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Teachers approve Q Comp on slim vote |
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Wednesday, 06 February 2008 |
A two-year extension of the Q Comp agreement between ISD 831 and the Forest Lake Education Association has been approved by district teachers, but only by the narrowest of margins. Carissa Fredrickson, spokesperson for the district, said this week the Q Comp extension was approved behind a vote of 248 in favor and 232 opposed. The agreement, which has yet to be approved by the school board, covers the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 school years. Fredrickson said the agreement, which contains only minor language changes, will come to the school board for approval on Thursday, March 6. Q Comp is a state created project that rewards teachers with extra compensation for training and the possibility of merit pay hikes for meeting goals and helping students improve academically. The program is funded by state and local dollars. The first two years of the program in ISD 831 will receive $1 million in a local property tax levy to cover the district’s cost. Once the agreement is approved by both parties, it will be attached as a memorandum of understanding to the teacher contract.
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