The Challenge of Ensuring Teacher Quality and Supply
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The Challenge of Ensuring Teacher Quality and Supply. Nancy A. Doorey Presented to: Pennsylvania Conference on Teacher Quality and Supply Issues September 26, 2002. Sanders & Rivers, 1996. Teacher Quality in PA. New policies enacted: Higher basic verbal and math skills (PRAXIS). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Challenge of The Challenge of Ensuring Teacher Quality Ensuring Teacher Quality
and Supplyand Supply
Nancy A. Doorey
Presented to:
Pennsylvania Conference on Teacher Quality and Supply Issues
September 26, 2002
One-Year Effects of Different Teachers onLow Achieving Students
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Expected Annual Gain: 25 points
Sanders & Rivers, 1996
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MATH READING
Dallas, TX: J ordanMnendro & Weerasinghe,1997.
Three-Year Teacher Effects
Performance on Graduation Test Linked to Effectiveness of Teachers
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Effectivess Levels of 4 Consecutive Teachers
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Teacher Quality in PATeacher Quality in PA
New policies enacted:New policies enacted:• Higher basic verbal and math Higher basic verbal and math
skills (PRAXIS)skills (PRAXIS)
Long-Range Effects of Low-Scoring and High-Scoring Teachers on Student Achievement
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Teacher Quality in PA, Teacher Quality in PA, cont’dcont’d
• Increased content knowledge for Increased content knowledge for secondary teacherssecondary teachers
• 1 year induction1 year induction
• On-going professional developmentOn-going professional development
Teacher Supply in PATeacher Supply in PA
PA has annual surplus of teachersPA has annual surplus of teachers• 10,500 new graduates10,500 new graduates
• 4,000 vacancies4,000 vacancies
Shortages by geographic location Shortages by geographic location and certification areaand certification area
Emergency Permits in PA, Emergency Permits in PA, 2001-2002 2001-2002 (Type 01- vacancy)(Type 01- vacancy)
PA Dept. of Education, August 2002
Elementary Educ. 1,994Mentally/Phys. Handicapped 961Mathematics 190Spanish 171English 100Early childhood 94Chemistry 89
Emergency Permits Emergency Permits Increasing in PAIncreasing in PA
Emergency Permits in PAType 01 Vacancy in Classroom
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Impact on Urban Impact on Urban ChildrenChildren
Philadelphia: every Philadelphia: every 7th classroom7th classroom
York: every 10York: every 10thth classroomclassroom
Harrisburg: every Harrisburg: every 1010thth classroom classroom
has a teacher on emergency has a teacher on emergency permit.permit.
PA DOE, August, 2002
Unequal Access to Unequal Access to Effective TeachersEffective Teachers
31% of schools in PA are high-poverty 31% of schools in PA are high-poverty schoolsschools
These schools enroll 25% of PA studentsThese schools enroll 25% of PA students
11% of teachers in these schools are first-11% of teachers in these schools are first-year teachers, and 39% have five years of year teachers, and 39% have five years of experience or lessexperience or less
PA DOE 2002 profilesPA DOE 2002 profiles
Teacher transfers Teacher transfers increase problem of increase problem of equityequity
Teacher Transfers in Texas, 1993-1996 for Teachers Who Moved from Urban to
Suburban Schools
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Change in School's Average Student Achievement Level
Change in School's Average % Poverty
Challenges Ahead in Challenges Ahead in PAPA High school enrollment projected to increase High school enrollment projected to increase
by 17,000 students over 5 years in PA, and by by 17,000 students over 5 years in PA, and by 114,000 in contiguous states114,000 in contiguous states
Teacher graduates down by 15.9% over past Teacher graduates down by 15.9% over past five years, and increased standards may five years, and increased standards may reduce supply furtherreduce supply further
Roughly half of PA students do not meet state Roughly half of PA students do not meet state standards in reading and mathstandards in reading and math
256 schools in PA and 1,714 in contiguous 256 schools in PA and 1,714 in contiguous states were listed as “in School Improvement” states were listed as “in School Improvement” under NCLBunder NCLB
+34,000529 52%
+17,000256 48%
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+18,000760 12%
+10,000118 56%
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Increased HS enrollment
Number schools in NCLB School Improvement
% secondary students meeting state standards
+52,000274 12%
NCES, Oct. 2002 US DOE July 1, 2002 State Web sites, gr. 8-11
mid-range %
The Regional Context
NCES Projected Enrollment IncreaseFor Grades 9 - 12
2001 - 2006
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More than 40% of secondary students are not meeting current state standards
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How will schools and districts How will schools and districts
respond to increased pressure to respond to increased pressure to
raise achievement?raise achievement?
Questions for Questions for PolicymakersPolicymakers
How can each state improve teacher How can each state improve teacher quality while ensuring adequate supply?quality while ensuring adequate supply?
Are states better off pursuing teacher Are states better off pursuing teacher quality competitively or cooperatively?quality competitively or cooperatively?
In which areas would regional In which areas would regional collaboration add value?collaboration add value?
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Teacher ProjectThe Mid-Atlantic Regional Teacher Project
MARTP PrioritiesMARTP Priorities
1.1. Create full regional reciprocity, Create full regional reciprocity, especially for experienced especially for experienced teachersteachers
2.2. Raise standards for teacher Raise standards for teacher licensure in coordinated fashion licensure in coordinated fashion
3.3. Create Meritorious New Teacher Create Meritorious New Teacher certificate based on highest certificate based on highest standardsstandards
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Teacher ProjectThe Mid-Atlantic Regional Teacher Project
MARTP PrioritiesMARTP Priorities
4.4. Coordinate electronic hiring Coordinate electronic hiring halls and promote usehalls and promote use
5.5. Collaborate on data collection, Collaborate on data collection, labor market tracking, and labor market tracking, and evaluation of strategiesevaluation of strategies
Our shared goal:
A high quality teacher for every classroom, every child.
