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When Sulphur Springs Elementary School in Tampa received an F rating, the school district responded by bringing in a new principal, Christy Buell. She quickly replaced 60 percent of the staff and was able to attract new teachers by using the school district's merit pay program that pays teachers more when their students attain better grades. Teachers can earn up to $5,000 extra if their students are among those that show the most improvement on test scores within the school year. Even the department of Education has embraced the idea of performance incentives for teachers, but the approach is not without its critics. They contend that there is little research showing that this approach works, it's hard to administer fairly, and it can create ill will among teachers. However, the failing grade that Sulphur Springs received two years ago has now become a B, and the school district has received a $100,000,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to further study and fine-tune the pay-for-performance approach.

How would you establish a pay for performance plan for professors at your college or university? What measures would you use to assess the professor's performance?