Labor context
- Wisconsin requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are NEA union members.
- 4,081 teachers
Student demographics
- 77,316 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: | 175 |
Additional teacher work days: | 13 |
Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 0.1% (based on new hire salaries) |
Starting salary: | $41,311 (based on new hire salary) |
Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $57,809; PhD; 10 (based on new hire salary) |
Student achievement data required for evaluation: | student |
Layoff criteria: | |
Evaluations per year: | |
Tenured | Summ. eval. once every three years; formative/observation required off years |
Non-tenured | Once a year |
Sick and personal days per year: | 12.5 (12.5 sick days, 4 of which can be used as personal days) |
Years to tenure: | 3 years |