Elementary and Secondary Education

School Characteristics and Climate

Table S-28-1. Standard errors for number and percentage distribution of continuing and newly hired regular teachers, by career path and teacher and school characteristics: School years 1999–2000 and 2007–08

	1999–2000						2007–08
	Continuing teachers	Newly hired teachers					Continuing teachers	Newly hired teachers
			Career path						Career path
Characteristic		Total	Direct- entry	Delayed- entry	Reentry	Transfer		Total	Direct- entry	Delayed- entry	Reentry	Transfer
Total, number	23,620	7,770	3,200	3,420	2,820	6,730	38,080	16,690	6,180	5,260	4,290	11,660
Total, percentage distribution	0.24	0.24	0.10	0.10	0.09	0.21	0.40	0.40	0.16	0.14	0.11	0.30

Average age	0.09	0.19	0.28	0.48	0.42	0.26	0.16	0.31	0.74	0.67	0.79	0.44

Employment status
Full-time	0.14	0.37	0.84	0.89	1.32	0.59	0.24	0.57	0.89	1.40	1.85	0.72
Part-time	0.14	0.37	0.84	0.89	1.32	0.59	0.24	0.57	0.89	1.40	1.85	0.72

Sex
Male	0.27	0.62	1.77	1.80	1.43	0.95	0.46	1.00	2.49	3.12	2.20	1.59
Female	0.27	0.62	1.77	1.80	1.43	0.95	0.46	1.00	2.49	3.12	2.20	1.59

Race/ethnicity
White	0.29	0.73	1.64	2.50	1.36	1.06	0.50	1.41	2.68	3.12	2.14	1.79
Black	0.19	0.54	0.99	2.09	1.07	0.74	0.40	0.93	1.38	1.55	1.48	1.43
Hispanic	0.19	0.44	1.34	1.39	0.66	0.63	0.41	1.02	1.97	3.16	1.49	1.16
Asian	0.09	0.22	0.68	0.32	0.31	0.30	0.17	0.49	0.75	0.45	1.08	0.71
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	†	†	†	†	†	†	0.04	0.07	0.11	0.08	0.07	0.12
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.06	0.10	0.08	0.14	0.18	0.18	0.05	0.13	0.33	0.19	0.69	0.12
Two or more races	†	†	†	†	†	†	0.08	0.29	0.74	0.73	0.79	0.41

Highest degree earned
Less than bachelor's	0.08	0.23	0.31	0.94	0.60	0.25	0.09	0.24	0.44	1.00	0.57	0.26
Bachelor's	0.38	0.76	1.63	1.79	1.95	1.17	0.59	1.45	2.84	3.17	3.47	1.96
Master's	0.39	0.75	1.50	1.73	2.00	1.12	0.53	1.26	2.47	3.03	3.02	1.87
Education specialist or professional diploma
Education specialist or professional diploma	0.17	0.32	0.68	0.30	0.77	0.55	0.25	0.51	0.48	0.23	0.83	0.88
Doctoral or first-professional	0.06	0.15	0.07	0.27	0.47	0.22	0.09	0.23	0.60	0.45	0.99	0.26

Certification type
Regular	0.24	0.81	2.06	2.28	1.90	0.88	0.36	1.15	2.92	2.99	2.39	1.25
Probationary	0.09	0.45	1.49	1.35	0.90	0.50	0.16	0.73	2.23	1.94	2.25	0.82
Provisional	0.12	0.44	0.99	1.55	1.15	0.52	†	†	†	†	†	†
Temporary	0.06	0.22	0.59	1.14	0.47	0.26	0.18	0.93	2.44	3.48	1.67	0.72
Waiver or emergency	0.05	0.22	0.56	1.10	0.26	0.18	0.12	0.57	1.25	2.59	1.01	0.62
No certification	0.18	0.61	1.47	2.11	1.51	0.61	0.24	0.78	1.38	3.16	2.06	0.64

School level
Elementary	0.35	0.76	1.84	2.14	1.95	1.08	0.65	1.25	2.57	3.07	2.87	1.73
Secondary	0.30	0.59	1.68	1.84	1.46	0.93	0.59	1.08	2.37	2.41	2.36	1.56
Combined	0.23	0.45	0.78	1.01	1.47	0.42	0.41	0.60	1.04	2.00	1.97	0.70

Sector
Public	0.25	0.58	1.04	1.66	1.72	0.62	0.24	0.89	1.35	2.16	2.24	0.93
Private	0.25	0.58	1.04	1.66	1.72	0.62	0.24	0.89	1.35	2.16	2.24	0.93

Percentage of students in school approved
for free or reduced-price lunch
0–25 percent	0.58	1.01	2.12	2.38	1.63	1.30	0.79	1.28	3.00	2.29	2.67	1.78
26–50 percent	0.61	0.93	1.82	1.88	1.79	1.27	0.72	1.32	2.59	2.22	2.07	1.82
51–75 percent	0.48	0.78	1.60	1.78	1.73	1.06	0.67	1.26	2.65	2.93	1.62	1.53
76–100 percent	0.41	0.73	1.38	2.88	1.12	1.04	0.60	1.65	2.66	3.49	2.49	2.12
School did not participate	0.35	0.60	1.23	1.46	1.50	0.80	0.34	0.79	1.11	2.32	2.30	0.86
† Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public Charter School Teacher Data File," 1999–2000 and "Public School Teacher Data File" and "Private School Teacher Data File," 1999–2000 and 2007–08.

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