Teacher Credentials and Experience - CalEdFacts

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Report for credentials and experience for California public school teachers from 2000–2001 through 2008–09.

Credentials

Year	Number of teachers	Full credential	Percent of Full Credential	National Board Certification	Percent of National Board Certification	University intern	Percent of University Intern	District intern	Percent of District Intern	Emergency	Percent of Emergency	Waiver	Percent of Waiver
2000–01	301,361	258,934	85.9	786	0.3	4,205	1.4	2,179	0.7	34,670	11.5	3,348	1.1
2001–02	306,940	265,201	86.4	1,308	0.4	4,867	1.6	2,384	0.8	32,523	10.6	3,020	1.0
2002–03	309,773	272,464	88.0	1,960	0.6	6,128	2.0	2,587	0.8	26,061	8.4	2,272	0.7
2003–04	305,855	277,716	90.8	2,644	0.9	7,816	2.6	2,452	0.8	15,028	4.9	1,237	0.4
2004–05	306,548	286,149	93.3	3,087	1.0	10,484	3.4	2,884	0.9	10,847	3.5	1,360	0.4
2005–06	307,864	290,025	94.2	3,379	1.1	7,668	2.5	2,690	0.9	9,922	3.2	1,298	0.4
2006–07	308,790	293,241	95.0	3,659	1.2	7,940	2.6	2,776	0.9	13,717	4.4	1,119	0.4
2007–08	310,361	294,898	95.0			7,722	2.5	2,831	0.9	10,301	3.3	1,157	0.4
2008–09	306,887	296,027	96.5			6,758	2.2	1,898	0.6	4,372	1.4	1,125	0.4

Note: Teacher credential data may not have been submitted or a teacher may hold more than one type of credential. As a result, percentages shown on this report will not add up to 100%.

Experience

Year	Average years teaching	Average years in district	Number of first-year teachers	Number of second-year teachers
2000–01	12.6	10.3	24,824	21,005
2001–02	12.7	10.3	21,586	21,202
2002–03	12.7	10.4	17,816	20,139
2003–04	12.7	10.4	18,039	16,513
2004–05	12.7	10.4	19,246	16,200
2005–06	12.7	10.4	20,628	17,458
2006–07	12.7	10.5	19,133	18,436
2007–08	12.8	10.5	18,665	17,471
2008–09	13.0	10.8	13,398	16,563