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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.
- 3,114 teachers
Student demographics
- 73,543 students
- 85% 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: | 5 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 0% |
| Starting salary: | $45,366 |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $82,476; PhD; 15 |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | goals |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | 1x/2yrs except for teachers with 10+ years experience and satisfactory ratings - 1x/5yrs; goals for student learning required annually |
| Non-tenured | Once a year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 10 (10 sick days, 2 of which can be used for personal business, 10 of which may be used for "personal necessity" which is limited to the following reasons: bereavement, accidents involving property or person, court appearances, family illness, paternity l |
| Years to tenure: | 2 yearsin accordance with state law |