PROCOMP RANKS SWELL TO 1,200
More than 430 teachers and other student service professionals opted into ProComp during the district’s second opt-in window, bringing the total number now paid under the new pay system to 1,200 – or about 30 percent of the instructional staff.
“It’s gratifying that so many members of our teaching force have adopted ProComp in such a short period of time,” said Brad Jupp, senior academic policy advisor for Denver Public Schools. Added Chief Academic Officer Jaime Aquino: “We believe that ProComp will enable Denver to attract, develop and retain teachers to can help students achieve in this district.”
During the first opt-in period, more than 750 educators joined ProComp. Those staff members began earning incentives in 2006 for working in hard-to-serve schools and filling hard-to-staff positions.
Educators who joined during the most recent opt-in window (which closed Friday, March 31) will start receiving their new salaries in the 2006-2007 contract year. All teachers hired by the district beginning January 1, 2006, will automatically participate in ProComp.
April 4, 2006
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