Designing and Managing Pay Systems 

By TASB HR Services=

This new guide provides information for educational administrators on fundamental concepts and common approaches to designing and managing employee pay systems. The guide will help administrators ensure the local pay system is externally competitive, internally equitable, affordable, sustainable, easy-to-understand, legally compliant, and appropriate for the goals of the organization.

Member Price: $50

Non-Member Price: $60

Redefining HR

By Laura Schmidt

In these times of change and disruption, HR must adapt, fast. But how can HR professionals critically assess their current processes and activities to identify what areas they need to think differently about in order to drive business results? This book provides the answers to enable all aspects of the people function to perform to their full potential.

Redefining HR is a refreshing take on the evolution of the field of Human Resources and People Operations. It's an in-depth guide to the fundamental components of modern HR, and provides a tangible framework of progressive ideas and practices for HR practitioners, people leaders, and business executives. This is not a theoretical examination of HR. This is a book for practitioners, with insights from people professionals at the leading edge of HR's transformation from companies including Hubspot, Reddit, Stripe, Mastercard, Eventbrite, VaynerMedia, Asana. Read More...

Member Price: $28

Non-Member Price: $38

A Straightforward Guide to Teacher Merit Pay

By Gary Ritter & Joshua Barnett

Reward your best teachers for the great work they do!  Is your school system considering teacher merit pay? Now is the time to understand the potential benefits and pitfalls of performance-based teacher pay, as well as, how today’s most successful programs were developed. Drawing on substantial research with school districts, Gary Ritter and Joshua Barnett provide a step-by-step approach to setting up a merit pay system in your school district. Readers will find

• An overview of existing merit pay programs and their strengths and weaknesses
• A review of the 12 most common myths about merit pay and how school leaders can respond
• Six guiding principles for designing a merit pay program along with how-to’s and timelines for every phase
• Guidance on creating balanced assessments based on multiple measures of teacher effectiveness and developed in collaboration with teachers

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Member Price: $32

Non-Member Price: $35

Leading Schools in Disruptive Times

By Mark White & Dwight L. Carter 

Focusing on lessons learned from the disruptions of 2020, including the COVID school closures and the renewed pursuit of social justice, the authors show school leaders how to prepare for and respond to disruptions that are leading to a “new normal.”

Educators are racing to stay ahead of pandemic-scale disruptions and need a blueprint for transformation. This book will walk you through the decision-making process so you’ll be able to transform as a leader to confront the issues you’ll face in the 2020s. Features include:

• Practical strategies for identifying and responding to disruptions
• An overview of the CAT framework: coping, adjusting, transforming
• Real-life stories from exceptional educational leaders
• Tips on guiding teachers, staff, and students through the many lessons learned during the pandemic
• Activities, scenarios, and practical actions to lead through complex topics that include remote learning, social justice issues, education reforms, generational differences, and social media issues

Member Price: $27

Non-Member Price: $32