Realities of Teaching

Utah

• Salary• Credentialing • Curriculum• Standards• Budget• Demographics• Resources

• http://alpineschools.org/human-resources/salary-schedules/administrative-salary-schedule-2010-11

research time.

• State legislation requires that school districts post salaries scales online – go find 2 school district salary pay scales.

salary cont.KEY: HEAD COACH (H) / ASSISTANT COACH (A)Alpine• $2,200 (H) $1,474 (A) [BSKTBL, FTBL]; $1,760 (H) $1,179 (A)

[WRSTLG]; $1,485 (H) $995 (A) [VLYBL]; $1,375 (H) $921 (A) [BSBL]; $1,265 (H) $848 (A) [TRK]; $1,265 (H) $921 [SWIM (H only), SFTBL]; $825 (H only) [TNS]; $715 (H only) [GOLF]

• CHEERLEADING: $1,540• DEBATE/SPEECH: $1,265 • DRAMA: $1,485• MARCHING BAND: $1,595• NEWSPAPER: $770• PEP/DRILL:$1,155• STUDENT COUNCIL:$990• YEARBOOK: $770• MUSIC: Inst. $1,595; Vocal $1,430

*Benefits: 10 - 15 days sick leave; full dental and health (some vision)

college buddies• ...Competition is steep, with employers reporting that

they have received nearly 33 applications for every job posting, up from 21 applications per posting last year.

• The major in highest demand is engineering, with 69% of employers in that field saying they are hiring graduates. Business majors are next on the list, with 63% of employers hiring: Accounting, Computer Science and Economics (statistics focused).

• These are also the fields with the highest-paying jobs, according to a separate survey NACE conducted this year. Employers in each of these areas are paying median salaries above $40,000 to this year's graduates.

Tech teacher Credentialing

• BS or BA (4 year degree)

Tech Teacher Credentialing cont.

Tech Teacher Credentialing cont.

• http://www.schools.utah.gov/cte/tech_licensing.html

Professional Organizations

• UACTE: • ACTE:• ITEEA:• Skills USA:• UEA:• NEA:

• UACTE: “We have been providing leadership and advocacy for career

and technical education programs and professionals since 1929.” http://www.uacte.org/

• ACTE: to provide educational leadership in developing a competitive

workforce. http://www.acteonline.org/

• ITEEA: professional organization for technology, innovation, design, and

engineering educators. http://www.iteea.org/

• Skills USA: a partnership of students, teachers and industry

working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce.

• UEA: organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing Utah public

education. The UEA is the largest public education employee association in Utah. http://www.myuea.org/

• NEA: United States labor union committed to advancing the cause of

public education. NEA represents teachers, secretaries and educational support personnel. http://www.nea.org/

Professional Organizations

other things to consider…

Demographics

School Demographics cont.

Budget issues• Tech gets the most money.

– Competitive grants (usually school level = $1200) – Matching grants (district level $10000 - $3600)– Online grants– District grants– State grants– Federal grants– Corporate grants

• Lab fees (30 students x $10 x 6 classes x 2 semesters = $3600)

• District lab funding ($1000 semester)• School lab funding ($1000 year)

So. . .

• Can you afford to be a teacher?!• Can you afford not to be a

teacher?!• Thoughts?