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- Kansas requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are NEA and AFT union members.
- 3,473 teachers
Student demographics
- 50,947 students
- 74% free/reduced lunch
School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2014-2015 school year sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics. Due to data issues, teacher count for districts in six states (HI, MT, NE, OH, UT, and WI) is from 2013-2014.
Fast facts
| Days in student school year: | 158 |
| Additional teacher work days: | 17 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 0% |
| Starting salary: | $39,146 |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $61,480; PhD; 13 |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | growth |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Once every three years |
| Non-tenured | 2x/year in years one and two; 1x/year in year three |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 12 temporary leave days (12+ may be used as sick leave [up to the maximum number of days the teacher has accumulated], 3-5 of which may be used as personal leave) |
| Years to tenure: | State only awards annual contracts, however, teachers in first 3 years are considered probationary |