Annual Report on the State of the Teaching Profession North Carolina State Board of Education February 5, 2020 Employment, Attrition, and Mobility Reporting Year Total Employees Attrition Mobility N % N % 2016-17 94,792 8,249 8.70 4,576 4.83 2017-18 94,909 7,674 8.09 4,145 4.37 2018-19 94,672 7,115 7.5% 4,290 4.53 Attrition by Years of Experience Percentage of Teachers with Years of Experience Percentage of Teachers by Years of Experience No Longer Employed in NC Public Schools (March 2018 - March 2019, n=7,115) 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Years of Teaching Experience Attrition by Teacher Category CATEGORY OF TEACHERS Total Number of Teachers in Category 2018-2019 Number of Teachers Leaving Employment in NC public schools % Attrition in Category 2018-2019 Experienced, Licensed Teachers 78,981 5,347 6.8% Beginning Teachers 15,691 1,768 11.3% All 419 84 20.1% Before Contract Term 235 47 16.7% All 1,382 218 15.8% Before Contract Term 1,058 117 11.1% 5,902 804 13.6% Teach for America Teachers VIF Teachers Lateral Entry Teachers Teacher Attrition by Reason Code Reporting Year Total Attrition Personal Reasons Initiated by LEA Beyond Control of LEA Other Reasons N % N % N % N % 2016-17 8,249 4,421 53.6 646 7.8 1,922 23.3 1,260 15.3 2017-18 7,674 4,139 53.9 809 10.5 2,030 26.5 1,218 15.9 2018-19 7,115 4,315 60.7 567 8.0 1.689 23.7 544 7.6 Attrition and Teacher Effectiveness Differences in Average EVAAS Index Scores for Teachers who Remained in and Departed from Employment in NC Public Schools (2018-2019) Average EVAAS Index Score 0.5 0 -0.5 -1 -1.5 -2 Remained in NC Public Schools Departed from NC Public Schools 0-4 Years 0.04 -1.41 5-9 Years 0.3 -1.03 Remained in NC Public Schools 10-14 Years 0.36 -0.8 15-19 Years 0.33 -0.91 20-24 Years 0.36 -1.63 Departed from NC Public Schools 25-30 Years 0.38 -0.89 30+ Years 0.17 -0.99 Teacher Attrition by Region Region Name Total Number of Teachers Number of Teachers Leaving Employment in NC Public Schools Attrition Rate by Region North Central 22,935 1,878 8.2% Northeast 4,549 408 9.0% Northwest 5,285 336 6.4% 14,606 1,103 7.6% Sandhills 6,878 665 9.7% Southeast 8,285 816 9.8% Southwest 19,688 1,506 7.6% 5,331 403 7.6% 94,672 7,115 7.5% Piedmont Triad Western State Totals Vacancy Rates for NC Schools (TO BE UPDATED) • There were 103,631.3 teaching positions reported in NC LEAs for the 2018-19 school year. • Across the state, there were 1562.3 (1.5%) instructional vacancies on the 1st day of school. • Across the state, there were 1555.0 (1.5%) instructional vacancies on the 40th day of school. Vacancies by Subject Area (TO BE UPDATED) Subject Area School Type Number of Vacancies Core (Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies) K-5 603.7 Exceptional Children K-5 158.6 Math 6-8 105.5 ELA 6-8 86.8 Science 6-8 65.3 Social Studies 6-8 41.5 Exceptional Children 6-8 94.2 Math 9-12 94.5 ELA 9-12 68.5 Science 9-12 53.9 Social Studies 9-12 29.5 EC 9-12 103.2 CTE 9-12 113.0 Public Schools of North Carolina Questions Public Schools of North Carolina State Board of Education Department of Public Instruction Report to the North Carolina General Assembly 2018-2019 State of the Teaching Profession in North Carolina General Statute Date Due: February 15, 2020 DPI Chronological Schedule, 20192020