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Austin ISD is committed to hiring highly qualified teachers and teaching assistants, and finding opportunities for all staff to obtain higher degrees. The more high-quality a teacher's education, the better education they're able to provide to students. 

If you have questions or need any additional information, please contact the AISD Office of Talent Strategy through Let's Talk or email [email protected] .

Frequently Asked Questions

I know what i want to teach. what certifications do i need.

You can view the Texas Education Agency's Teacher Assignment chart here. This will give you information on required certifications based on grade, content area, etc. 

• A status of 'Retired'  indicates a valid certificate that is no longer offered by TEA. 
• At the Secondary Level, all Language Arts teachers must be ESL certified.

How do I become a certified classroom teacher in Texas?

• Out-of-State*
• Out-of-Country*
• Region 13's  Austin Teacher Academy
• TEA Educator Certification and Standards
• Educator Login/Account Set-up
• Certification/Testing Website

*We encourage all out-of-state and out-of-country applicants to apply immediately for the review of credentials, which can take up to four weeks.

Where can I get information on enrolling in an alternative certification program?

• Click here for more information on Region 13's Austin ISD Teacher Academy (ATA) . ATA trains teachers for AISD in the critical needs areas of math, science, bilingual education, bilingual special education, and CTE.
• See all state-approved Alternative Certification Programs here .

I'm already certified to teach in Texas – what's next?

All teachers employed with AISD must be certified in Texas and have a copy on file with the AISD Office of Talent Strategy. The certificate must be valid for employment in Texas public schools.

Services for certified teachers:

• Adding Additional Areas to your Standard Teaching Certificate
• Renewal of a Standard Certificate
• Principal and Superintendent Certification
• Student Services Certification

Does AISD offer supports to prepare for ESL and/or Bilingual Certification?

Yes! AISD Multilingual Education Team (MET) offers a variety of trainings and supports for those seeking supplemental certification in bilingual or ESL. See certification support offerings from Multilingual Education .

If I am on a temporary teaching permit or certification, what are my next steps to obtain a standard certification?

We have a checklist that can be used to help determine your next steps based on your permit type.

If you're currently teaching under a District of Innovation Permit, click here to see your timeline for joining an Alternative Certification Program!

What opportunities are there for Higher Degrees through partner universities?

• Grand Canyon University - 250+ online bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs

What financial resources are available?

• Financial Resources for Teacher Training through TEA

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Teacher Forms for the Classroom

These ready-to-use teacher forms will help you keep your classroom, lesson plans, and paperwork organized. Get ready for the new school year with our printable passes, teacher stationery, and student information sheets. The forms below will help you keep track of attendance, homework assignments, and students' grades throughout the year. You'll also find great resources for parent-teacher conferences and group projects. Use charts to monitor behavior, and reward outstanding work with our many awards.

Customizable Classroom Passes

These customizable, blank library passes are especially useful for new teachers. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Use these blank passes to send students to the bathroom or hall. This printable is customizable - you can tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

When students must go to the nurse, teachers can fill out this customizable, blank pass for them. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

These customizable, blank passes are especially useful for new teachers when they need to send a student to the office or guidance office. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Substitute Teacher Forms

Filling in these sheets will give your substitutes the necessary information to run your class efficiently in your absence.

Access a quick reference of daily subject and lesson plan information for substitute teachers with this form.

This blank, customizable form encourages a substitute teacher's feedback about your students by providing a collective place for comments. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

This customizable printable is designed to make basic classroom information and directions available for substitute teachers. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing. New teachers will find this resource particularly valuable when providing materials for substitutes.

New Teacher Forms

Print notepaper that can be personalized for messages to students, parents, administrators, substitute teachers, and colleagues. Use this stationery for notes following Open House Night or parent-teacher conferences. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Recognize progress or reward outstanding work with these good news notes. They're a positive way to communicate with parents, plus they'll help foster students' self-confidence. Each printable note is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Back to School Forms

This blank, customizable chart is ready to be filled in with students' names and information. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing. The class list can be used to check off everything from grades to permission slips.

Complete this form during or immediately after a parent-teacher conference. Have all parties involved sign the form. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Try the acceptable use policy, and draft a letter to parents using the sample provided.

Keep folders and student portfolios organized with this printable table of contents, shaped like a file.

Use this sheet to help your students get to know each other and you. Give a copy to each student and one to yourself. Share your answers with the class to break the ice. This is a useful activity for the first week of school.

Use a chart to track student and parent names and phone numbers, as well as addresses, emergency contact information, and more. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Parent-Teacher Conference Forms

Use this survey to gather information about your students' parents, such as their hobbies and skills, and whether they can volunteer to share their interests with their child's class.

Use this telephone log to document dates, times, and topics of telephone conversations with parents.

Classroom Organization Forms

Keep track of your students' grades with this handy chart. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Use this printable as a method for getting organized in the classroom. This spreadsheet database form can be used for a variety of purposes, from recording grades for completed assignments to checking off students' attendance.

Behavior Management Forms

• Sample Behavior Contract, Version 2

After completing this behavior contract with a teacher, students are bound to following it. This behavior management printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

A chart to keep you organized if you are using a point system to track behavior.

Use this report for quick documentation when a behavior incident occurs in your classroom. This behavior management printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Portfolio Teacher Forms

Use this form to evaluate all kinds of portfolios. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Students can use this format to evaluate a completed portfolio.

Have your students use this for their final portfolio to record the work they have done.

This organizational tool will help plan a comprehensive and effective portfolio.

Customizable Permission Slips and Teacher Forms

Provide this permission slip to parents, guardians or caregivers to secure consent for participation in class parties and other in-school celebrations. The permission form includes space for parents and guardians to specify any necessary accommodations such as food allergies and cultural sensitivities that might need to be made for individual students.

This permission slip covers school-provided transportation to and from extracurricular events like field trips, athletics, performances, etc.

Use this permission slip when parent or guardian consent is required for viewing of movies, digital media, virtual field trips, etc., in class - it is particularly helpful when parental approval might be required for viewing of sensitive or controversial media.

This printable permission form can be used for parent or guardian consent for student attendance at dances, socials, or other after-school events. Includes information on rules, requirements, deadlines, and event details.

This editable permission form can be used when parent or guardian consent is needed for taking and posting student photos on school websites, social media accounts, newsletters, etc.

Lesson Planning Teacher Forms

Ask your students to use this printable proposal so that they are clear and focused when completing projects. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Use this customizable printable to help you prepare notes, teaching objectives, and materials for your next lesson plan.

Create a project sketch for any subject with this printable planning page.

Describe and develop team projects with this form. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing. New teachers will find this resource particularly valuable.

This blank, customizable printable lesson plan form is ready to be filled in with the week's objectives. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing. New teachers will find this especially useful for organizing their curriculum.

Teachers can use this blank monthly calendar to plan out their daily activities. Tailor the customizable PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing. New teachers will find this resource particularly valuable when planning a new school year.

This printable will help teachers organize their weekly plans in a customizable chart. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing. New teachers will find this resource particularly valuable when planning their curriculum for upcoming months.

Assessment Charts & Forms

Distribute this worksheet that helps evaluate a student's progress in speaking in front of a group and listening to lectures and speakers.

Distribute this worksheet that helps evaluates a student's progress in listening to lectures and speakers.

A weekly grade sheet allows you to see what has been completed at a glance and works well for teachers working with emotionally and behaviorally challenged students. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Evaluate student progress within a team and by subject area with this customizable form.

Use this worksheet to check students' understanding of lesson objectives for each chapter in their science textbook.

Teachers can use this blank printable to organize their class list and grades. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

This blank grid will make it easy for you to create rubrics. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Classroom Checklists

This checklist will help you make sure that all aspects of your classroom are ready for students. Items include your floor plan, furniture, and equipment arrangement. This printable list is intended as a general guide to help you arrange your classroom for back to school. Some items on this list vary by floor plan, teaching style, and grade.

Help your students get organized by filling in this customizable, blank printable resource with daily assignments, and checking off completed homework. You can tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Distribute this supply list to parents to get your students prepared for the new school year.

Use this printable checklist to monitor students' use of the problem-solving process.

Awards & Certificates

Reward your students with an award, a note, or a certificate for outstanding work or behavior.

Give an award for a special student -- every day! This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.

Project Forms

Allow group members to evaluate their productivity during classroom activities. This is an excellent way to encourage students to assess and understand their own progress. This is a great cooperative learning tool.

Using this printable group work log, you can monitor and evaluate group assignments. Students must keep track of all assignments and work completed.

Have students describe what they did in daily group activities. This printable will help you monitor and evaluate group assignments.

Additional Teacher Forms & Resources

Establish an effective hall pass policy. This printable includes classroom management advice from veteran teachers and a reproducible hall pass for classroom use.

Recognize students' academic accomplishments and outstanding behavior with personalized awards and certificates.

Great teachers know how useful graphic organizers are in every subject.

Our extensive library of rubrics will help you assess your students' work in all subjects, from reading & language arts, to science, to social studies.

Graphic organizers to help children to organize ideas and communicate more effectively. All of our printable graphic organizers are designed to facilitate understanding of key concepts.

January 18, 2022: Texas Educator Preparation Programs Newsletter

Every newsletter we take this space to highlight questions that we have heard from EPPs .    

Q:  Is the Governor’s Disaster Declaration still in place and if so, what does that mean for my EPP?    A:  Yes, the Governor’s  Disaster Declaration  was recently renewed for a month and is still in place. Reference  19 TAC  § 228. 1( d)  for the specific verbiage of the rule. Clinical teaching, internship, and practicum assignment minimums may be reduced by 20%,  if necessary,  to accommodate persons in affected areas. While the duration may be decreased, the required number of observations is not. Practically speaking, if a candidate is in an affected area and the campus closed during clinical teaching for a period of time, the EPP could shorten the clinical teaching experience by 20%. If a candidate is placed in a school that has had no disruptions and is able to complete all requirements as specified, s/he should do so and the EPP does not need to utilize the applicable TAC. If the disaster declaration is lifted, any candidate that started the clinical teaching, internship, or practicum assignment when the declaration was in place may complete the experience under that declaration. EPPs can follow the Governor’s  Disaster Declaration   in real time  by going t o the  website  to determine if it  has been renewed and  is still in place.  

Q:   When a test is no longer available for test takers, how long may candidates, who have taken and passed the exam prior to the exam’s expiration date, use their scores for certificate issuance?   A:  The amount of time a candidate may use their passing scores for certificate issuance for exams that are no longer available for test takers is written in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC). For example, the last date candidates may use their passing score for certificate issuance for TExES #117 ELAR 4-8 is October 30, 2022 as indicated in  §TAC 233.3(b) . Programs and candidates should first refer to TAC to help answer questions such as this, and the  Required Test Chart  may serve as a supplemental resource to also help answer such questions.   

For More Information...

Information regarding educator certification testing can be accessed at the  Texas Educator Certification Exam website .    

Information regarding the Science of Teaching Reading Exam can be accessed at  tea.texas.gov/str .    

Information regarding  Spring 2022 edTPA Virtual Workshops and Webinars .    

Information and updates regarding the Performance Assessment for School Leaders (PASL) can be accessed at the  Important Updates  link.    

Updated information related to the COVID-19 response can be accessed  here .    

To view previous editions of the weekly newsletter, please see the  Texas Educator Preparation Program Weekly Newsletter  webpage.

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Teacher Planner – 64 Useful Pages For Every Teacher

Looking for a teacher planner for the new term? Then look no further!

We’ve created this 64-page teacher planner 2023 binder, that’s full of useful pages to help you make the most of your year. With calendars for 2023 and 2024 included.

You’ll find useful pages such as lesson plan templates , class rosters, class schedules , assessment trackers, assignment trackers, behavior logs, inventory, projects, and much more.

You’ll also find more familiar planner pages to help you with your day to days, such as daily and weekly planners, to-do lists, and many other pages to help you stay organized. You’ll find a full list of all of the included pages below.

Best of all, it’s totally free! Simply print, or import into your favorite digital planner app, and make the most of the school year ahead!

The only teacher planner that you’ll need

Our stylish teacher planners are not only packed full of pages that you’ll find very useful, but they’re also professionally designed in two optional styles.

You can choose from a simple stylish version, that features subtle colors and a classic layout. Or if you prefer something more fun, then there’s a totally cute version that’s full of colors and great for anyone who wants something a little more quirky.

Start planning and stay organized

Our teacher plan book will help you with your lesson planning and organization.

Your lessons might run from Monday to Friday but we know as a teacher that your work doesn’t end with the work week.

This teacher planner is packed full of useful pages, lesson planning templates, and tools to help you make the most out of teaching, planning, and creating a confident learning schedule for yourself and your pupils.

Read on to learn about our teacher planner, why it is important to use one, and how to get it as a printable planner or as a digital planner!

What is a Teacher Planner?

A teacher planner is a great organizational tool that helps teachers, tutors, mentors, or homeschooling parents manage their time and workload. It’s an ideal tool to have that will help you plan lessons, inspire your class, understand your class better and create an educational experience that will ensure success.

This planner is perfect for all stages of education. It’s flexible and versatile enough to use from early years, through school, and into adult education. Whether you are a kindergarten teacher, a high school teacher, a special education teacher, or a college professor, the teacher planner will benefit you.

Do I need a teacher planner?

If you want to be at your best from the start of the academic year then I strongly recommend a teacher planner.

A teacher planner will allow you to plan and schedule everything that is important to your teaching and learning experience, and having it all together in a teacher planner will allow you to stay on track.

What should a teacher planner have?

A good teacher planner should be well thought out, genuinely useful, and have a focus on both the teacher and the pupils throughout the school year.

There are many different pages and elements that can be incorporated into a teacher planner to offer the best experience and with a planner like ours, you can add additional and custom pages to make it the planner perfect for you.

Before you spend $40+ on a teacher lesson planner, give our free teacher lesson planner a try – I promise you will love it!

Best Teacher Planner

Our teacher planner has been designed with a focus on both the teacher and the student and will help you streamline the classroom experience.

Our teacher binder is ideal if you love to rearrange your pages, remove pages or add more pages to suit your own needs and teaching style. Using our printable teacher planner allows you to consistently change your planner around, adding more when you need more rather than worrying about running out of space.

Teacher planners tend to have space for August to the following July, so you can use a new teacher planner for every new term for free!

We think it is one of the best planners available, so give it a try and see for yourself!

See what’s included in this free teacher planner

The teacher planner comes with 64 useful pages, designed to help you make the most of your time as a teacher.

The pages include:

The Teacher planner comes with a beautiful cover page, so no matter how you decide to bind your printable planner, you will have a cover page for the front.

2023 year calendar + 2024 year calendar

The yearly calendars are extremely useful for planning the academic year and the year ahead. There are two annual calendars – one for 2023 and one for 2024.

Teachers are extremely busy and outwith the teaching periods, they still have 101 other things to be doing. Let this to do list help you prioritize your daily tasks.

Weekly To Do List

Make sense of your weekly tasks with this weekly to do list. From marking homework to requesting new supplies, this weekly to do list will help you see your tasks at a glance.

Daily Planner

Use the daily schedule to plan your lessons down to a tee. Having a daily schedule allows you to keep structure to your day and with our daily planning pages, you can add or remove them as you see fit.

Class Schedule

Plan your class schedule to a tee with our handy class schedule pages. Print as many as you need whenever you need them.

Weekly Planner

The weekly pages are ideal for lesson planning, keeping a note of projects or homework, and other weekly activities.

Monthly Planner

The monthly planner is amazing for helping you see what’s coming up at a glance. Whether it’s a month of meetings and parent’s evenings or if a field trip is due, you will see it all with the monthly planner.

Monthly To Do list

When planning your month, take the tasks that need to be done and list them on the monthly to do list pages. From there you can allocate them to different weekly to do list pages.

Checklist pages

Use these pages to create checklists for anything end everything you need.

Month in review

The month in review page is a great tool for helping you reflect on the month. This is super handy for a teacher as you can see what worked in your lessons and what didn’t quite reach the mark.

Year Overview

Focus on long-term plans with curriculum maps, yearly overviews, goals planners, and monthly schedules. Our teacher planner offers space for planning field trips and any other activities that might be on the horizon.

Next year at a glance

Pencil in some long-term goals and plan ahead with the next year at a glance page.

Improvement planner

The improvement planner pages are great for both teacher and student! Print one out for every pupil and let them fill it in. They will learn to recognize and understand any difficulties they have and what they need to improve with. This allows you to understand the child’s needs better.

Goal Planner

Plan your goals with the goal planner. What do you want to achieve this term? What do you want to work on and what steps will you take to get there?

Class Project Planner

Use this page to plan your class projects. Planning any projects will make sure you have everything ready from the start, making sure you are prepared and leaving less room for error.

Make notes with the notes page. Add as many note pages as you like.

Blank lined paper

Use the blank lined paper to make additional notes, drawings, brainstorming, or anything else you might need it for. You can also choose from a selection of blank lined paper in various styles to add to your planner.

Blank dot grid paper

Use the different page layouts for different needs. You will find blank dot grid pages included in the teacher planner, along with additional note pages. There are also graph pages in different formats if you would like to add these to your planner.

Contact list

Use the contact list to keep important contact information for your students.

Password tracker

A password tracker is a great way of keeping the password for shared devices in the classroom, whether that’s online learning websites or something the students can access for fun during breaks.

Daily work log

Use this page to keep a log of your daily workflow and stay on track.

Weekly work log

Keep a record of your weekly work log so you can see what you have worked on throughout the week.

Use the timesheet to log the days you worked and whether they were half days or full days.

Student list

The student checklist is perfect for helping you keep a record of students and can be used for your needs in and outside the classroom.

Class roster / attendance

Keep track of your pupil’s attendance with this class roster. Use it daily and then figure out their attendance percentage out of 100% at the end of each term.

Expenses tracker

Keep a log of any expenses you might have before filing them with the admin team. This could be for classroom supplies, or any business expenses covered by the school.

Things to do planner

Got ideas for things you need to do or what you can do with your class? Keep a note of them here.

Class inventory list

Use the class inventory list to keep a track of the things your need to help your classroom run smoothly.

Class schedule

The class schedule will help you plan the week of lessons and activities down to the hour.

Assessment tracker

Use the assessment tracker as a template for carrying out any relevant assessments throughout the school year.

Seating chart

One thing that adds structure to a classroom is a seating chart. Use the seating chart at the start of the term and reevaluate it based on pupil performance and concentration.

Whether it is a school fete, school sports day, or someone to help in the classroom, keep a note of any volunteers with this page.

Behavior log

A behavior log can be very beneficial to a teacher. It’s not about a naughty or well-behaved child, it’s about noticing patterns of behavior that could hint at something that needs to be addressed or might be happening outside of school.

Communication logs

Communication logs are an essential part of any teacher planner and you can use this page to log communications with co-workers, parents, and others.

Class groupings

Use the class groupings list for developing lessons for small groups or intervention documentation.

Assigned reading tracker/list

Keep a note of any assigned reading throughout the term and make a note as to whether the students enjoyed the book and how they understood it.

Assignment tracker

Keep a log of any assignments allocated to pupils or even yourself.

Grades tracker/grade book

There is also a space for keeping a log of any student grades, so you can see their progress at a glance and reflect on how far they have come or recognize any students that might need a little extra help.

Lesson plan

Use the lesson plan to really hone down on what you need for a successful lesson such as the standards and objections, the materials and procedure to use, and how to approach the lesson for different levels.

There’s a lesson plan template to help you plan the lesson, along with materials required, learning objectives and any assessment details.

You’ll also find a weekly lesson plan template to help you see all of the lessons that you plan on teaching for the week ahead.

Conference schedule

Teachers are always learning too and have opportunities to go to conferences and other educational gatherings. Use the conference schedule to keep all of these important opportunities in check.

Student Birthday Log

There is plenty of room for keeping a record of class birthdays, medical information on students, and other important info.

Teacher Planner Stickers

You will also get free teacher planner sticker sheets included, and better yet, we have tons of free planner stickers available for you to use too. Just take a look around and get your favorites.

How to get this free teacher planner

The teacher planner is available in two styles, and you can get them right here. Choose the version that you want below.

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The Teaching Profession in 2022 (in Charts)

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Teaching in 2022 was a wild ride.

This calendar year marked a return to normal schooling since the start of the pandemic: Nearly all districts resumed full in-person instruction, and most dropped their masking requirements. Yet some of the most pressing challenges of the past three years—staffing shortages, academic declines, the lingering effects of sickness, mental health issues, and teacher stress and burnout—still plagued schools.

And the politicization of education continued, with public scrutiny and debate on how teachers taught about race, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Attempts to ban books from schools and classrooms expanded.

This year also brought one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, rocking teachers’ sense of safety at work.

Through it all, teachers worked to meet students’ academic and social-emotional needs. But the research published this year shows a workforce that’s stretched thin. Teachers say they feel as if more and more is being added to their plates, with nothing being taken off. The heavy workload—and sense of being unappreciated—is contributing to a sense of dissatisfaction and burnout, leading some observers to worry whether more teachers will leave the classroom and fewer will enter.

Here are some of the most significant findings related to teachers, published this year. Much of this research is from the EdWeek Research Center’s own surveys, which went out to nationally representative samples of teachers, principals, and district leaders on a regular basis to gauge their opinions on issues related to the pandemic and other major events.

Chart #1: Teacher Job Satisfaction Appears to Hit an All-Time Low

In early 2022, only about half of teachers said they were satisfied with their jobs, and only 12 percent said they were “very satisfied.” In 2012, 39 percent were very satisfied, and in 2008, 62 percent were very satisfied.

These results are from the Merrimack College Teacher Survey , a nationally representative poll of more than 1,300 teachers conducted by the EdWeek Research Center and commissioned by the Winston School of Education and Social Policy at Merrimack College. The survey, which was conducted between Jan. 9 and Feb. 23, was designed to replace the MetLife Survey of the American Teacher, which ran for more than 25 years and ended in 2012.

In follow-up interviews, teachers said they still love teaching—but they’re fed up with everything else. They feel burdened by a constantly growing workload, especially with more students having greater academic and social-emotional needs than ever before. They don’t feel like they’re paid appropriately for all the work they do. And they don’t feel respected as professionals.

“This year has been a struggle more than any others in my career,” said LéAnn Cassidy, a veteran middle school history teacher in Connecticut, in April. “I’ve never seen the number of people break down as I have this year. I think the pandemic has dampened that joy [of teaching], and people are trying to find it again.”

Chart #2: Teachers Are More Stressed, Burned Out, and Depressed Than Other Working Adults

The pandemic stress and workplace challenges have taken more of a toll on educators than other workers , according to a nationally representative RAND Corporation survey of 2,360 teachers that was conducted in January.

The majority of teachers said they were experiencing frequent job-related stress and burnout, and more than a quarter said they were experiencing symptoms of depression. Other working adults reported much higher rates of well-being.

A different study, published in November, found that teachers experienced higher rates of anxiety during the pandemic than health-care workers.

Chart #3: School Staffing Shortages Persist

An EdWeek Research Center survey found that this fall , nearly half of district leaders said they have unfilled teaching positions in special education, with more than a quarter saying they had vacancies in elementary education. Just 21 percent said they don’t have any unfilled teaching positions.

Unfilled teaching vacancies can make teachers’ jobs more stressful, if they have to take on larger class sizes or pitch in to cover classes. But the vacancies can also be a worrying sign about the strength of the teacher pipeline.

State policymakers have been trying to fill those vacancies through relaxing job requirements , sparking concerns about placing underqualified teachers in front of students who need to make up academic ground.

Chart #4: National Math and Reading Scores Hit Historic Lows

The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress results from spring 2022 showed the biggest drop in math performance in 4th and 8th grades since the testing program began in 1990. Reading scores saw similar declines: About a third of students in both grades can’t read at even the “basic” achievement level—the lowest level on the test.

The “nation’s report card” was released in October, sparking alarm throughout the education community. Educators will need to ramp up academic support for students, but it’s not clear teachers feel ready to take on the severity of students’ learning loss.

Less than half of students in 4th or 8th grade had teachers who were confident in their ability to address knowledge and skill gaps in math.

Chart #5: Teachers Say They Need More Support in Early Reading Instruction

An EdWeek analysis this year found that 29 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws or implemented policies over the past decade to bring teacher training, materials, interventions, or teacher preparation in line with evidence-based approaches to reading instruction.

But old practices are still happening in schools . For example, an EdWeek Research Center survey found that 61 percent of teachers said they tell beginning readers to use multiple sources of information—such as pictures and context, as well as letters—to predict what words say, an approach known as three-cueing. Research shows that method isn’t an effective way for beginning readers to learn to decode words.

According to the survey, which was conducted in May, many respondents said they or the teachers they worked with needed more training or support across a range of areas involved in early reading instruction—particularly phonemic awareness (ability to manipulate the discrete sounds in words) and phonics skills.

Chart #6: Teachers’ Comfort Level With Discussing Controversial Issues With Students Varies

Conservative politicians and pundits railed about the supposed presence of critical race theory in schools and classroom conversations about sexual orientation, politics, and other potentially controversial topics. But it turns out, those conversations largely aren’t happening .

The EdWeek Research Center polled a nationally representative survey of educators from across the political spectrum—with 32 percent identifying as liberal, 33 percent moderate, and 35 percent conservative—this fall.

More than half of teachers said they haven’t addressed any potentially controversial topics with their students this school year, with 17 percent citing concerns about legal consequences. Many teachers also say they’re uncomfortable having these discussions in class, especially about sex education, gender, and sexual orientation.

Chart #7: 1 in 5 Educators Say They Have Long COVID

People who have had COVID-19 can experience long-term effects for three or more months after first contracting the virus—a phenomenon known as long COVID, which encompasses a wide variety of disorders, including debilitating fatigue, memory lapses, heart and lung conditions, and anxiety and depression. Research into long COVID remains sparse.

An EdWeek Research Center survey in April found that 1 in 5 educators say they’ve personally contracted long COVID. The condition can be especially challenging for teachers, who say it’s exceedingly difficult to work with these long-lasting symptoms.

In April, EdWeek profiled nine educators dealing with long COVID . In December, EdWeek contacted them all again and found that five said their symptoms have dramatically improved while four are still suffering. Two have left full-time teaching for new jobs.

Chart #8: There Have Been More School Shootings in 2022 Than in Recent Years

There have been 50 school shootings this year that resulted in injuries and deaths—the most in a single year since Education Week began tracking such incidents in 2018. Thirty-eight people were killed, including 31 students.

The deadliest shooting happened in May at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children were killed, alongside two 4th grade teachers who died trying to shield their students .

While school shootings are still statistically rare, the threat of gun violence has shaken educators’ sense of safety at work. An EdWeek Research Center survey of educators, conducted just a few weeks after the Robb Elementary shooting, found that 40 percent of educators said they felt less safe than they did five years ago —and fears of a “purposeful mass homicide” at their school was a key factor in their safety concerns.

Chart #9: There’s Been an Uptick in Student Misbehavior

Since the pandemic, students have been acting out and behaving badly more often in class, teachers say. An EdWeek Research Center survey found that two-thirds of educators say students are misbehaving more these days than they did in the fall of 2019.

Another EdWeek Research Center survey, conducted in August, found that 10 percent of educators say they have been physically assaulted or attacked by a student or students in the past year.

The rise in misbehavior might be connected to students struggling with the transition back to in-person schooling, the survey results suggest . Many students have also experienced trauma over the past three years, such as the loss of a loved one due to COVID-19, which could be fueling some of the misbehavior as well.

Chart #10: Better Pay Would Keep Teachers From Quitting

Amid unfilled teacher vacancies and fears of worsening staffing shortages, district leaders are hoping to hang on to their teachers—including by offering financial perks. Many districts have offered retention bonuses that range from a few hundred dollars to $10,000.

But salary increases—especially those that exceed increases in the cost of living—were the main financial incentives that teachers said would keep them from quitting, according to an EdWeek Research Center survey in July.

Just 7 percent of teachers said that no financial policy would make a difference in their plans to quit because their reasons for wanting to leave weren’t financial.

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State of Teaching Statistics 2022

Published on April 12, 2022 by Devon Karbowski

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, constant changes have impacted the teaching profession. In March 2022, two years into the pandemic, AdoptAClassroom.org surveyed teachers across the country to gather teaching statistics to better understand the current state of teaching.

We surveyed 4,665 PreK-12 teachers at public, private, and charter schools nationwide. Eighty-five percent of the teachers who responded described their school as high-needs, where 50% or more of students receive free or reduced lunch. Read our 2022 State of Teaching survey results:

2022 State of Teaching Statistics

How teaching has changed during the 2021-2022 school year:.

81% – The overall workload has increased.

80% – Spending more time addressing students’ mental health.

71% – Spending more of their own money on classroom materials.

69% – Getting students back on track from learning loss.

58% – Increase in classroom interruptions during instruction.

55% – Less planning time due to staff shortages and other factors.

45% – Had to change their curriculum.

35% – Received a smaller budget for school supplies.

30% – School or districts’ priorities changed. 

25% – Changes to assignments or their classroom.

18% – Had less access to instructional tools and materials.

Changes that have led to an increased need for supplies for students:

78% – Learning loss caused by COVID-19

75% – Social-emotional learning

65% – Student mental health needs

54% – Increased workload

53% – Creating a more inclusive classroom

51% – Creating a more culturally-responsive classroom

49% – Staff shortages

21% – Change in teaching assignment

2% – Didn’t experience any of these changes

Supplies teachers purchased for their classroom with their own money this past year:

90% – Student incentives (prizes, candy, giveaways, etc.)

82% – Basic school supplies (paper, pencils, pens, etc.)

73% – Snacks for students

73% – Books

66% – Classroom furniture and equipment (flexible seating, storage, pencil sharpeners, laminators, chairs, etc.)

55% – Games

52% – Health and safety (cleaning supplies, PPE, etc.)

44% – Curricular materials (science lab materials, subscriptions, workbooks, etc.)

42% – Social-emotional learning tools

25% – Adaptive learning tools

24% – Technology (computers, projectors, printers, tablets, etc)

Supplies teachers need for their classroom next school year that their school’s budget doesn’t cover:

84% – Student incentives (prizes, candy, giveaways, etc.)

66% – Snacks for students

60% – Books

54% – Classroom furniture and equipment (flexible seating, storage, pencil sharpeners, laminators, chairs, etc.)

50% – Basic school supplies (paper, pencils, pens, etc.)

47% – Games

45% – Social-emotional learning tools

38% – Curricular materials (science lab materials, subscriptions, workbooks, etc.)

31% – Health and safety (cleaning supplies, PPE, etc.)

28% – Adaptive learning tools

27% – Technology (computers, projectors, printers, tablets, etc)

20% – Field trips

How AdoptAClassroom.org can help teachers right now:

93% – Provide classrooms with flexible funds so teachers can purchase the items they need, when they need them.

73% – Help to raise awareness about what teachers are facing in the classroom this year.

65% – Donate school supplies to teachers’ classrooms so they can better support their students.

37% – Provide more curriculum resources for teachers’ classrooms to help with instruction.

About AdoptAClassroom.org

AdoptAClassroom.org is a national nonprofit that provides classroom funding to PreK-12 teachers and schools throughout the U.S. Educators can use donations they receive on AdoptAClassroom.org to purchase the school supplies their students need to learn. 

Since 1998, we’ve raised more than $57 million and funded more than 250,000 classrooms. Through this funding, our nonprofit has helped put school supplies in the hands of more than 5.8 million students.

Without donations for school supplies, educators will continue to spend their own money providing for their students. Recent teaching statistics show that teacher spending on school supplies is at an all-time high.

Want to help provide teachers with classroom funds so they can purchase school supplies for their students? Make a tax-deductible donation to help teachers and their students get the learning tools they need.

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California Department of Education Announces First-Ever Interagency Release of Teacher Assignment Data

The following is a joint news release from the California Department of Education, California State Board of Education, and California Commission on Teacher Credentialing:

SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Education (CDE), in cooperation with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) and the State Board of Education (SBE), announced today the first-ever release of statewide Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcome data. This information, from the 2020–21 school year, provides a snapshot, broken down by county, district, and school, that shows how teachers are authorized to teach their assigned courses based on a variety of factors, including the subject area of the course and the number of students enrolled in the course. Today’s release creates a baseline data set that will inform state and local decisions over the coming years as agencies work to address teacher shortages, a long-term national issue exacerbated by COVID-19.

“As we begin to emerge from a global pandemic, this data is an important tool to drive conversations about how we can best serve students,” said Mary Nicely, Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction at CDE. “By launching this annual report, we are providing a new level of transparency to support schools, students, and families as we find ways to navigate today’s challenges to public education, including statewide education workforce shortages.”

“There is no question that well-qualified teachers are among the most important contributors to a student’s educational experience,” said State Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond. “California is committed to ensuring that every student has teachers who are well prepared to teach challenging content to diverse learners in effective ways and are fully supported in their work. With this data, we can focus on measures to assist our educator workforce as they strive to provide high- quality teaching to all students, especially our most vulnerable students.” To that end, California has invested more than $3.6 billion in the last four years to improve teacher recruitment, retention, and training.

According to statewide data found on the CDE DataQuest 2020–21 Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcomes (AMO) by Full-Time Equivalent web page, 83.1 percent of teacher assignments are clear , meaning the class or course is taught by a teacher who has a credential and is fully authorized to teach the course. Another 4.4 percent of assignments are out-of-field , meaning the teacher has a credential but has not demonstrated subject matter competence in the subject area(s) or for the associated student population according to statewide standards; 1.5 percent of classes or courses are taught by teachers with an intern credential , meaning the teacher is still completing their training or other credential requirements while serving as the teacher of record; and 4.1 percent of assignments are considered ineffective , meaning the teacher is authorized by an emergency permit, or holds a teaching credential but is teaching outside of their credentialed area without authorization, or holds no credential, permit, or authorization to teach in California. More information about the assignment monitoring definitions can be found on the CDE Teaching AMO Report web page.

The data report is the result of extensive cooperation between the CTC and the CDE. Following the State Board’s approval of teacher assignment definitions in the federal Every Student Succeeds Act state plan, the agencies began developing a roadmap providing the public with the meaningful data released today. Bringing the two data systems together was a two-year process. “The Commission on Teacher Credentialing is pleased that, through this partnership with the Department, our new CalSAAS system is informing a yearly, comprehensive look at teacher preparation and assignment, from the state to the school site level,” stated Mary Vixie Sandy, Director of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. “This collaboration and the Department’s new DataQuest tables are finally shining a light on this most important indicator of educational opportunity: a fully prepared and properly assigned teacher, for both the subjects and the students they are teaching.”

AB 1219 required the CTC to develop an electronic teacher assignment monitoring system known as the California Statewide Assignment Accountability System (CalSAAS) for the purpose of annually monitoring teacher assignments. Additionally, AB 1219 required the CTC and the CDE to enter into a data sharing agreement to facilitate the annual monitoring of teacher assignments. As part of this data sharing agreement, the CDE is required to provide the CTC with certificated staff assignment and course data that is submitted to the CDE by local educational agencies (LEAs) through the annual California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) Fall 2 data submission.

The complete California Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcome data can be found on the CDE DataQuest 2020–21 Teaching AMO by Full-Time Equivalent web page. More information about AMO can be found on the CDE Teaching AMO Report web page.

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Table of contents

• Introduction

Differentiated pay for hard-to-staff schools and subjects

Performance pay, pay for prior work outside k-12 education.

• Conclusion and recommendations

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State of the States 2022

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Thinking strategically about teacher salaries is critical to attracting and retaining qualified, effective, and diverse teachers.

What role do states play in deciding teacher pay rates.

• Differentiated pay: To attract teachers to traditionally hard-to-staff subjects or schools.
• Performance pay: To reward high-performing teachers.
• Pay for prior work: To compensate teacher candidates for prior experience relevant to teaching.

What does the research say?

Do states make use of monetary incentives to attract teachers to hard-to-staff schools or subject areas.

What do differentiated pay initiatives for hard-to-staff schools and subjects look like in some states?

What type of monetary incentives do states use to attract teachers to hard-to-staff schools or subject areas.

What are states' requirements for use of teacher performance and experience in determining pay?

What do these performance pay policies look like in practice?

Do states direct districts to make adjustments in starting salary for new teachers who have relevant work experience.

What does pay for prior relevant work look like in some states?

Guidance for state education leaders.

• Funding matters. Initiatives that receive funding from the state are more likely to be implemented by school districts in a way that more closely aligns with what the state's regulation initially intended. Such is the contrast between Texas' performance pay initiative, which is funded by the state, and the one in Arkansas , which did not take hold in all likelihood because it was never funded, and then was recently repealed.
• Language matters. States should make sure that the language of their strategic pay policy is specific, so as to not create loopholes or cancel out its intended effects. For example, policies that require the use of performance, but are silent about or allow the use of experience might not result in salary structures that actually reward or encourage performance. Louisiana allows districts to establish a salary schedule based on effectiveness, need, and experience, with no single criterion accounting for more than 50% of salary computation; as well as establishing that teachers rated ineffective may not receive a salary step increase.
• Evaluating policy implementation is key. States should evaluate the implementation and the concrete results of strategic pay policies. Are districts implementing those policies according to what the legislation intended, or in ways that don't produce the desired effects? Contrasting policy to practice will give states a better idea on how to craft or revise strategic pay policies to accomplish what the state needs in terms of attracting and retaining teachers to their workforce. Texas is a prime example of evaluating implementation, as the state requires districts to report back on the use of the funds awarded to them.
• You get what you pay for (most of the time). Only 11 states require the use of teacher performance in setting salaries, but 17 states require the use of experience. The natural consequence of this compensation structure is a teacher workforce with more senior teachers that are not necessarily more effective, and larger turnover rates for early career teachers regardless of their effectiveness. Districts in Wisconsin took advantage of the change in state policy, and moved away from traditional step and lane salary schedules into flexible salaries, accounting for performance, and as a result saw an increase in their average teacher quality.
• The salary schedule should work for your people, not your people for the salary schedule. A little over half of all states include provisions for additional pay that districts can use to attract teachers where they need them the most, such as in specific schools or subjects. On the other hand, almost 90% of states have compensation policies that allow for higher pay for teachers who obtain a master's degree, 532 which  does not correlate with better outcomes for students . Given these structures, it is not surprising to find there is an abundance of teachers who obtain master's degrees—oftentimes unnecessarily—, but still a scarcity of teachers for the most vulnerable student populations and hard-to-fill subject areas.
• Value specific content knowledge and experience. Only five states — California , Indiana , Kentucky , Louisiana , and North Carolina —have provisions for extra pay for relevant prior experience in other fields to be determined by the school or district administrators. The absence of such a policy may deter potential career changers with relevant professional experience in fields in high demand from entering teaching. Some states already offer extra pay only in the case of career and technical education, but this is a policy tool that can be extended to other subjects as needed. North Carolina recognizes this, and allows districts to adjust salaries for full-time relevant non-teaching work experience.

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