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are also 250 administrators and over 400 other educators that return to Illinois public schools each year, on average.
In 2008, there were 5,913 re-entries hired, a 1% increase over the previous year, largely due to an increase of 118% in administrative re-entries. Subsequently, there were decreases in the number of re-entries hired in both in 2009 (4,749, -20%) and in 2010 (4,144, -13%). In 2010, there was a decrease in all categories of re-entries except administrative, which showed a 3% increase over 2009 (see Table 4).
For teachers, there has been a three year downward trend, from a high of 5,075 re-entries hired in 2007 to the current low of 3,544 in 2010, a decrease of 30%.
Table 4: Number of Re-entries Hired in 2010
Total FT 2010
Re-entries
Change from 09
Position
N
%-FT
Administrative
10,356
204
2%
3%
Instructional
131,785
3,544
3%
-13%
Other Certified Staff
3,879
67
2%
-26%
School Service Personnel
11,903
329
3%
-13%
All Educators
157,923
4,144
3%
-13%
Students in the Pipeline
Students currently enrolled in Illinois professional preparation programs are the best indicator of future supply. Tracking enrollment trends in both teacher preparation and alternative routes to certification helps predict whether the educator supply is likely to increase or decrease in the next three to four years. Students who have recently completed an approved education program in Illinois (i.e., program completers) are the best indicator of the potential number of new teachers.
Fifty-eight institutions reported nearly 17,000 program completers in 2009, a 4% increase over the previous year despite two fewer institutions reporting data (see Table 5.). In 2008, data were received from all 60 professional preparation institutions and just over 16,000 program completers were reported.
Table 5: Number of Program Completers
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004*
2005*
2006*
2007*
2008
2009*
Early Childhood
638
638
584
621
560
467
365
460
610
558
Elementary
3,953
3,715
4,243
4,453
4,218
3,312
3,558
3,803
4,372
4,366
Secondary Programs
2,228
2,882
2,506
2,719
2,363
2,361
2,012
2,327
2,820
2,689
K-12 Programs
854
788
948
1,065
1,075
932
1,078
1,177
1,846
1,824
Special Education Programs
1,495
1,322
1,889
1,770
963
666
851
908
1,196
1,310
School Service Personnel
528
677
508
555
843
553
636
755
977
1,109
Administrative Programs
1,180
1,179
1,760
1,659
1,607
898
1,453
1,682
2,753
3,206
Alternative Certification
0
0
66
1,092
214
106
221
251
505
604
Other
0
0
0
0
251
759
262
943
504
1,136
Total:
10,876
11,201
12,504
13,934
12,094
10,054
10,436
12,306
16,087
16,802
*Incomplete data. Number of Institutions Reporting: 48 in 2004; 43 in 2005; 39 in 2006; 41 in 2007; 60 in 2008; 58 in 2009.
SOURCE: Institutional Data Form
