CASE STUDY Houston Independent School District (TX): Culture Change through Performance Pay by Nicholas P. Morgan Originally published in District Management Journal, v.4, Spring 2010 HISD allowed teachers to opt out of the performance pay program, but in the end, very few decided to do so. In fact, more and more teachers show support for the program and challenge any effort to abolish the program. COPYRIGHT © 2010 DISTRICT MANAGEMENT GROUP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. DMC CASe STUDy 1 The District Management Council | www.dmcouncil.org | NICHoLAS P. MoRGAN When Dr. Abelardo Saavedra was appointed Superintendent of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), T exas’s largest school district, he found pockets of deep poverty, a large population of ESL students, and underperforming

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