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Recruiting and Supporting Teachers: Highly Qualified Teachers
SALT Survey Findings and Barriers to Reform / Teacher Efficacy
These graphs page show you teacher responses to several specific questions on the annual SALT Survey, administered to all students, parents, and teachers in the state. The responses show the percentage of teachers in the school (and in the state at this school’s level) who said that they agree or strongly agree with various statements about barriers to reform and about the nature of their work with students. You can also see the percentage of teachers in the school (and in the state) who took part in the SALT Survey.
Additional Teacher-Quality Indicators
Teachers with emergency certification: Individuals who do not qualify for full state certification may be granted an emergency certificate to teach in the public schools, upon written request of the Superintendent of Schools, when fully certified applicants are not available. The Superintendents must advertise for certified candidates in the statewide newspaper and must contact local colleges and universities with educator-preparation programs.
Classes not taught by a highly qualified teacher: “Highly Qualified Teacher” is a term introduced by the No Child Left Behind Act. Within the guidelines of that federal law, each state was allowed to establish its own criteria for determining if a teacher is “highly qualified.” The criteria in use in Rhode Island are posted on the RIDE Web site, www.ride.ri.gov, under “Educator Certification.” RIDE surveys all teachers in core subject areas to determine what percentage of classes are taught by “highly qualified teachers”; note that a teacher may be highly qualified in one subject he or she teaches, but not in another (e.g., a science teacher may be highly qualified in biology but not in physics).
Teacher in the field of education more than 25 years/less than 1 year: This information is self-reported information taken from teacher reports on the 2006-07 SALT Survey. It is a way to gauge what percentage of teachers in the school are highly experienced and what percentage are new to the profession.
This is a new indicator for Information Works! 2008.
Teachers in the building 3 years or less: This information is self-reported information taken from teacher reports on the 2006-07 SALT Survey. It is a way to gauge the stability over time of the teaching staff in the school.
This is a new indicator for Information Works! 2008.