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Teacher candidate NES / WEST-E assessment pass rate and average score

The WEST-E or NES is a content knowledge assessment that teacher candidates must pass prior to becoming a certified teacher. Passing the WEST-E or NES is one way PESB knows if teacher candidates have been prepared with the knowledge necessary to serve K-12 students well. In 2018-19 data collection moved to the Education Research and Data Center (ERDC) In December 2020, PESB implemented a policy allowing for case by case exceptions (doc) to the content knowledge assessment requirement. [Read more…] about Teacher candidate NES / WEST-E assessment pass rate and average score

Gender of teacher preparation program completers and K-12 students

The majority of teacher preparation program completers and the educator workforce are women. In 2018-2019, 22.08% of the educator workforce was male. To close this representation gap, teacher preparation program completers will need to be more proportionally male and gender X (non-binary and other gender choices). Data collection around non-binary and other genders is still very new and is likely not representative. [Read more…] about Gender of teacher preparation program completers and K-12 students

Number of limited certificates issued per year

Limited certificates allow for hiring flexibility and can act as entry points to the profession. Districts can request a limited certificate for an individual who has not completed all the requirements for the regular certificate for that role. The number of limited certificates issued sharply increased between 2011 and 2018; a clear indicator of an educator shortage. Since 2018, the number of limited certificates issued has leveled off. [Read more…] about Number of limited certificates issued per year

K-12 student time spent in courses taught by an out-of-endorsement teacher

K-12 courses are generally taught by teachers who often have an endorsement that PESB has matched to that course, but districts can choose to place a teacher in an out of endorsement assignment. In 2019-20, the amount of student time spent in class with out-of-endorsement teachers ranged from 0% to approximately 62.95%, depending on the district. [Read more…] about K-12 student time spent in courses taught by an out-of-endorsement teacher