TAP System: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement
Intervention Details
Subjects
English Language Arts, Math, Science & STEM, History & Social StudiesAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
Full school yearGrades
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Personnel
Administrator, General Education Teacher, Principal
Intervention Summary
The System for Teacher and Student Advancement (TAP) is a comprehensive program that aims to improve teacher quality and student achievement through four main components: Multiple Career Paths, Ongoing Applied Professional Growth, Instructionally Focused Accountability, and Performance-Based Compensation. The program targets teacher professional development, teacher evaluation, and teacher compensation to ultimately improve student outcomes.
Grades
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Personnel
Administrator, General Education Teacher, PrincipalStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on student achievement
Positive effect on teacher practice
Positive effect on teacher engagement
Positive effect on school performance scores
Positive effect on student performance in English, math, science, and social studies
Positive effect on teacher retention
Positive effect on teacher leadership
Positive effect on school culture
Positive effect on student behavior and discipline
Source
Leutscher, T., Mann, D. & Martin Reardon, R. (2013). Findings from a Two-Year Examination of Teacher Engagement in TAP Schools across Louisiana (ED645724). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED645724.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.