree
Provisional certificate lanes eliminated (B-4 - B-7)
NOTE: All levels require specific Georgia
Professional Standards Commission certification.
PHASE 2: SY2018-2019
Performance-Based Awards:
Metrics, Scores, and Weights
Metric
Professional Growth
TAPS Evaluation
Student Growth
Weighted School Assessment
Raw Score
0 - 100
0 - 30
1 of 4
Performance Levels
0 - 100
Scale Score
0 - 100
0 - 100
Weight
15%
40%
0 - 100
35%
0 - 100
10%
Raw and Scale Scores subject to change as metric details are finalized.
Performance-Based Awards:
Categories and Compensation (Based on Total Weighted Score of 4 Metrics)
Performance Category*
Category 1
Category Award
Ranges
Highest
10% of scores for
eligible teachers
SYSTEM wide
Category 2
Highest
10% of scores for
eligible teachers
Compensation
Award
10% of average
GCPS Teacher salary
(FY17 - $58,519)
Lump sum payment based
on prior school year’s
performance
6% of average
GCPS Teacher salary
Lump sum payment based
on prior school year’s
performance
3% of average
GCPS Teacher salary
Lump sum payment based
on prior school year’s
performance
at each SCHOOL
Category 3
Second highest
10% of scores for
eligible teachers
at each SCHOOL
Payment Method
* Category 1 includes teachers whose total performance scores fall within the highest 10% of all eligible teachers system-wide.
Categories 2 and 3 include teachers whose total performance scores fall within the highest 10% (Category 2) or second-highest
10% (Category 3) of all eligible teachers at each school. Teachers awarded in Category 1 will not be eligible for awards in
categories 2 and 3. Eligible teachers are classroom teachers who provide direct instruction to students, for whom scores are
available on all four performance metrics, and who were employed for at least 120 days during the school year.