BC/UBC Recruitment and Retention matters Rob Tierney Panel presentation BCSTA Vancouver, February15, 2008

Program Development

Contribution of UBC Programs to Provincial Total of Pre-Service Teachers

Where Most Recent Undergraduate Degree/Courses were Completed SECONDARY ELEMENTARY

Labor Supply and Demand

BC Population, aged 5 to 19, 1971 to 2036 Edudata Canada, UBC

Average Total Fertility Rate per 1,000 Women, BC, 1987 to 2006 Edudata Canada, UBC

Live Births per Thousand Women in by Age Group %25%35%24%8%1%0% 19976%21%32%28%12%2%0% 20064%15%29%33%17%3%0% Edudata Canada, UBC

Live Births per Thousand Women in by Age Group %25%35%24%8%1%0% 19976%21%32%28%12%2%0% 20064%15%29%33%17%3%0% Edudata Canada, UBC

Live Births per Thousand Women in by Age Group %25%35%24%8%1%0% 19976%21%32%28%12%2%0% 20064%15%29%33%17%3%0% Edudata Canada, UBC

BC International and Interprovincial Migration, to Edudata Canada, UBC

Teacher Headcount by Gender, 1982 to 2006 Edudata Canada, UBC

Educator Age Wave, and Edudata Canada, UBC

Educator Retirements as percent of 50+ Age Group Year# of Retirements% Age 50 & older , , ,370 (ERIP) ,673 (ERIP) , , , , , ,871 13

Selected areas of need against capacity at UBC Low incidence special needs Visual and hearing School psychology Low incidence special needs –Visual and hearing

Current Vacancies Anticipated Vacancies in Years Total Need by 2012 Average Annual Graduation Rate (Current) Average Annual Graduation Rate Needed to Meet 2012 Target Extra Student Seats Needed Annually to Meet 2012 Target School Psychologi sts of 230 existing FTE* 65-70** /year20/year14/year Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TDHH) 12 of 139 existing FTE*** 47****477 each second year each second year13 each second year Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVI)# 6 of 45 existing FTE***** 22******287 each second year 14 each second year7 each second year School Psychology * Source: BC Ministry of Education province - wide survey results as at May 23, **Source: BC Ministry of Education province - wide survey results as at May 23, Please note that at May 23, 2007only 35 of 60 (58%) school districts surveyed had responded to the BC Ministry of Education province-wide survey. 58% of school districts surveyed reported 17 current known vacancies in British Columbia with an anticipated 37 job vacancies by 2012 due to retirement. Numbers in this chart are based on these results combined with those expected from the remaining 25 school districts. Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TDHH's) ***Source: Ms. Karen Taylor, Provincial Outreach Consultant for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, May 23, ****Source: BC -CAEDHH 2005 survey indicating that 47 of the 156 (30%) TDHH will be retiring by 2012 leaving approximately 109 qualified TDHHs to fill 139 FTE. "++ The UBC TDHH Program will be offered each second year beginning in Until 2007 approximately seven students were accepted annually into the TDHH Program. Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs) ***** Source: Ms. Anne Wadsworth, Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired May 23, ******Source: Ms. Anne Wadsworth, Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired May 23, # The UBC - TVI Program is typically offered each second year

Selected recruitment efforts/Programmatic negotiations

Special needs teachers Ongoing/Developments Low incidence--hearing and vision Identification with school district of candidates Programs adjusted to meet teacher circumstances via Summer institutes &On- line offerings Hopes????? Funding for more faculty/spaces with Ministries of Education and Advanced Education Similar occurring with School Psychology, Reading Recovery Not occurring in other areas of need: Autism/High incidence special needs

Administrators Memorandum of Understanding 1500 administrators in 5 years BC Deans, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Advanced Education. BC Leadership society

Prioritizing Aboriginal Education

Indigenous Graduate education Increased spaces for aboriginal graduation students Doctoral leadership cohort SAGE initiative aboriginal doctorates by 2010 UBC Faculty of Education

Some other Recruitment Initiatives Language matters –Development of a FLAGS option in the 12 Month Elementary program to increase the number of teachers able to teach core French –Participation in regular information sessions for UBC students in Modern Languages programs [French, Mandarin, Spanish] Science –An initiative in progress at this time to develop a dual degree program with the Faculty of Science with a focus on Physics and Math

Recruitment Initiatives Maintenance of specialization options in the 2 Year Elementary program that include Special Education, English as a Second Language, Math & Science and Early Childhood Education. Global educator--cohort Continued...

Teacher retention

Looking at BC Induction and Mentoring: A Lifeline for the Next Generation of Teachers Mike Lombardi, Director--BCTF Professional and Social Issues Division The situation in BC In Canada % of new teachers leave profession during first five years (National Graduates Survey, Statistics Canada, 2000). In the USA-up to 40% of new teachers leave profession during first five years. (Berg,Donaldson, & Johnson, 2005). Since early 70’s, literature has described work of teachers as “isolated’ and “individualistic.” (Lortie, 1975; Goodlad, 1984; Hargreaves, 1999). Common descriptors: “Sink or swim” “Profession that eats its young.” Goal Transform the culture of teaching profession from one that is individualistic to one that has collaboration and collegial as the norm. Possibilities Induction programs Mentoring programs Additional strategies Build on successful local mentoring programs. Learn from Ontario, New Brunswick, and Northwest Territories mentoring programs. Review the New York Induction Initiative and the California New Teacher Project and other successful programs. Opportunity Large number of new teachers 5 year labor agreement