Profile of Virginia’s Instructional School

Personnel

Presented to the Special Education Advisory Committee on September 29, 2011

Mrs. Patty S. PittsAssistant Superintendent of Teacher Education and Licensure

Profile of Virginia Public Schools’ Instructional Personnel

(Excluding Principals and Assistant Principals)

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Instructional Personnel Employed in Virginia Public Schools (Excluding Principals and Assistant Principals)

100,908

99,52498,792

010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,00090,000

100,000110,000

Number of InstructionalPersonnel (excluding

principals and assistantprincipals)*

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

Instructional personnel includes licensed teachers, library-media specialists, guidance counselors, etc.

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Gender: Virginia Public Schools’ Instructional Personnel (Excluding Principals and Assistant Principals) 2010-11

80.4%

19.6%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Gender of Teachers

Females

Males

79,383

19,409

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Race/Ethnicity: Virginia Public Schools’ Instructional Personnel (Excluding Principals and Assistant Principals) and Students 2010-2011

54.1%

83.4%

24.1%

12.8% 11.4%

1.9%5.9%

1.5% 4.5%0.4%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

White AfricanAmerican

Hispanic Asian Other

Students Teachers

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Age: Virginia Public Schools’ Instructional Personnel (Excluding Principals and Assistant Principals) 2010-2011

2,090

12,901 13,93812,179 12,870

11,35212,173

21,289

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

24 oryounger

25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55 orolder

Instructional Personnel

[The average years’ teaching experience in 2010-11 was 12.7 years.]

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Highly Qualified Teachers

States are accountable for implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) law, including the goal of 100 percent highly qualified teachers in “core academic subjects.”

The term “core academic subjects” as defined in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, means English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography.

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Highly Qualified Teachers “Highly qualified,” as defined by the NCLB legislation

means that the teacher:

Has obtained full state licensure as a teacher (including certification obtained through alternative routes to certification) or passed the state teacher licensing examination and holds a license to teach in the state;

Holds a minimum of a bachelor’s degree; and

Has demonstrated subject matter competency in each of the academic subjects that the teacher teaches, in a manner determined by the state and in compliance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

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Percentage of Highly Qualified Teachers in Virginia

83%96.8%

97.9%98.35%

98.87% 99.33%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Highly Qualified Teachers

2002-03(Baseline)

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

Supply and Demand of Teachers

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Educator Supply and Demand in the United States

In 2008, the American Association for Employment in Education conducted a survey of states, and the following areas fell into the “considerable shortage” category: Special education (9 areas); Chemistry; Mathematics education; and Speech Pathology.

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Critical Shortage Teaching Areas for Virginia 2011-2012

Top 10 critical shortage teaching endorsement areas: Special Education Elementary Education preK-6 Middle Education Grades 6-8 Career and Technical Education Mathematics Grades 6-12 (including Algebra I) Science Grades 6-12 Foreign Languages preK-12 School Counselor preK-12 Health and Physical Education preK-12 English Grades 6-12

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Number of Completers of Virginia Approved Teacher Preparation Programs

3,0523,407

3,2403,247

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

Virginia ProgramCompleters

2004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008

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Number of New Instructional Personnel (Excluding Principals and Assistant Principals) Employed by Virginia School Divisions

New instructional personnel (excluding principals and assistant principals) are defined as having 0 years’ teaching experience.

5,145

3,5323,879

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

Number of New InstructionalPersonnel Employed with 0 Years'

Experience

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

Teacher Turnover

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Virginia’s Instructional Personnel (Excluding Principals and Assistant Principals) Turnover Rate

9.2% 7.8% 8.8%0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Virginia Turnover Rate

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

The percentages reflect the number of instructional personnel (excluding principals and assistant principals) who were employed the previous year but were not reported as employed the next school year in any Virginia school division.

Profile of Virginia Public Schools’ Principals and

Assistant Principals

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Principals and Assistant Principals Employed in Virginia Public Schools

4,254 4,204 4,185

0

10,000

Number of Principals andAssistant Principals

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

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Gender: Principals and Assistant Principals in Virginia Public Schools

59.8%

40.2%

59.9%

40.1%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

2009-2010 2010-2011

Females

Males

2,512

1,692

2,505

1,680

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Race/Ethnicity: Virginia Public Schools’ Principals and Assistant Principals

72.9% 73.0%

25.0% 24.8%

1.4% 1.4% 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% 0.1%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

White AfricanAmerican

Hispanic Asian Other

2009-2010 2010-2011

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Age: Virginia Public Schools’ Principals and Assistant Principals

353320

664 646

774843

574618

671635

1,168 1,123

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34 oryounger

35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55 or older

2009-2010 2010-2011

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Age: Virginia Public Schools’ Principals

66 53

221 224

327 339270

309 343 317

672 652

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35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55 or older

2009-2010 2010-2011

Principal and Assistant Principal Turnover

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Turnover: Principals and Assistant Principals Between school year 2009-10 and school

year 2010-11, 448 principals and assistant principals (approximately 10.7%) left their administrative positions.

Between school year 2009-10 and school year 2010-11, 41 principals and assistant principals transferred from one division to another division (approximately 1.0%).

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Additional Information

Number of instructional personnel employed by a school division in Virginia in school year 2010-2011 who hold an “administrative” endorsement who were not assigned as an administrator: 2,348

A majority of Virginia principals and assistant principals (74%) earned their master’s degrees from Virginia institutions of higher education.

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For More Information

Contact:

Mrs. Patty S. PittsAssistant Superintendent for Teacher Education and Licensure

Virginia Department of Education P. O. Box 2120 Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120 (804) 371-2522