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Teacher Experience Index Calculation Instructions

District's Teacher Experience Target

District Teacher Experience Targets

The teacher experience targets have been calculated for each applicable school for districts with schools participating in the Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA).

The District Calculation Instructions that describe how the District's Teacher Experience Index is calculated have been moved to the end of this file.

Actual teaching experience at the school: "Teacher Experience Status"

1. Using Professional Assignment Information Form (PAIF) codes, identify all certificated staff with classroom teaching assignments. Individuals with part-time assignments and those with multiple types of assignments, at least one of which is teaching, are included in the calculation. Specifically, the following PAIF assignment codes, which reflect non-classroom assignments, are to be excluded:

Exclude all PAIF assignment codes in which the first of the four digits is"0" (e.g., 0118) and all of the following PAIF assignment codes.

Some PAIF assignment codes were changed for 2008. This table has been updated to reflect those changes.

Asteriks (**) indicate that there are no remaining PAIF codes for this number series.

PAIF Assignment Codes 2008

2. For each individual identified, determine the number of years of experience (total, not just in the current district) as reported in PAIF. For this calculation, the maximum number of years of experience to be counted is ten, so for teachers reporting more than ten years of experience, convert their years of experience to ten. Do not adjust the calculation based on whether experience was full-time or part-time, or whether the individual’s assignment was all teaching or a combination teaching/non-teaching assignment. Count each teacher as one teacher for the purposes of this calculation regardless of whether the teaching assignment was part-time or full-time. For teachers with assignments at more than one school, include each teacher in the calculation for the school in which the teacher has the greatest portion of her/his assignment.
3. Add the calculated number of years of experience of all teachers at the school and divide that total by the number of teachers at the school. The result is the average teaching experience of all teachers at the school.

Comparing the school’s Teacher Experience Status to the district’s "Teacher Experience Target"

1. Calculate the school's Teacher Experience Status using the instructions above.

2. Determine the school’s "type" based on API categories of E, M, or H. Calculate the district’s Teacher Experience Target for the school’s "type" for 2005-06, using the instructions above.

3. Round each of the results from steps 1 and 2 to the nearest tenth, using normal rounding rules (e.g., 2.44 is rounded to 2.4; 2.45 is rounded to 2.5).

4. Compare the school’s Teacher Experience Status to the district’s Teacher Experience Target for that school type. If the school’s Teacher Experience Status meets or exceeds the district’s Teacher Experience Target for that school type, the school satisfies the QEIA teacher experience requirement.

Analyze average teaching experience specific grades or subjects*

• To analyze average teaching experience by specific subjects: Using PAIF assignment codes, identify all teaching staff with assignments in the subject area being analyzed. For example, for mathematics, identify teachers with PAIF assignment codes in the 2400’s. Complete steps 1 and 2 below.

• To analyze teaching experience in specific grade levels: Using PAIF data, identify all teaching staff with assignments in the grade(s) being analyzed. For example, for Grade 1, identify teachers with PAIF assignment code 1001. For teachers with assignments in multiple grades, include each teacher in the grade level in which they have the majority of their assigned courses or assigned students. Complete steps 1 and 2 below.

• Step 1: For each teacher identified, determine the number of years of experience (total, not just in the current district) as reported in PAIF. For this calculation, the maximum number of years of experience to be counted is ten, so for teachers reporting more than ten years of experience, convert their years of experience to ten. Do not adjust the calculation based on whether experience was full-time or part-time, or whether the individual’s assignment was all teaching or a combination teaching/non-teaching assignment. Count each teacher as one teacher for the purposes of this calculation regardless of whether the teaching assignment was part-time or full-time.

• Step 2: Add the calculated number of years of experience of all teachers in the group and divide that total by the number of teachers in the group. The result is the average teaching experience of all teachers in the group.

* QEIA requires that the Teacher Experience Index is designed to allow for the calculation of teacher experience at specific grades and subjects for analysis and evaluation purposes. However, specific requirements for schools and districts participating in QEIA pertain only to the comparison of the overall teacher experience average for the QEIA school to the overall teacher experience average for the district in schools of the same type.

Special Circumstances:

• If during QEIA funding two districts consolidate: Do not change the Teacher Experience Target for the QEIA funded school(s). The school will retain the Teacher Experience Target that was calculated for the district of which the school was a part when it was first selected for participation.

• If during QEIA funding a school is reorganized: If the reorganization includes changing the range of grades served by the school, determine if the school "type" (E, M, H) changes. If so, the school’s Teacher Experience Target changes to the Teacher Experience Target for the new school type. For example, if a school was type "E" prior to the reorganization and becomes type "M" as a result of the reorganization, its Teacher Experience Target changes from E to M.

• If during QEIA funding a school is split into smaller schools: The effect depends on the CDS code designation(s) for the new schools. A school that retains the CDS code under which QEIA funds were received is required to meet the original Teacher Experience Target for the school and continues to receive funding based on the school’s annual enrollment. Any school that splits from the original school and is organized under a new CDS code is no longer eligible for QEIA funding and exempt from QEIA program requirements.

District Calculation Instructions

1. Divide all of the district’s schools into three groups based on their Academic Performance Index (API) School Type Designation (E = Elementary, M = Middle School, H = High School). The District-Level Teacher Experience Index, the “Teacher Experience Target”, is by school type, specifically the designated level E, M, or H.

2. Using Professional Assignment Information Form (PAIF) codes, identify all certificated staff with classroom teaching assignments in 2005-06. Individuals with part-time assignments and those with multiple types of assignments, at least one of which was teaching, are included in the calculation. Specifically, the following PAIF assignment codes, which reflect non-classroom assignments, are to be excluded:
   
   Exclude all PAIF assignment codes in which the first of the four digits is "0" (e.g., 0118) and all of the following PAIF assignment codes:
   
   Asteriks (**) indicate that there are no remaining PAIF codes for this number series.

PAIF Assignment Codes 2005

Individuals with assignments in any other code are included in the index. Individuals reporting under more than one assignment code are included if at least one of their assignment codes is not in the list of codes to be excluded.

3. For each individual identified, determine the number of years of experience (total, not just in the current district) as reported in PAIF in 2005-06. For this calculation, the maximum number of years of experience to be counted is ten, so for teachers reporting more than ten years of experience, convert their years of experience to ten. Do not adjust the calculation based on whether experience was full-time or part-time, or whether the individual's assignment was all teaching or a combination teaching/non-teaching assignment. Count each teacher as one teacher for the purposes of this calculation regardless of whether the teaching assignment was part-time or full-time. For teachers with assignments at more than one school, include each teacher in the calculation for the school in which the teacher has the greatest portion of her/his assignment.

4. Add the calculated number of years of experience of all teachers in each school type and divide that total by the number of teachers in the group. The result is the average teaching experience of the district’s teachers for that school type. For teachers with assignments across school types (e.g., a teacher with an assignment in both a middle school and a high school) include the teacher in the school type for which the greatest portion of the teacher’s time is assigned.

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