A member of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Iowa DOGE Task Force apologized Monday for his ideas about performance-based teacher pay and IPERS pension plan changes, which he said were “misunderstood,” and sought to clarify his recommendations.
In August, Terry Lutz said his Return on Taxpayer Investment workgroup within Iowa DOGE was recommending a “pay for performance” system that would tie teacher compensation to student outcomes.
He also recommended replacing the state’s public employee pension plans, known as IPERS, with a defined contribution retirement plan for public sector workers. Lutz said the change could be applied to new employees…