Week 7 Discussion - Recognizing Staff Accomplishments

Recognizing Staff Accomplishments

Monday, February 17, 2020, 11:47 AM

While I have not seen exactly the same practices in my school that the article mentions.

There are some similar practices the admin

istration team in my school has put forth that

resemble those in the article. The first being “teacher of the….” and the other being

“bulletin board announce star status.” We have a teacher of the month the staff

nominates and votes on. There are some pret

ty awesome incentives to win including: a

free Jimmy John lunch, 50 dollar gift card, and the best parking spot. As teachers we

respect this award because nominations and votes are by the teachers within the

school. We do not have a bulletin board that ann

ounces star statues, but we do have

something similar. We have a wall/door that is constantly decorated with positive

statements from teachers within the school. Most of these posts are done on a form of

art. For example, for Thanksgiving this year the ass

istant principal put a cut out of a

turkey in everyone’s boxes. Teacher’s then wrote thanks for someone or a group of

people within the school. These shout outs promote positivity and celebration of hard

work by the staff, for the staff. I have found that

more teachers participate in celebrating

positivity if the cut outs are given to the teacher’s rather than relying on the teachers to

take initiative.

I like the idea of “Perks of Praise” that provides incentive choice to excellent teachers.

This idea also

aligns with the 80:20 rule where 80% of a principal's time should be

dedicated to the top 20% of teachers. This way the 20% of teachers can influence the

other 80% in the school. I can see making Perks of Praise being a part of my building

leadership due

to the uniqueness of rewards. Some rewards are not financial. I really

liked the idea of eliminating duties for a specific amount of time for perfect attendance.

Parking spaces could be another non

-

monetary reward. Even the choice of duty,

planning period,

or something else along those lines is incentive for teachers to buy into

school culture. However, I do not think incentives should be the only way for teacher’s

to buy into school recognition.

Recognizing Staff Accomplishments

Monday, February 17, 2020, 11:47 AM

While I have not seen exactly the same practices in my school that the article mentions.

There are some similar practices the administration team in my school has put forth that

resemble those in the article. The first being “teacher of the….” and the other being

“bulletin board announce star status.” We have a teacher of the month the staff

nominates and votes on. There are some pretty awesome incentives to win including: a

free Jimmy John lunch, 50 dollar gift card, and the best parking spot. As teachers we

respect this award because nominations and votes are by the teachers within the

school. We do not have a bulletin board that announces star statues, but we do have

something similar. We have a wall/door that is constantly decorated with positive

statements from teachers within the school. Most of these posts are done on a form of

art. For example, for Thanksgiving this year the assistant principal put a cut out of a

turkey in everyone’s boxes. Teacher’s then wrote thanks for someone or a group of

people within the school. These shout outs promote positivity and celebration of hard

work by the staff, for the staff. I have found that more teachers participate in celebrating

positivity if the cut outs are given to the teacher’s rather than relying on the teachers to

take initiative.

I like the idea of “Perks of Praise” that provides incentive choice to excellent teachers.

This idea also aligns with the 80:20 rule where 80% of a principal's time should be

dedicated to the top 20% of teachers. This way the 20% of teachers can influence the

other 80% in the school. I can see making Perks of Praise being a part of my building

leadership due to the uniqueness of rewards. Some rewards are not financial. I really

liked the idea of eliminating duties for a specific amount of time for perfect attendance.

Parking spaces could be another non-monetary reward. Even the choice of duty,

planning period, or something else along those lines is incentive for teachers to buy into

school culture. However, I do not think incentives should be the only way for teacher’s

to buy into school recognition.