Labor context
- Collective bargaining is explicitly illegal. Teachers may join professional association.
- Teachers are AFT union members.
- 4,236 teachers
Student demographics
- 69,716 students
- 82% 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: | 174 |
Additional teacher work days: | 13 |
Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | The district does not utilize a salary schedule; however, they note a 2% salary increase for teachers in 2017-2018. Starting salaries were specified last year and this year and based on those salaries alone, the annual adjustment for starting salaries is 1.0%. |
Starting salary: | $52,500 |
Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $86,402; the district does not utilize a salary schedule and there is no indication that years of experience or educational attainment factor into salary determination. |
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: | 12 (7 sick; 5 personal) |
Years to tenure: | 3 years |