William J. Slotnik

William J. Slotnik is the founder and executive director of the Community Training and Assistance Center (CTAC). CTAC builds capacity and addresses root causes of poverty at local, state and national levels by providing technical assistance, conducting research and evaluation, and supporting public policy initiatives. CTAC's staff is comprised of nationally recognized executives, educators, policy makers, researchers and organizers. Since 1979, Slotnik has led CTAC in assisting and partnering with hundreds of school systems, states, unions, non-profit organizations, coalitions, and philanthropic institutions to achieve positive and lasting results in low-income communities.

In the area of performance-based compensation, he has provided assistance to numerous school districts, states, unions, and foundations, including leading the CTAC team which served as the technical assistance provider to Denver's landmark Pay for Performance initiative and conducted the comprehensive study of the initiative. Slotnik has authored seminal reports, such as Pathway to Results and Catalyst for Change, the first comprehensive, longitudinal studies on the impact of performance-based compensation on student achievement, teacher quality and systems change. He regularly provides briefings to members of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, state legislatures and departments of education.