Q-Comp
Q-Comp was enacted through a bipartisan agreement in the Minnesota Legislature in July 2005. It is a voluntary program that allows local districts and exclusive representatives of the teachers to design and collectively bargain a plan that meets the five components of the law. The five components under Q Comp include Career Ladder/Advancement Options, Job-embedded Professional Development, Teacher Evaluation, Performance Pay, and an Alternative Salary Schedule.
Approved school districts receive up to $260 per student ($169 per student in state aid and $91 per student in board-approved levy) for the program. Redwood Area School District receives both the state aid and the local levy at this time. Currently, 105 school districts, 77 charter schools, one intermediate district and one education district have implemented programs or have been approved to implement Q Comp for the 2017-18 school year. These programs serve approximately half of the students in Minnesota public schools. There are an additional 22 school districts, charter schools and education districts on the waiting list for funding.
Please find Redwood Area School District's Q-Comp plan by clicking belowImage.
Teacher Evaluation
The Teacher Growth, Development, and Evaluation Plan currently in place in RASD, including all processes and guidelines contained within the plan were developed as part of a collaborative process between representatives of Education Minnesota--Redwood Falls (EM-RF), the Redwood Area Administration, and the Redwood Area School Board with guidance from Lisa Gregoire, Consultant on Teacher Evaluation with the Southwest West Service Cooperative.
The information contained in the plan denotes compliance with Minn. Stat §122A.40 (2012) and Minn. Stat. 122A.41 (2012).
The sections identified in the plan (accessed by clicking on the link below) are introduced with a reference to the applicable Minnesota Statute.
Subsequent to completion of the proposed processes and plans, Education Minnesota-Redwood Falls and the Redwood Area School Board, respectively, annually conduct a vote of their respective memberships to determine approval of this Teacher Growth, Development, and Evaluation Plan. A majority of the members in each entity approved this Teacher Growth, Development, and Evaluation Plan.