Teachers
Teacher demographics
Rhode Island’s teacher workforce is significantly less diverse than its student body.
Rhode Island teachers
Teachers nationwide
- Ulrich Boser, “Teacher Diversity Revisited: A New State-by-State Analysis,” Center for American Progress (May 2014), p. 8, accessed October 14, 2015, https://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/TeacherDiversity.pdf.
Teacher preparation
Our teacher preparation programs are starting to reflect greater diversity in their teacher candidates. And while the number of candidates graduating from traditional preparation programs has dipped in recent years, an alternative program—Teach For America—has been adding new teachers.
Rhode Island teacher preparation program
enrollment by race/ethnicity
Note: Percentages are calculated using enrollment among candidates for whom race/ethnicity is reported (1,899 candidates in 2012–2013; 1,937 candidates in 2013–2014). All ten Rhode Island preparation programs reported race/ethnicity figures. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
Rhode Island teacher preparation program
enrollment by gender
Rhode Island teacher preparation program selectivity
Preparation program* | Median GPA of accepted individuals at admission |
---|---|
Teach for America | 3.6 |
Rhode Island College, postgraduate | 3.5 |
Brown University, undergraduate | 3.4 |
Providence College, undergraduate | 3.4 |
Rhode Island School of Design, postgraduate | 3.4 |
University of Rhode Island, postgraduate | 3.4 |
Providence College, postgraduate | 3.3 |
Rhode Island College, undergraduate | 3.3 |
University of Rhode Island, undergraduate | 3.3 |
Johnson & Wales University, postgraduate | 3.2 |
Roger Williams University, undergraduate | 3.2 |
Roger Williams University, postgraduate | 3.1 |
Salve Regina University, undergraduate | 3.1 |
Brown University, postgraduate | 3.0 |
Preparation program* | Median GPA of accepted individuals at admission |
---|---|
Rhode Island College, postgraduate | 3.9 |
University of Rhode Island, postgraduate | 3.8 |
Providence College, postgraduate | 3.6 |
Teach For America | 3.6 |
Rhode Island College, undergraduate | 3.5 |
Brown University, undergraduate | 3.4 |
Providence College, undergraduate | 3.4 |
Rhode Island School of Design, postgraduate | 3.4 |
Salve Regina University, undergraduate | 3.4 |
University of Rhode Island, undergraduate | 3.3 |
Roger Williams University, undergraduate | 3.2 |
Roger Williams University, postgraduate | 3.1 |
Brown University, postgraduate | 3.0 |
Brown University, postgraduate | 3.0 |
*Bryant University did not report data.
Credential areas pursued by teaching candidates in Rhode Island preparation programs
Note: Percentages do not add to 100 due to rounding.
Distribution of candidates completing Rhode Island teacher preparation programs
*Bryant University and Johnson & Wales University did not report data. However, the statewide total number of program completers does include those universities, and therefore percentages do not add to 100.
Number of candidates completing teacher preparation programs in Rhode Island, by route
2004–2005 | 2008–2009 | 2011–2012 | 2012–2013 | 2013–2014 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditional preparation programs | 989 | 832 | 719 | 715 | 594 |
Alternative preparation programs | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
- Graphs 1, 2, 4, 6: “Rhode Island 2014 Title II Report,” U.S. Department of Education, accessed December 14, 2015, https://title2.ed.gov/Public/Home.aspx.
- Graphs 3, 5: “Rhode Island Educator Preparation Index,” Rhode Island Department of Education, accessed December 14, 2015, http://www3.ride.ri.gov/RIEdPrepIndex/.
- Graph 6: “The Secretary’s Sixth Annual Report on Teacher Quality,” U.S. Department of Education (2009), accessed December 14, 2015, https://title2.ed.gov/Public/Title_II_09.pdf.
- Graph 6: “Rhode Island: AY 2009-10 State Snapshot: Teacher Preparation Programs,” U.S. Department of Education, accessed December 14, 2015, https://title2.ed.gov/Public/Snapshot2012/RI.pdf.
Teacher effectiveness
Rhode Island districts may choose between several state-approved teacher evaluation systems, and much of the data used to evaluate teachers is locally driven—therefore districts report a wide range of teacher effectiveness results. Overall, the vast majority of teachers are rated effective or highly effective.
Percentage of teachers rated in each effectiveness category, statewide
Percentage of teachers rated effective or highly effective
- Graph 1: “RI Educator Evaluation Systems: Improving Teaching and Learning,” Rhode Island Department of Education (October 2014), p. 4, accessed December 14, 2015, http://www.ride.ri.gov/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Teachers-and-Administrators-Excellent-Educators/Educator-Evaluation/Education-Eval-Main-Page/FER_Year2_Report_Final.pdf.
- Graph 2: “LEA-Level Evaluation Results 2012-13,” Rhode Island Department of Education, accessed January 22, 2015, http://www.ride.ri.gov/TeachersAdministrators/EducatorEvaluation.aspx#12760-annual-reports.