The 2006-07 Performance Pay Schools have been identified per the October 23^rd, 2002 Memorandum of Understanding (Sections 1-5). 

All full-time teachers, media specialists, and guidance personnel (including Career and Trust Specialists) assigned to the identified school sites during the year the learning gains were produced will be eligible to receive a performance supplement provided they: 

1. hold a valid certificate or statement of eligibility;
2. received an acceptable evaluation for the 2006-07 school year;
3. are not currently on a PACES Professional Improvement Plan;
4. were present and in an active status for at least 99 days during the 2006-07 school year.

The following employees are ineligible to receive the performance supplement: 

1. Hourly, Part-Time and Half-Time Personnel
2. Interim Teachers
3. Pool Temporary Instructors
4. Temporary Instructors
5. Itinerant Personnel
6. Paraprofessional/Support Personnel
7. Office Employees

The performance supplement shall be five percent of the employee’s annual base salary for the 2006-07 school year.  Eligible employees shall be paid their performance supplement on August 31, 2007. 

This is the final year that the October 23^rd, 2002 Memorandum of Understanding that implemented state statue 1012.22(1)(c)(4) will be valid.  The statute has been repealed and replaced with the Merit Award Program (MAP).  MAP allowed for the continuation of the prior performance pay agreement between UTD and MDCPS for the 2006-07 school year as one of three options.  MDCPS finally agreed to implement this option as a result of negotiations, a grievance settlement, and a ruling by the Florida Department of Education that the MAP plan they had previously imposed, despite the overwhelming negative vote of the employees, was not in compliance with state statute. 

Performance pay policies for the 2007-08 school year and beyond are currently a subject of negotiations between UTD and MDCPS.  Performance pay will also continue to be a priority issue for UTD in the legislative process.