A Closer Look at Chicago TAP

Chicago TAP is a collaborative initiative comprised of four key elements:

Multiple career paths give qualified teachers opportunities to take on more responsibility and get compensated for doing so
Ongoing applied professional growth provides teachers with school-based professional development during the school day
Instructionally focused accountability ties classroom observations to teaching skills and student achievement
Performance-based compensation means that teachers are compensated differentially based on the increased demands of the positions they hold, how well they perform in those positions, the quality of their instructional performance and by their students' achievement growth

To learn more, download the Chicago TAP Implementation Manual.

For ideas about how your school can be restructured to support TAP implementation, click here.

For information about how value-addes student achievement gains are used to determine TAP performance levels, click here.

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Chicago TAP

Learn how a proven national model was customized to fit the unique needs of Chicago Public Schools.

Get insight into the powerful opportunities available for career advancement.

Discover the parts that provide the structure needed to support school participants and improve student achievement.

See who is partnering with Chicago Public Schools to make Chicago TAP a success.