Board of Education Meeting September 6, 2016 Teacher Staffing Report
Elementary and Preschool Granite School District has filled 317 elementary and preschool teaching openings compared to last year s 302.
Secondary Granite School District has filled 177 secondary teaching openings compared to last year s 199.
Teacher Surplus
WHERE DOES GRANITE GET ITS TEACHERS?
In-State Recruiting University of Utah 162 BrighamYoung University 60 Utah State University 61 Utah Valley University 31 University of Phoenix 21 Westminster College 17 Western Governors University 13 Southern Utah University 14 WeberState University 10 Dixie State University 3 *Applicants may have attended more than one university/college in Utah.
OUT OF STATE RECRUITING Due to the declining supply of quality teaching candidates, we recruited out-of-state. Of the 494 teachers we hired for the 2016-17 school year, 127 come from outside the state representing 96 colleges and universities.
Out of State Universities and Colleges Adams State University Montana State University University of Colorado Angelo State University Aquinas College of Michigan Arizona Christian University Arizona State University Ashford University California Baylor University Bemidiji St. University Boise State University Brandman Modesto Jr. College Brigham Young University Hawaii, Idaho California State University Central South China University Colgate University Colorado State University Concordia University East Carolina University Flagler College Georgia State University Grand Canyon University Grand Valley State University Heidelberg University Huazhong University of Science & Technology Idaho State University Illinois State University Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities Iowa State University Mercer University Middle Tennessee State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Northern Arizona University Northern Missouri University Nova Southeastern University Ohio State University Old Dominion University Oregon State University Penn State University Pomona University of California, Irvine Portland State University Purdue University Regis University Sam Houston State University San Francisco State University Sichuan University of China St. Edwards University Suny New Paltz University Trinity Bible College Tulane University Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Universidad De Guadalajara Universidad De Salamanca Universidad Jose Simeon Canas University of Arizona University of California University of California Santa Cruz University of Florida University of Jinan Shandong University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Maryland University of Montana University of Nebraska University of Nevada Las Vegas University of New Mexico University of North Carolina University of Northern Colorado University of Oregon University of Ottawa University of Santo Tomas University of Southern California University of Southern Maine University of Sussex University of the Pacific University of Virginia University of Wisconsin University of Yaounde University of Zaragoza Washington University, St. Louis Western Michigan University Western Washington University Wheaton University Wilmington University Yale University
TEACHER EXPERIENCE Of the 494 teachers we hired for the 2016-2017 school year: 239 are new to the profession Elementary: 157 Secondary: 82 255 come to us with experience Elementary: 160 Secondary: 95
LEVEL OF EDUCATION New hires for the 2016-2017 school year Teachers with Bachelor s Degrees: 353 Teachers with Master s Degrees: 133 Teachers with Doctorate Degrees: 8
ESL Endorsements and Languages ESL Endorsements: 35 Fluent in Spanish: 44 Fluent in French: 9 Fluent in Chinese: 6 Fluent in German: 4 Fluent in Portuguese: 3 Fluent in Japanese: 1 Fluent in Italian: 1 Fluent in Thai: 1 Fluent in ASL: 2 Spanish Dual Immersion: 10 Chinese Dual Immersion: 4
Teacher Vacancies Teaching vacancies that occur between now and the semester in all subject areas will likely be filled with Alternative Route to Licensure candidates.
RECRUITING EFFORTS Our recruiting efforts will begin as early as October for the 2017-2018 school year. We will continue to be aggressive in our recruiting efforts. We will be recruiting out-of-state this year, attending teacher fairs in various regions of the country. We will be offering Open Contracts to student teachers and teacher interns as early as October for the 2017-18 school year.
Collective Efforts Collective efforts made by the Granite Board of Education and the Granite Education Association during negotiations have had a very positive influence on our ability to recruit teachers. Our salary and benefit package settlement is one of the best in the state. This fact has allowed us to be competitive with other school districts along the Wasatch Front. The $500 first year teacher signing bonus, 3% COLA, and our professional development days helped us to attract Highly Qualified and effective educators.