Teacher Shortages in Virginia Presented to Virginia School Board Association By Patty S. Pitts Assistant Superintendent Division of Teacher Education and Licensure May 3, 2017 1 2017-2018 Top Ten Critical Shortage Teaching Endorsement Areas in Virginia Special Education Elementary Education PreK-6 Middle Education Grades 6-8 Career and Technical Education Mathematics Grades 6-12 (including Algebra 1) 2 2017-2018 Top Ten Critical Shortage Teaching Endorsement Areas in Virginia (continued) School Counselor PreK -12 English (Secondary) Foreign Languages PreK-12 Health and Physical Education PreK-12 History and Social Science (Secondary) 3 Designation of Shortage Areas Ranking is the Aggregation of the following: • total number of teaching positions that are unfilled; • teaching positions that are filled by provisionally licensed teachers; and • teaching positions that are filled by teachers who are licensed, but who are teaching out of their endorsement area. 4 Why Teachers Enter and Leave Researchers find four major factors that influence teacher recruitment and retention: • Compensation • Preparation • Mentoring and Induction • Teaching Conditions Source: September 15, 2016, A Coming Crisis in Teaching? Teacher Supply, Demand, and Shortages in the U.S., by Leib Sutcher, Linda Darling-Hammond, and Desiree Carver-Thomas 5 TEACHER PREPARATION 6 National Enrollment in Teacher Preparation Programs 2009-2014 900,000 800,000 719,081 725,518 684,801 700,000 623,190 600,000 499,800 500,000 465,536 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 - 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Enrollment in Teacher Preparation Programs (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, 2015), 7 https://title2.ed.gov/Public/44077_Title_II_Issue_Brief_Enrollment_V4a.pdf. Accessed on April 17, 2017. National Trends in Enrollment National K-12 Student & Teacher Prep Enrollment 50,400,000 800,000 50,200,000 700,000 50,000,000 600,000 49,800,000 500,000 49,600,000 400,000 49,400,000 300,000 49,200,000 200,000 49,000,000 48,800,000 100,000 48,600,000 - 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 K-12 Students Teacher Prep Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Enrollment in Teacher Preparation Programs (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, 2015), 8 https://title2.ed.gov/Public/44077_Title_II_Issue_Brief_Enrollment_V4a.pdf. Accessed on April 17, 2017. Virginia Trends in Enrollment Virginia K-12 Student & Teacher Prep Enrollment 1,245,000 13,500 1,240,000 13,000 12,500 1,235,000 12,000 1,230,000 11,500 1,225,000 11,000 1,220,000 10,500 1,215,000 10,000 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 K-12 Students Teacher Prep Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 2015 Title II Report. Virginia Profile. https://title2.ed.gov/Public/Report/StateHighlights/StateHighlights.aspx?p=2_01. Accessed on April 19, 2017. 9 Virginia Student Enrollment: VDOE Fall Membership Data. Teacher Preparation Program Enrollment in Virginia Teacher Preparation Program Enrollment by Institution Type 100.0% and Race/Ethnicity, 2015-2016 80.0% 2-Year Community 4-Year Public 4-Year Private College 66.4% Institution 67.2% Institution 60.0% 55.5% 40.0% 19.7% 17.7% 15.2% 20.0% 12.6% 8.7% 10.5% 10.0% 3.5% 4.9% 3.9% 3.0% 1.1% 0.0% N = 1621 N = 9081 N = 2857 White Black Hispanic Other Not Reported Source: State Council of Higher Education in Virginia Note 1: Community college enrollment includes teacher prep transfer and career switcher programs. Note 2: Enrollment data excludes Liberty University’s online programs for teacher preparation (87,350 students). 10 Note 3: Other includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Multi-Race, and Non-Resident Alien. Virginia Program Completers (2013-14) 40 Providers 11,184 Enrollment 3,924 Program Completers Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 2015 Title II Report. Virginia Profile. 11 https://title2.ed.gov/Public/Report/StateHighlights/StateHighlights.aspx?p=2_01. Accessed on April 19, 2017. VDOE Staff Analysis LICENSURE IN VIRGINIA 13 Routes to Licensure in Virginia • Virginia Approved Programs • 36 Traditional (ED Prep, IHE Based) • 3 Alternative (Career Switcher, IHE Based) • 1 Alternative (Career Switcher, non IHE Based) • Reciprocity • Alternate Routes to Licensure 14 EDUCATOR WORKFORCE 15 Virginia’s Educator Workforce In 2014-15, Virginia public schools employed nearly 96,000 licensed instructional personnel: 40% have a Bachelor’s degree 57% have a Master’s degree 1% has a Doctoral degree 79.1 % Female* 19.5% Male* 16 * 1.3% did not report gender. Vacancies in Virginia’s Education Workforce, 2016-17 Luke Miller and Katharine Sadowski EdPolicyWorks, University of Virginia Percent and Number of Positions Unfilled Unfilled of Positions Number and Percent by Teacher Assignment Area Assignment Teacher by 300 200 100 Positions UnfilledPositions 0 Other ESL PK-12 ESL Music PK-12Music Math SpecialistMath Math SecondaryMath Gifted Education Gifted Library SpecialistLibrary Middle Education Visual Arts PK-12ArtsVisual CounselorSchool Special Education History SecondaryHistory Reading Specialist English Secondary Science SecondaryScience School PsychologistSchool PE andHealth PE PK-12 Career andCareerTechnical School SocialSchool Worker Elementary EducationElementary Foreign LanguageForeign PK-12 REGIONAL AND DIVISION NEEDS Percent of Total Positions Unfilled by Region Percent of Total Positions Unfilled by Region 1.82% Positions Unfilled 1.49% Positions Unfilled 1.32% Positions Unfilled 1.26% Positions Unfilled 4 1.06% Positions Unfilled 1.01% Positions Unfilled 0.38% Positions Unfilled No Data 5 3 1 7 6 8 2 Positions Unfilled by Region Positions Unfilled by Region 383 Positions Unfilled 237 Positions Unfilled 177 Positions Unfilled 84 Positions Unfilled 83 Positions Unfilled 4 47 Positions Unfilled 40 Positions Unfilled 29 Positions Unfilled No Data 5 3 1 7 6 8 2 REGIONAL AND DIVISION NEEDS: A BREAK DOWN BY TEACHING ASSIGNMENT AREA Special Education Special Education Percent of Positions Unfilled by Region 3.83% Positions Unfilled 3.40% Positions Unfilled 2.72% Positions Unfilled 2.47% Positions Unfilled 4 2.19% Positions Unfilled 2.15% Positions Unfilled 1.66% Positions Unfilled 0.72% Positions Unfilled No Data 5 3 1 7 6 8 2 Elementary Education: PreK-6 Elementary PK-6 Percent of Positions Unfilled by Region 1.35% Positions Unfilled 0.71% Positions Unfilled 0.63% Positions Unfilled 0.58% Positions Unfilled 4 0.55% Positions Unfilled 0.53% Positions Unfilled 0.21% Positions Unfilled 0.04% Positions Unfilled No Data 5 3 1 7 6 8 2 Middle Education: Grades 6-8 Middle 6-8 Percent of Positions Unfilled by Region 1.68% Positions Unfilled 1.28% Positions Unfilled 1.19% Positions Unfilled 0.74% Positions Unfilled 4 0.52% Positions Unfilled 0.29% Positions Unfilled 0.28% Positions Unfilled 0.14% Positions Unfilled No Data 5 3 1 7 6 8 2 Mathematics: Secondary Secondary Math Percent of Positions Unfilled by Region 9.68% Positions Unfilled 6.18% Positions Unfilled 5.16% Positions Unfilled 4.26% Positions Unfilled 4 3.13% Positions Unfilled 2.55% Positions Unfilled 0.66% Positions Unfilled 0.00% Positions Unfilled No Data 5 3 1 7 6 8 2 Sciences: Secondary Secondary Science Percent of Positions Unfilled by Region 7.32% Positions Unfilled 2.56% Positions Unfilled 2.38% Positions Unfilled 1.20% Positions Unfilled 4 0.86% Positions Unfilled 0.77% Positions Unfilled 0.68% Positions Unfilled 0.41% Positions Unfilled No Data 5 3 1 7 6 8 2 VIRGINIA PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION Division of Teacher Education and Licensure 28 TeachVirginia TeachVirginia is to assist in the recruitment and retention efforts for Virginia school divisions and prospective teachers. The TeachVirginia Statewide Job Bank is powered by Teachers-Teachers.com. This online tool allows job seekers and school division recruiters to communicate with one another. 29 TeachVirginia Services ● The service provides access for teachers to view job openings and apply to Virginia school divisions. ● School divisions are provided a database of Virginia teaching candidates’ résumés and access to a system to: • advertise recruitment events, • post an unlimited number of instructional personnel positions, • conduct searches for candidates in all areas, • communicate with prospective candidates, and • hire teachers, administrators, and related service providers. 30 TeachVirginia ● The site provides links to information for individuals who: • may be exploring a career in education, • are making the decision to become educators, and are inquiring about school personnel licensure in Virginia, and • are licensed educators seeking employment in Virginia schools. 31 Virginia Career Switcher Program The Career Switcher Alternative Route to Licensure Program is designed to encourage individuals from various occupational and life experiences to become classroom teachers. Current Programs: • Old Dominion University • Regent University • Shenandoah University • Virginia Community College System 32 Mentor Funding for the Career Switcher Program Funding is appropriated to support mentor funding for the Career Switcher Program. • $1,000 for the mentor support of each Provisional Career Switcher license holder during Level II (the first year of employment as a teacher) 33 Teacher Residency Programs Intensive, school-based teacher preparation program that integrates a research-supported approach Residents: • make a commitment