| Table 106. | Percentage distribution and standard error for public secondary school music and visual arts specialists reporting various indicators of teaching load, by teaching status: School year 2009–10 |
| Teaching load indicator | Music specialist | Visual arts specialist | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All music specialists | Taught music full time |
Taught music part time |
All visual arts specialists | Taught visual arts full time |
Taught visual arts part time |
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| Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
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| Number of schools taught | ||||||||||||
| 1 school | 56 | (1.7) | 54 | (1.6) | 71 | (4.8) | 87 | (1.0) | 88 | (1.0) | 79 | (5.3) |
| 2 schools | 29 | (1.4) | 30 | (1.5) | 20 | (4.5) | 11 | (0.9) | 10 | (0.9) | 15! | (4.7) |
| 3 or more schools | 16 | (1.2) | 16 | (1.2) | 10! | (3.5) | 2 | (0.5) | 2 | (0.5) | 6! | (2.6) |
| Hours of planning period per week | ||||||||||||
| 0 hours | 3 | (0.5) | 2 | (0.5) | 14 | (3.9) | 2 | (0.5) | 1 | (0.3) | 8! | (3.2) |
| 1 to 2 hours | 9 | (1.1) | 9 | (1.0) | 9! | (3.5) | 4 | (0.7) | 3 | (0.6) | 11! | (4.1) |
| 3 to 4 hours | 27 | (1.4) | 27 | (1.4) | 30 | (6.7) | 32 | (1.6) | 32 | (1.7) | 34 | (6.6) |
| More than 4 hours | 61 | (1.4) | 62 | (1.4) | 47 | (7.4) | 62 | (1.8) | 64 | (1.7) | 48 | (7.4) |
| Taught classes outside of regular school hours | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 35 | (1.3) | 36 | (1.4) | 35 | (5.8) | 3 | (0.6) | 4 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| No | 65 | (1.3) | 64 | (1.4) | 65 | (5.8) | 97 | (0.6) | 96 | (0.7) | 99 | (0.8) |
| Taught on a block schedule1 | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 25 | (1.7) | 26 | (1.7) | 24 | (4.9) | 29 | (1.5) | 29 | (1.6) | 25 | (4.2) |
| No | 75 | (1.7) | 74 | (1.7) | 76 | (4.9) | 71 | (1.5) | 71 | (1.6) | 75 | (4.2) |
| † Not applicable. | ||||||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution; the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to 30 percent. | ||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||
| 1 Block schedule refers to a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day for a longer period of time; for example, block scheduling allows for class periods of an hour or more so that teachers can accomplish more in a class session. | ||||||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Arts specialists are education professionals with a teaching certificate in an arts discipline—such as music, visual arts, dance, or drama/theatre—who provide separate instruction in that discipline. | ||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Survey of Secondary School Music Specialists,” FRSS 103M, 2009–10; and “Survey of Secondary School Visual Arts Specialists,” FRSS 103VA, 2009–10. |
