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Experienced Teachers: How Common?
How Much Variation?
Experienced teachers are fairly evenly
distributed throughout the region.
(Chart 1 of 2)
Data Source:
http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ and
http://www.cde.ca.gov/demographics/files/paif.htm
- Little variation in the distribution of teaching experience is
apparent at the county and regional level.
- Outside Los Angeles County, the average teacher has about 13 years
of experience.
- In the Los Angeles Unified School District, the average teacher
has nearly 12 years of experience.
Other Points (Not Shown on Chart):
- There is more variation in teacher experience at the district
level within each county.
- There is moderate variation in average teacher experience across
districts.
- In most districts, teachers have on average between 10 and 15
years of experience.
- There are extreme cases, as in Desert Center Unified in Riverside
County (where teachers have on average 6 years of experience) and
Santa Clara Elementary in Ventura County (which teachers have on
average 23.5 years of experience)
- There is wider variation in average teacher experience among
schools.
- In 934 schools, for example, teachers have on average less than 10
years of experience.
- In 669 schools, teachers have on average more than 15 years of
experience.
While there is an "old guard," a
substantial proportion of teachers are relatively new.
(Chart 2 of 2)
Data Source:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/demographics/files/paif.htm
- About one in four teachers throughout the region has
demonstrated a long-term commitment to the profession, with more
than twenty years of experience teaching.
- However, an even larger proportion, more than a third of
teachers throughout the region, has been teaching for five years or
less, indicating substantial turnover in the ranks.
Other Points (Not Shown on Chart):
- About 16% of teachers across the region are in their first two
years teaching.
- In Los Angeles Unified School District, about 19% of teachers
are in their first two years teaching.
- Novice teachers are somewhat less common in the region outside
of Los Angeles County.
Last Updated:
July 27, 2005
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