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- Collective bargaining is permissible. Teachers may petition for representation but district school boards decide whether or not to engage in collective bargaining.
- Teachers are NEA union members.
- 4,724 teachers
Student demographics
- 86,581 students
- 31% 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: | 170.5 for elementary; 173 for secondary |
| Additional teacher work days: | Elementary: 12.5; secondary: 10 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | N/A; this year the district posted a salary schedule where evaluation rating dictates movement on the schedule; last year only an initial placement chart was made available so we were unable to compare the two. |
| Starting salary: | $38,000 |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $82,032; BA+75 w/ Masters; 28 |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | individualized |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Once a year |
| Non-tenured | Once a year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 11 (9 sick; 2 personal) |
| Years to tenure: |  |