Professional Development
Teacher Advancement Program
What Is the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)?
We all want the best possible education for our children, and research has shown that the single most important school-related factor for student success is having a talented teacher in the classroom. But unless we act now, we will come far short of having the talented teachers required to ensure that all children receive the high quality education they need and deserve.
LA Teacher Advancement Program
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More Teachers, Better Teachers
To address this problem, the Milken Family Foundation created the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)TM a bold new strategy to attract, retain, develop and motivate talented people to the teaching profession. Because of its broad-based support, results, and high demand, TAP is now operated by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET), a public charity.
TAP's goal is to draw more talented people to the teaching profession - and keep them there - by making it more attractive and rewarding to be a teacher. TAP provides the opportunity for good teachers to earn higher salaries and advance professionally, just as in other careers, without leaving the classroom.
At the same time, TAP helps teachers become the best they can be, by giving them opportunities to learn better teaching strategies and holding them accountable for their performance.
Additional information regarding the Teacher Advancement Program is available on the NIET website, www.talentedteachers.org.
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Louisiana TAP
Three levels of TAP participation are available in the Louisiana TAP initiative:
- Pre-TAP Schools
- Year One TAP Schools
- Year Two and Beyond TAP Schools.
Schools interested in learning more about TAP in order to make an informed decision relative to TAP implementation are invited to participate in the Pre-TAP Schools network, a year-long exploration of TAP. Schools that are ready to begin implementation of TAP will enter Louisiana TAP as a Year One TAP school, which requires full implementation of all of the critical elements of TAP with the exception of performance-based compensation. Following the first year of TAP, continuing TAP schools enter into full implementation of all four critical elements of TAP.
Applications for all three levels are accepted on an annual basis.
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For contact information:
Sheila Talamo, Executive Director
Louisiana Teacher Advancement Program
P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(225) 342-6975
Sheila.Talamo@la.gov
TAP is an initiative of the Louisiana State Department of Education and the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching.
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