仅供参考: Aiming at implementing the Compulsory Education Law, in December 2008, State Council approved the Guiding Instructions on Introduction of Performance Related Pay by Schools Providing Compsulory Education. State Council also decided that starting from 1 January 2009, teachers of all schools providing compulsory education are entitled to performance related pay. The decision is meant to ensure that average salary income of teachers are no less than that of local civil servants. The success of the campaign is dependent on whether such decision can be implemented and how performances can be evaluated scientifically. By studying ariched documents, interviewing and survey, the paper looks into the practices of performance appraisal in Y High School of Meizhou City from such aspects as who are the appraisers, what are the evaluation standards, and methods. After after a survey of most teachers in the school and interviewing some senior teachers, the author finds out some of the problems faced by schools in the rural area for the introduction of performance related pay. The author then comes up with some solutions and suggestions to improve the situations of performance related pay for teachers in rural area.