Background

Q-Comp was enacted through a bipartisan agreement in the Minnesota Legislature in July 2005. It is a voluntary program that allows local districts and exclusive representatives of the teachers to design and collectively bargain a plan that meets the five components of the law:

1. Career Ladder/Advancement Options
2. Job-embedded Professional Development
3. Teacher Evaluation
4. Performance Pay
5. Alternative Salary Schedule

Bloomington will receive $260 per student for the program ($169 per student in state aid and $91 per student in levy approved by the Board on December 12, 2011).

Resources

• Q-Comp Application, as approved by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) on March 14, 2012
• Memorandum of Understanding, ratified by the BFT on  April 20, 2012 and the Board on April 23, 2012
• Q-Comp information and forms
• MDE Observation Training Videos

Further information can be found on the BFT website.