Human Capital

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
www.aft.org
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Innovation Fund promotes innovative and collaborative reform projects within AFT local unions throughout the country. The fund is partnering with local AFT affiliates to develop projects that build teacher capacity and close the achievement gap across the country. The Broad Foundation supports the creation of the fund’s business plan.

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
http://www.hci.cps.k12.il.us/
The Broad Foundation supports Chicago Public Schools’ implementation of a human capital management system that will help the district support, attract and retain high-quality teachers, principals and other employees. The integrated, state-of-the-art software system will help the human resources department leverage quality data to drive decision-making, devote less time to non-value-added manual transactions and dedicate more time to strategic thinking, problem-solving and better service. In addition, the foundation has partnered with the district in launching a project focused on the district’s talent management systems, allowing for more timely and accurate predictions of principal vacancies, increase in the rigor of central office evaluations, and proactively identifying high-performers.

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION SYSTEM
www.denverprocomp.org
Denver Public Schools designed and implemented an ambitious salary system to reward educators for demonstrating gains in student achievement. What began as a four-year pilot project, with full support of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA), has become a system-wide salary schedule known as “ProComp” that rewards high-performing teachers. In March 2004, the DCTA and the school board approved the systemic teacher compensation system. In November 2005, Denver voters approved a $25 million mill levy to fund the compensation system. To date, 1,700 DPS teachers—nearly half of the district’s teaching force—have opted in to the ProComp system. The Broad Foundation has supported the development and implementation of ProComp since the pilot phase.

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PAY FOR PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
www.houstonisd.org
The Houston Independent School District has implemented the nation’s most comprehensive pay for performance program for teachers, administrators and other school-based personnel. The program rewards educators based on their ability to improve student achievement on state proficiency tests. This program is at the core of the district strategy to focus the entire district on driving achievement gains. Since the program’s inception, the district has outpaced comparable districts and the state in improving student achievement. The program is supported by The Broad Foundation and a federal Teacher Incentive Fund grant.

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM
www.educ.msu.edu/broadpartnership/
The Broad Foundation is the major supporter of a scholarship program to encourage highly talented graduates of Detroit Public Schools to attend Michigan State University’s five-year teacher preparation program. Students who accept the scholarship commit to teach in Detroit Public Schools upon completion of the program.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
www.talentedteachers.org/
The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET), implements the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) in school districts across the United States. The TAP program is a research-based school improvement effort to attract, retain and motivate teachers. The program consists of four key elements: multiple career paths; ongoing, applied professional development; instructionally-focused accountability; and performance-based compensation. The Broad Foundation supports the implementation of TAP in two large urban school districts: Chicago Public Schools and Minneapolis Public Schools.

NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL-WIDE BONUS PROGRAM
www.nycenet.edu
The Broad Foundation supports the New York City Department of Education’s school-wide performance bonus program. The program is a groundbreaking initiative that allows educators at a select group of high-need schools in New York City to receive monetary bonuses if their schools meet specific performance targets. Of the 201 high need schools who were invited to participate in the bonus program, 197 elected to do so.

ALBERT SHANKER’S BIOGRAPHY
http://www.amazon.com/Tough-Liberal-Shanker-Battles-Democracy/dp/0231134967
Called “a gripping portrait” by Publishers Weekly, “Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy, A Biography on the Extraordinary Accomplishments and Challenges of the Late Union Leader Albert Shanker” was released in 2007 with high acclaim. The Broad Foundation supported the efforts of Richard Kahlenberg, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, to research and write the book, now available for purchase on Amazon.com.

STATE POLICY NETWORK
www.spn.org
The Broad Foundation supported the creation of six policy papers on performance-based and differential pay, as well as research showcasing events by State Policy Network members. Those members include: Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Cascade Policy Institute, John Locke Foundation, Pioneer Institute, Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the Maine Heritage Policy Center. These research papers will be published and showcasing events will be held in fall 2008.  

TEACH FOR AMERICA
www.teachforamerica.org
The Broad Foundation is a major supporter of Teach For America’s efforts to broaden and deepen its growing teaching corps and alumni program in large urban school districts across the country. Teach For America corps members teach in schools in 29 regional sites. Since 1990, more than 20,000 corps members have committed to teach two years in low-income rural and urban communities. The Broad Foundation has committed funding to Teach For America’s 2006-2010 national growth plan, as well as investing in the expansion of Teach For America’s New Orleans corps.

UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS CHARTER SCHOOLS
www.uft.org/chapter/charter/
The Broad Foundation supports the start up of the United Federation of Teachers’ (UFT) first union-run charter schools in New York City. The UFT Elementary Charter School opened in fall 2005 to serve students from kindergarten through fifth grade. The UFT Secondary Charter School opened in fall 2006 to serve students from sixth through 12th grade.

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