The Results are in!
Teacher Working Conditions Data
The Teacher Working Conditions (TWC) Survey was completed by 21,770 or 52% of all Kansas educators.
The data will be used in the following ways:
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Locals/schools may use results as one piece of data to consider as a part of school improvement planning.
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Locals/district may use results as they identify needed resources and professional development to help schools and the district improve.
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KNEA will use data with policy makers to advocate for resources and sensible decisions to help students learn and to support the educators working in Kansas public schools.
"Used wisely, the data can have a positive impact on student learning, school climate, teacher retention and satisfaction, and provide a spirit of accountability as we work with policy-makers to ensure schools have the resources they need," said KNEA Vice President Blake West.
While the work to analyze and interpret results is underway, here are the initial results.
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87% of Kansas educators believe that faculty are committed to helping every student learn.
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Time is generally the greatest concern for educators. Educators believe it has a significant impact on their ability to positively impact student learning.
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Only 39% believe non-instructional time they receive is sufficient.
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Less than half (44%) agree that teachers have time available to collaborate with colleagues.
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Just over half of teachers feel their class sizes (55%) and student loads (52%) are reasonable, affording them time to meet the educational needs of all students.
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30% of teachers spend, on average 10 hours or more on school related activities outside the regular work day every week and more than two-thirds (68%) spend at least five hours. Most of this time is spent preparing, grading papers, attending meetings, etc.
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More than half (54%) of educators work 10 or more days beyond their current contract to improve their teaching and their school.
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Leadership is critical to school success. 59% of educators agree that the school leadership in their school is effective. While they believe that leaders support teachers (62%), provide fair evaluations (71%) and clearly communicate expectations (63%), there are concerns about leadership ability to improve (42%) and empower teachers (49%).
If a school or district wishes to delve deeper into school organization data for improvement, contact KNEA Director of Instructional Advocacy Peg Dunlap to learn about KEYS 2.0 for school improvement - a data-driven tool with ongoing staff-development resources for school change.
Preliminary findings are available online for any school or district with at least a 40% completion rate and at least five respondents. Find results at www.kansastwc.org.
The project was funded through a partnership of the office of Governor Kathleen Sebelius, the KNEA and the United School Administrators of Kansas.
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