What:
Community Forum on Denver's Pay for Performance Pilot - Panel of teachers and principals talking about the pilot from the school perspective.

When:
Friday, February 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. (Program begins at 7:50 a.m.)

Where:
Fred N. Thomas Career Education Center, 2650 Eliot Street.

Who:
Panelists are teachers and principals from:
Columbian Elementary School
Edison Elementary School
Horace Mann Middle School
Manual High School

The Community Forum includes representatives of the business community, organized labor and community and service organizations interested in education. They will hear brief presentations from the panelists and ask questions about how the pilot is working.

Why:
Denver's Pay for Performance Pilot is a 4-year study of whether teachers can and should receive pay increases based on the achievement of their students. Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association want to involve members of the public in an ongoing dialogue about the pilot to raise understanding of the complex issues involved and to receive the perspective of community leaders about the pilot's direction and purpose.

Background:
There are 16 schools and 625 teachers participating in the pilot: 12 elementary, two middle and two high schools. The Pay for Performance Community Forum was developed by the Pay for Performance Design Team and leaders from the Denver Rotary Club.