AIR Index: Teachers and Evaluation Reform
Public schools in the U.S.: 99,000
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Public school teachers in the U.S.: 3.2 million
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Percentage of teachers who believe they are kept in the loop in the district decision-making process: 30
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Percentage of teachers who believe that school district leaders speak to them to gain a stronger sense of their concerns: 23
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Percentage of teachers who feel they are consulted about what happens in their schools: 20
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Percentage of teachers who prefer a principal who frequently observes them and provides detailed feedback over one who comes in once a year and gives just cursory, general comments: 66
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Percentage of teachers who feel they are not heard by their union and that decisions are made by a small group of highly engaged, typically veteran union members: 50
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Percentage of teachers who were very satisfied with their jobs in 2009: 59
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Percentage of teachers who were very satisfied with their jobs in 2011: 44
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Percentage of teachers who were very satisfied with their jobs in 2012: 39
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Percentage of teachers who would be interested in working at a school that was run and managed by teachers themselves: 60+
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Percentage of teachers who said “a greater decision-making role for teachers in regard to school policies and practices” was “absolutely essential or “very important”: 75+
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States that have updated their teacher evaluation system in the past four years: 49 (plus Washington, DC)
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States that have passed evaluation reform largely informed by teachers themselves: 0
Source: Everyone at the Table: Engaging Teachers in Evaluation Reform (2013)
