Table 12.Percentage of public school district principals who were newly hired, average number of days in the normal contract year for principals, percentage of districts that had a tenure system for principals, percentage of districts that used any incentives for recruiting principals, and percentage of districts that had a training program for aspiring school administrators, by state: 2011

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Table 12. Percentage of public school district principals who were newly hired, average number of days in the normal contract year for principals, percentage of districts that had a tenure system for principals, percentage of districts that used any incentives for recruiting principals, and percentage of districts that had a training program for aspiring school administrators, by state: 2011–12


State	Percent of principals who were newly hired¹		Average number of days in the normal contract year for principals²	Percent of districts that had a tenure system for principals		Percent of districts that used any incentives for recruiting principals		Percent of districts that had a training program for aspiring school administrators
United States	8.6		230	21.1		2.2		21.3

Alabama	6.4		250	8.7		5.5		31.4
Alaska	20.9		220	16.2		6.1		41.8
Arizona	11.4		230	‡		7.0	!	29.4
Arkansas	10.2		240	12.2		‡		14.6
California	8.3		210	13.1		0.3	!	27.6

Colorado	15.6		200	14.1		8.5		21.3
Connecticut	8.5		250	52.3		1.7		20.6
Delaware	5.3		260	4.1	!	#		37.7
District of Columbia	9.0		220	#		1.9		1.9
Florida	4.8		250	1.4	!	2.8		79.4

Georgia	5.9		220	4.0		1.3		37.9
Hawaii	‡		‡	‡		‡		‡
Idaho	8.9		210	7.6		#		14.7
Illinois	10.1		230	16.1		0.4		16.8
Indiana	7.1		220	9.3		#		21.8

Iowa	9.1		230	3.9	!	3.0	!	10.6
Kansas	7.0		220	#		2.0	!	16.7
Kentucky	8.6		240	54.8		3.3		25.6
Louisiana	6.8		240	31.8	!	‡		48.5
Maine	8.3		230	9.6		6.0	!	16.8

Maryland	7.2		250	38.5	!	#		87.9	!
Massachusetts	12.6		240	3.5		‡		22.9
Michigan	11.3		230	4.7	!	‡		26.6
Minnesota	8.0		230	53.4		0.9		8.5
Mississippi	11.3		230	1.3	!	0.8		18.1

Missouri	9.8		220	4.7		‡		26.6
Montana	6.7	!	210	50.3		‡		8.7	!
Nebraska	9.5		220	68.8		#		9.5
Nevada	7.1		220	45.7	!	#		30.2	!
New Hampshire	6.0		240	24.7	!	#		‡

New Jersey	5.7		230	90.4		#		19.0
New Mexico	12.8		210	10.0		1.3		39.6
New York	6.2		240	90.6		‡		14.8
North Carolina	8.9		270	1.3		9.0		25.0
North Dakota	4.9		200	11.5		4.4	!	9.5

Ohio	8.2		230	3.0		‡		30.0
Oklahoma	16.0		220	‡		‡		18.0	!
Oregon	10.3		220	20.2		2.4		25.1
Pennsylvania	5.1		240	31.0		‡		20.1
Rhode Island	10.6		230	#		#		24.8

South Carolina	8.9		240	3.9		7.5	!	44.2
South Dakota	9.9		210	2.4		3.3	!	11.9	!
Tennessee	7.2		230	35.3		0.8		30.2
Texas	7.4		220	1.2	!	0.8	!	17.5
Utah	6.4		220	21.6		‡		40.0

Vermont	16.9		240	‡		#		‡
Virginia	7.3		270	41.0		#		20.9
Washington	6.8		220	27.6		0.3		32.2
West Virginia	8.3		230	39.8		1.6		24.2
Wisconsin	11.7		240	0.6		‡		9.3
Wyoming	10.6		210	2.4		11.2		29.8
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
¹ Districts with only one school, including single traditional public schools and public charter schools that operate independently of a regular school district, were not included in this column. Estimates in this column are based on 66 percent of all districts.
² Includes professional development, student contact days, and other days covered in a typical principal's contract.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School District Data File," 2011–12.

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