2007 MCAE Survey of Basic Working Conditions Total Completed Surveys 323

Respondents’ Age WHAT IS YOUR AGE? 2.3%20 to 24 years 12.9%25 to 34 years 20.4%35 to 44 years 25.6%45 to 54 years 34.3%55 to 64 years 4.5%65 and older Part-Timers’ Responses: 2.6%20-24 years 11.4%25-34 years 19.7%35-44 years 21.2%45-54 years 38.3%55-64 years 6.7%65 and older

Respondents’ Age (All)

Respondents’ Age (Part-Timers)

Respondents’ Gender and Race WHAT IS YOUR SEX? 85%Female 15%Male Part-Timers’ Responses: 86.9%Female 13.1%Male WHAT IS YOUR RACE/ETHNICITY? 86.6%White 3.3%Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2.3%Black or African American 4.3%Asian 0%American Indian/Alaska Native 0%Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Isl. 3.6%Other Part-timers’ Responses: 87%White 3.1%Hispanic or Latino 2.6%Black or African American 2.6%Asian 4.7%Other

Respondents’ Gender

Respondents’ Race

Respondents’ Education WHAT IS YOUR HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL LEVEL? 60.2%Graduate or Professional Degree 34%Bachelor’s degree 3.2%Associate’s degree 1.3%Some college, no degree.7%High School graduate (includes equivalency).7%9th to 12th grade (no diploma) Part-timers’ Responses: 51.3%Graduate or Professional degree 41%Bachelor’s degree 4.7%Associate’s degree 2.1%Some college, no degree 1%High School graduate

Education Level—All

Education Level—Part-timers

Respondents’ Background Information DO YOU HAVE A TEACHER’S CERTIFICATION OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE? 53.7%Yes 46.3%No We asked open-ended question: If YES, specify. Only 5 respondents (out of 101) had an ABE license (two of these were “provisional” licenses). Part-Timers’ Responses: 56%Yes 44%No ARE YOU ABLE TO STAY IN THE ABE/ESOL FIELD BECAUSE YOU HAVE OTHER FAMILY INCOME OR BENEFITS? 67.9%Yes, other income is a factor 29.5%No, other income is not a factor 2.6%Don’t know Part-timers’ Responses: 80.6%Yes, other income is a factor 16.2%No, other income is not a factor 3.1% Don’t know

Are you able to Work in ABE Because of Second Income? (all)

Are you able to Work in ABE Because of Second Income? (Part-timers)

Respondents’ Salary and Income WHAT WAS YOUR FAMILY’S 2006 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME (OPTIONAL) (230 responses; 93 skipped this question).4%Less than $10,000.4%$10,000 to $14, %$15,000 to $24,999 10%$25,000 to $34,999 17%$35,000 to $49, %$50,000 to $74, %$75,000 to $99,999 17%$100,000 to $149, %$150,000 to $199, %$200,000 INDICATE YOUR ANNUAL SALARY, OR AN HOURLY RATE? This question was open-ended question and the responses were invalid. 43.6% of respondents reported annual salaries, and 74.2% reported an hourly rate (rate per direct instruction hour). We analyzed Part-Timers’ responses: 5 Part-timers provided their hourly rate: Range: $13.50/hr to $22.00/hr 3.4%Under $5, %$5,000-$9, %$10,000-$14, %$15,000-$24, %$25,000-$34, %$35,000-$49,999

Respondent’s Employment Status WHAT IS YOUR PRIMARY POSITION? 55.1% ABE/GED/ESOL Teacher 14.6% Program Director 10.5% ABE/ESOL Coordinator 8.1% Other 5.6% Counselor 2.2% Clerical/Non-Teaching Staff 1.9% Professional Staff Dev. Coord. 1.6% Tech Coordinator.3% Teacher’s Aide WHAT ARE SECONDARY JOBS THAT YOU HOLD IN THIS POSITION? 50.5%Other 28.8%ABE/GED/ESOL Teacher 21.4%Counselor 11.2%Professional Staff Dev. Coord. 8.4%Clerical/Non-teaching Staff 7.7%ADA Coordinator 7.4%ABE/ESOL Coordinator 6.8%Tech Coordinator 3.1%Program Director 1.6%Teacher’s Aide

Respondent’s Employment Status ARE YOU EMPLOYED FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME? 63.2 % Part-time 36.8% Full-time HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU WORK PER WEEK? (Open-ended question) Part-Timers’ Responses (204): 29.7% 10 hours or less 34.3% hours 25.7% hours 10.3%31-40 hours

ARE YOU EMPLOYED FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME?

Respondent’s Employment Status ARE YOU WORKING FOR MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYER? 70.3%No 29.8%Yes We asked Open-ended question: If yes, are other jobs also in ABE/ESOL field? If you are working in another job in ABE/ESOL field, please complete separate survey for each job. Part-Timers’ Responses (204): 69%No 31%Yes (53.7% in the ABE/ESOL Field) HOW IS YOUR POSITION PRIMARILY FUNDED? 56% Government Grants 28.5%Mixed Sources 6.8%Don’t know 5.0%Other 3.7%Private Foundation Grants

ARE YOU WORKING FOR MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYER (part-timers?)

Respondents’ Employment Status HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN EMPLOYED BY YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER? (Open-ended) Time of employment ranged from 1 month to 42 years. 52% 5 years or less168 <1year 15; 1year-29, years- 39; years-31; years- 22, years % years years-18, years-10, 9years-10, years % years4012 years- 13, 13years- 6, 14years- 4, 15years-8 4% years1316years-5, 17years-2, 18years-2, 19years-2, 20years-2 8.4% More than years -25 years1121years-2, 22years-2, 23years-2,25years-5 26 years -30 years826years-1, 28years-2, 29years-1, 30years-4 31 years -35 years731years-1, 32years-1, 33years-3, 35years-2 42 years142years-1

Respondents’ Employment Status How many years have you been employed by your current employer (continued from previous slide). Part-Timers’ Responses (204): 58.3% 5 years or less 20.8%6-10 years 11.8%11-15 years 2.1%16-20 years 4.0%More than 20 years

Respondents’ Employment Status HOW MANY TOTAL YEARS HAVE YOU WORKED IN THE ABE/ESOL FIELD? 7.4% Less than 1 year 18.6%1 to 3 years 22%4 to 7 years 14.6%8 to 11 years 8.4%12 to 14 years 29.1%15 years or more Part-Timers’ Responses (204): 8.3%Less than 1 year 25%1 to 3 years 26.5%4 to 7 years 13.7%8 to 11 years 4.9%12 to 14 years 21.6%15 years or more

Years in the Field— all respondents

# of Years in the ABE Field—Part-Timers

Respondents’ Employment Status Comparison of Part-timer’s Time employed by Current Employer to Time Years Working in ABE/ESOL field: Time in ABE/ESOL field Time on current jobLess 1 yr1-3 yrs4-7 yrs8-11 yrs12-14 yrs15+ yrs Less than 1 year100%0%2.6%0% 2.9% 1 to 3 years0%92.7%23.7%0% 8.8% 4 to 7 years0%4.9%68.4%22.2%14.3%32.4% 8 to 11 years0% 72.2%0%2.9% 12 to 14 years0% 85.7%11.8% 15 years or more0%2.4%5.2%5.5%0%4.1%

Respondents’ Employment Status DO YOU CURRENTLY WANT TO WORK FULL-TIME IN THE ABE/ESOL FIELD? 53.3%Yes 32.8%No 13.9%Don’t know Part-Timer’s Responses: 33.3%Yes 48.5%No 18.1%Don’t Know

DO YOU CURRENTLY WANT TO WORK FULL-TIME IN THE ABE/ESOL FIELD? (part-timers)

Respondents’ Employment Status IS YOUR PROGRAM’S STAFF MOSTLY FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES? 73.1%Mostly part-time 13.3%Mostly full-time 10.2%Equal numbers of FT/PT 3.4%Don’t know Part-timers’ Responses: 84.8%Mostly part-time 6.9%Equal numbers of FT/P 3.9%Mostly FT 4.4.%Don’t know

Respondents’ Employment Status WHAT IS THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF YOUR PROGRAM? 29.1% Greater Boston 22.8% Southeast MA 20% Northeast MA 18.4% Central MA 9.1% Western MA.6% Other WHAT IS THE TYPE OF ABE/ESOL PROGRAM WHERE YOU WORK? 38.4%Community-based organization/ non-profit agency 27.6%School Department/LEA 16.7%College/University-based 6.2%City-town operated 3.1%Other 2.5%Don’t know 1.9%Corrections 1.9%Union.9%Library.9%Faith-based

Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated) WHAT HEALTH BENEFITS ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FROM YOUR JOB? IndividualFamilyGroup Health Insurance38.7%51.6%9.7% Vision Insurance40%46.7%13.3% Dental Insurance36.8%52.6%10.6% Part-timers’ Responses: Only 23.5% of Part-timers receive health benefits. 24.1% of Part-timers who work for more than one employer receive health benefits. Percentage of part-timers who receive health benefits by hours worked per week: (N=24.1%) 4%10 hours or less 6.3%11-20 hours a week 8.6%21-30 hours a week 5.2%31-40hours a week

Health Benefits (all)

Health Benefits (part-timers)

Benefits for Part-Timers by Weekly Hours Worked

Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated) WHAT BENEFITS ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FROM YOUR JOB? 33.3%Pension 31.5%401k/403b 28.5%Life insurance 18.7%Disability insurance, long-term 16.9%Disability insurance, short-term 2.6%Auto insurance 9.4%Credit union.8%Childcare 55.1%Paid vacation 57.3%Paid sick days 52.1%Paid holidays 62.2%Direct Deposit 17.2%Tuition Reimbursement 2.6%Tuition Remission 49.1%Reimbursement for Travel to conferences 33.7%Paid membership to professional organizations 15%Union membership 13.9%Other ARE YOUR BENEFITS ADEQUATE? 42.2%Yes 46.5%No 11.3% Don’t know We asked open-ended question: If NO, please comment.

Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated) DO YOU RECEIVE A FORMAL WRITTEN YEARLY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION? 45.5%No HOW OFTEN DO YOU RECEIVE A RAISE? 38.8% 3 or more years ARE YOU COMPENSATED FOR CANCELLATION OF A COURSE DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS BAD WEATHER OR LACK OF ENROLLMENT? 66.1 %No DO YOU HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL? 60.1%Yes IS THERE CURRENTLY A GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE IN PLACE? 50.3%Yes

Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated) DID YOU SIGN A CONTRACT WHEN YOU WERE HIRED FOR YOUR CURRENT POSITION? 47.1%Yes 47.1%No 5.9%Don’t know DO YOU HAVE A JOB DESCRIPTION? 76.6%Yes 10.4%No 13%Don’t know We asked open-ended: If YES, are your job responsibilities accurately reflected in your job description? ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A UNION? 79.6%No 20.4%Yes We asked open-ended question: If YES, please specify.

Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated) ARE YOU PAID FOR COMPENSATORY (COMP) TIME? 56%No 30%Yes 14%Don’t know We asked open-ended question: If YES, describe how many hours can be taken, restrictions, etc. Part-timers’ Responses: 54.4%No 27.2%Yes 18.3%Don’t know ARE YOU COMPENSATED FOR PREP TIME DONE AT HOME? 49.5%No 38.2%Yes 12.3%Sometimes Part-timers’ Responses: 38.3%No 47.2%Yes 14.5%Sometimes

ARE YOU COMPENSATED FOR PREP TIME DONE AT HOME?

Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated) ARE YOU COMPENSATED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES? 86.7%Yes 9%No 4.3%Don’t know Part-Timers’ Responses 87.3%Yes 6.9%No 5.8%Don’t know

Program Support (abbreviated) DO YOU ATTEND STAFF MEETINGS? 95.8%Yes 4.2%No IF YES, HOW OFTEN DO YOU ATTEND STAFF MEETINGS? 48.3%Monthly QUESTIONS RELATED TO STAFF MEETINGS: ARE YOU PAID TO ATTEND STAFF MEETINGS? 89.9% Often ARE THESE MEETINGS PRODUCTIVE? 53.8%Often ARE THESE MEETINGS INCLUSIVE? 74%Often ARE THESE MEETINGS INFORMATIVE? 61.7%Often ARE THESE MEETINGS EMPOWERING? 39.1%Sometimes DO YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN HIRING NEW STAFF? 50%Yes

Program Support (abbreviated) DO YOU FEEL THAT YOUR PROGRAM’S STAFF REFLECTS THE DEMOGRAPHICS (INCLUDING RACE, CULTURE, CLASS, GENDER, AGE, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION, OR IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE) OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE ABE/ESOL PROGRAM? 31.4%Does reflect 42.8%Somewhat reflects 23.5%Does not reflect 2.3%Don’t know Part-timers’ Response: 35.3%Does Reflect 37.4%Somewhat reflects 23.7%Does not reflect 3.7%Don’t know

Program Support (abbreviated) PLEASE RATE YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT. 55.2%Temperature Average 53.6%RestroomAverage 53.8%CleanlinessAverage 59.3%Air QualityAverage 35.7%Rodents/VerminExcellent 42.7%OvercrowdingAverage 53.1%Quality of EquipmentAverage 56.4%State of Facility RepairAverage 51.5%Fire SafetyAverage 57.6%SecurityAverage 32.9%Access to KitchenPoor 31.4%Access to Break-roomExcellent 60.7%Access to TextbooksExcellent 48%Access to Dedicated ClassroomExcellent 64.6%Access to Instructional MaterialsExcellent 57%Access to DeskExcellent 69%Access to Copy MachineExcellent 64.3%Access to ComputersExcellent 65.8%Access to Internet/ Excellent 59.9%Access to Office SuppliesExcellent

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