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- Maryland requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are AFT union members.
- 5,233 teachers
Student demographics
- 84,976 students
- 84% 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 |
| Additional teacher work days: | 10 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 0% |
| Starting salary: | $48,430 (1st interval on standard pathway) |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $102,832; BA; Lead Pathway, Interval 5 (teachers must earn "achievement units" to move through 4 pathways of a the Model Pathways compensation plan) |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | Student |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Once a year |
| Non-tenured | Once a year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 11 or 16 (10 or 15 sick, 3 of which can be used for personal reasons; 1 additional personal day) |
| Years to tenure: | District acknowledges state law. |