Calculate the size of the pay differential for increased seniority versus increased education. What behaviours do you believe these differentials will motivate? In other words, what pays better, growing older or taking courses?

4. Pay for performance for teachers is a hot topic in many school districts. How might the salary schedule be made compatible with a performance-based pay approach? Evaluate your ideas after you have completed Part III of this book, which discusses employee contributions.

The pay schedule for high school teachers in Toronto is shown in Exhibit 6.13. This is typical of many pay plans for teachers it contains steps by which a teacher's salary increases with each year of experience as well as with additional educational attainment. Teachers' qualifications are evaluated by the Qualifications Evaluation Council of Ontario (QECO). The QECO evaluation program governs the administration of teacher category placement based on recognized standards of achievement and provides a systematic and consistent method for assessment. The categories recognize various levels of specialization and/or teacher training from Group 1 to Group 4. EXHIBIT 6.13 Toronto High School Teachers' Pay Grid as of August 31, 2019