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Topics Student Enrollment Patterns Educator Characteristics Sources of Newly Hired Teachers Teacher Attrition Teacher Shortages Projecting Teacher Staffing

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Student Enrollment Drives Teacher Demand

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Student Enrollment Since 1994 FTE-1, October February 17, 2009 © 2009 GaPSC

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Annual Growth in Georgia Public School Student Enrollment © 2009 GaPSC FTE-1, October April 9, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Student Enrollment by Racial Group: and School Years © 2009 GaPSC FTE-1, October 1995 and 2008 February 17, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Educator Characteristics

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Georgia P-12 Public School Educator Workforce: School Years © 2009 GaPSC February 17, 2009 CPI

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Change in Racial Balance of Teacher Staffing: and School Years © 2009 GaPSC CPI-2 Spring 1995 and 2008 February 17, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Comparison of Teacher Ages: and School Years CPI-2, March 1998 and 2008 © 2009 GaPSC February 17, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Sources of New Teachers February 17, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Sources of Newly Hired Georgia Teachers: School Year Based on CPI-2, March 2008 © 2009 GaPSC February 17, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Teacher Attrition

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Annual Percent Attrition of Teachers from the Georgia Public School Workforce: through School Years Based on CPI-2, March 1998 – 2008 © 2009 GaPSC February 17, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Teacher Attrition and Promotion Percentages by Subject Area: School Year CPI-2, March and 2007– 2008 © 2009 GaPSC February 17, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Comparison of Traditional & Actual Retention of Teachers in the Georgia Public School System Based on CPI-2, March 1997 through 2007 © 2009 GaPSC March 12, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Teacher Shortages

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Teacher Shortage Fall 2008 Shortage is defined here as teachers of record (classroom teachers) who lack full certification, or in Georgia terminology Clear Renewable certification. These data are reported in terms of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs). Some individuals teach in multiple areas. Many teach as only part of their total responsibilities. There were a total of 121,936 educators who were reported to have been teacher of record for at least part of the day during the fall count taken in October, Certification status was determined as of October 10, Produced by GaPSC from GADOE CPI09-1 and GaPSC certification data. © 2009 GaPSC April 16, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission The Twelve Subject Areas with the Highest Number & Percent of Georgia Teachers without Full Certification Produced for the school year by GaPSC for federal reporting of teacher shortage from GaDOE CPI09-1 and GaPSC certification data. © 2009 GaPSC March 16, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Projecting Teacher Staffing

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Teacher Hiring Demand from Student Enrollment & Policy Change, Teacher Attrition & Promotion Based on CPI-2, March 1997 – 2008 © 2009 GaPSC February 17, 2009

Georgia Professional Standards Commission Georgia P-12 Actual and Projected Teacher Staffing: through School Years Teacher staffing projections developed with Gaussian curvilinear regression model using student enrollment and student-teacher ratios. © 2009 GaPSC February 17, 2009

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