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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 1-132. Data transparency

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) To the extent that funding is made available, no later than December 31 of each year, the department shall post on its publicly accessible Internet website data related to the educator workforce in this Commonwealth that allows members of the public to view, disaggregate and manipulate the following data if collected by the department:

(1) Educator supply data, including educator preparation provider enrollment and completion data and education professional certificates issued by the department, disaggregated by categories, including program, certification area and demographic information.

(2) Educator demand data, including current educator workforce numbers, unfilled positions and rates, new hires and emergency permits or out-of-field educators, disaggregated by categories, including school entity, school, specific assignment, certification area, type of emergency permit and demographic information.

(3) Educator preparation program outcomes data, including data on percentage of program enrollees who:

(i) Complete the program.

(ii) Pass the certification test on the first time and overall.

(iii) Receive certification.

(iv) Are employed by a school entity in years one through five.

(v) Are retained by a school entity in years one through five.

(4) Educator retention at one-year, three-year and five-year rates, disaggregated by categories, including school entity, school, specific assignment, certification area, type of emergency permit and demographic information.

(b) The department may contract with an outside organization to meet the requirements of this section.

(c) No later than December 15, 2023, and each December 15 thereafter, the department, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industry, shall issue a report to the Governor and General Assembly on the educator workforce in this Commonwealth. The report shall be posted on the department's publicly accessible Internet website. The report shall include information on:

(1) Trends in educator supply and educator preparation provider effectiveness, including recommendations for attracting more high-quality and diverse teacher candidates and improving the quality of educator preparation in this Commonwealth.

(2) The educator positions, by certification area, in high demand in this Commonwealth and the location of existing vacancies by school entity.

(3) Projections of shortage areas and subjects in the upcoming three to five years and recommendations for addressing these shortages.

(4) Overall and disaggregated trends in educator retention, including recommendations for improving retention.

(d) As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

“Department.” The Department of Education of the Commonwealth.

“School entity.”A school district, cyber charter school, charter school, regional charter school, area career and technical school or intermediate unit.

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