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UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District)

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Teacher Data (2017-18)


Total # of Teachers (FTE) 56.4 73,419.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 13.1 to 1 13.0 to 1
% of Teachers Licensed 84.2 97.2
Percent of teachers licensed in low poverty schools - 99.2
Percent of teachers licensed in high poverty schools 84.2 93.6
Percent of teachers without waiver 82.4 99.4
Percent of teachers without waiver in high poverty schools 82.4 98.0
Percent of teachers without waiver in low poverty schools - 99.9
Percent of teachers without provisional license 65.5 91.9
Percent of teachers without provisional license in high poverty schools 65.5 87.9
Percent of teachers without provisional license in low poverty schools - 94.7
Percent of teachers without waiver or provisional license 49.6 91.4
Percent of teachers without waiver or provisional license in high poverty schools 49.6 86.3
Percent of teachers without waiver or provisional license in low poverty schools - 94.6
Percent of experienced teachers 36.3 81.7
Percent of experienced teachers in high poverty schools 36.3 72.6
Percent of experienced teachers in low poverty schools - 86.3


Administrator Data (2017-18)


Percent of experienced administrators 50.0 73.7
Percent of experienced administrators in high poverty schools 50.0 65.8
Percent of experienced administrators in low poverty schools - 78.1

Under Massachusetts state law, Commonwealth charter schools have different educator qualification requirements than traditional public schools and generally, as a matter of state law, are not required to be licensed. See the Educator Qualifications in Commonwealth Charter Schools technical advisory for more information.

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