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- California requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are NEA union members.
- 1,950 teachers
Student demographics
- 54,036 students
- 21% 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: | 180 for elementary and secondary; 181 for middle |
| Additional teacher work days: | elementary: 10; middle: 5; high school: 8.5 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 3.9% |
| Starting salary: | $51,872 |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $106,728; PhD; 22 |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | n/a |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | once every two year with self-assessment in off-years; once every five years for teachers with 10+ yrs. experience who met or exceeded standards on previous evaluation |
| Non-tenured | Once a year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 10 (10 sick, 10 of which may be used for personal reasons) |
| Years to tenure: | 2 years |