National Center on Performance Incentives

Texas Program Evaluations

NCPI has completed evaluations of three statewide incentive pay programs that operated in Texas public schools from 2006 to present, including the District Awards for Teacher Excellence (DATE) program, the Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) program, and the Governor’s Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program. To learn more about NCPI’s research in Texas, please click here.

DATE Program

District Awards for Teacher Excellence (DATE) Program: Final Evaluation Report

M. Springer, J. Lewis, M. Ehlert, et al
December 2010

District Awards for Teacher Excellence (DATE) Program: Year One Evaluation Report

M. Springer, J. Lewis, M. Podgursky, et al
April 2010

District Awards for Teacher Excellence: Research Brief

TEEG Program

Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year Three Evaluation Report

M. Springer, J. Lewis, M. Podgursky, et al
August 2009

Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year Two Evaluation Report

M. Springer, M. Podgursky, J. Lewis, et al
December 2008

Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year One Evaluation Report

M. Springer, M. Podgursky, J. Lewis, et al
February 2008

The Design of Schools’ Performance Incentive Programs in Texas: Findings from Year One of TEEG

Bonus Awards for Teachers in Texas’ Performance Pay Program: Findings from the First Round of TEEG Schools

Teacher Attitudes about Performance Incentives in Texas: Early Reactions to the TEEG Program

Teacher Attitudes about Performance Incentives in Texas: Findings from Year Two of the TEEG Program

Teacher Behaviors and Performance Incentives in Texas: Early Reactions to the TEEG Program

Teacher Behaviors and Performance Incentives in Texas: Findings from Year Two of the TEEG Program

The Impact of Performance Pay on Teacher Turnover: Findings from Year Two of the TEEG Program

GEEG Program

Governor’s Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) Program: Year Three Evaluation Report

M. Springer, J. Lewis, M. Podgursky, et al
August 2009

Governor’s Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) Program: Year Two Evaluation Report

M. Springer, J. Lewis, M. Podgursky, et al
August 2009

Governor’s Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) Program: Year One Evaluation Report

M. Springer, M. Podugrsky, J. Lewis, et al
August 2007

The Design of Schools’ Performance Incentive Programs in Texas: Findings from Year One of GEEG

Teacher Attitudes about Performance Incentives in Texas: Early Reactions to the GEEG Program

Teacher Behaviors and Performance Incentives in Texas: Early Reactions to the GEEG Program

Austin ISD’s REACH Program

An Interim Evaluation of Teacher and Principal Experiences During the Pilot Phase of Austin ISD’s REACH Program

S. Burns, C. Gardner, and J. Meeuwsen
August 2009

For an annotated bibliography of all Texas program evaluations, please click here.