Teacher Advancement Program (TAP): Improving Student Achievement by Attracting, Retaining, and Supporting Talented Teachers
Intervention Details
Subjects
English Language Arts, MathAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
Full school yearGrades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Personnel
General Education Teacher, Principal
Intervention Summary
The Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) is a schoolwide reform that aims to improve teacher quality and student achievement by providing performance-based incentives, mentoring, and professional development opportunities for teachers. TAP includes weekly meetings of teachers and mentors, regular classroom observations by a school leadership team, and annual performance bonuses based on a combination of teacher value-added to student achievement and observed performance in the classroom. The program also provides opportunities for teachers to earn extra pay and responsibilities through promotion to mentor or master teacher roles.
Grades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Personnel
General Education Teacher, PrincipalStatistical Finding Summary
No effect on student test scores
No effect on teacher retention in the school or district
Source
Allison, S. & Steven, G. (2010). An Evaluation of the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) in Chicago: Year Two Impact Report (ED510712). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED510712.pdf.
Data Sample by Population
These charts show the characteristics of the student populations studied. When assessing programs, you may want to prioritize interventions that yielded success in a similar demographic environment as your school or district.
The subgroup population data as studied here are not available. That means that while this study may work well for your setting, we cannot say based on the published study and results from our system’s reading of that study what the school/district subgroup characteristics were when evaluated here.