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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 AFT union members.
- 2,469 teachers
Student demographics
- 39,365 students
- 83% 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: | 173 |
| Additional teacher work days: | 12.5 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 2.0% |
| Starting salary: | Salary is determined neither by education nor years of experience. All first year teachers earn $43,490. |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $84,230; pay is not based on educational attainment, 14 years assuming a teacher advances one level each year |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | Value-added |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Once a yearin accordance with O.R.C. 3319.112. |
| Non-tenured | Once a yearin accordance with ORS 3319.112 |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 21 (18 sick [3 of which may be used as unrestricted special privilege leave days], 3 special privilege to be used for personal reasons) |
| Years to tenure: | 7 years |