Pay-for-Performance Insights

Session to re-examine teacher pay

The legislative session that starts March 8 is likely to be pivotal in shaping the future of education in Volusia and Flagler counties and the rest of Florida. On the table again this spring will be the issue of how teachers are paid and evaluated. Sen. Stephen Wise, R-Jacksonville, has introduced a bill -- co-sponsored by Sen. Evelyn Lynn, R-Ormond Beach -- that would tie 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation to student growth on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.