Classroom Teachers on Waivers, by Subject Area, by State: 2000-2001
State English/language arts (MS/HS) Foreign language (MS/HS) Mathematics (MS/HS)
Total number of teachers Teachers on waivers Total number of teachers Teachers on waivers Total number of teachers Teachers on waivers
Total With content expertise Total With content expertise Total With content expertise
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama
4,598
53
1
27
51
1,148
32
3
16
50
5,817
155
3
61
39
Alaska
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Arizona
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Arkansas
2,311
50
2
50
100
792
34
4
34
100
1,668
56
3
56
100
California
24,720
2,808
11
—
—
4,994
916
18
—
—
15,761
2,606
17
—
—
Colorado
4,273
97
2
67
69
1,282
70
5
45
64
2,858
106
4
68
64
Connecticuta
3,098
1
*
—
—
1,848
6
*
—
—
2,896
1
*
—
—
Delaware
498
10
2
1
10
178
7
4
—
—
406
23
6
—
—
District of Columbia
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Florida
7,475
168
2
142
85
1,956
22
1
37
168
6,083
74
1
116
157
Georgia
6,330
288
5
288
100
1,507
206
14
206
100
5,001
207
4
207
100
Hawaii
731
53
7
38
72
147
11
7
7
64
480
47
10
34
72
Idaho
1,834
29
2
2
7
352
17
5
3
18
1,195
36
3
2
6
Illinois
12,089
293
2
14
5
3,296
119
4
15
13
7,597
90
1
17
19
Indiana
10,418
10
*
10
100
4,426
40
1
40
100
8,894
46
1
46
100
Iowa
4,974
—
—
—
—
959
—
—
—
—
2,844
—
—
—
—
Kansas
5,425
12
*
8
67
944
7
1
6
86
4,403
9
*
8
89
Kentucky
5,388
14
*
6
43
724
16
2
9
56
3,274
31
1
11
35
Louisiana
3,744
488
13
—
—
602
128
21
—
—
2,807
522
19
—
—
Maine
1,761
4
*
—
—
440
6
1
—
—
1,008
3
*
—
—
Maryland
3,421
597
17
603
101
1,498
262
17
267
102
2,463
508
21
512
101
Massachusetts
6,611
7
*
—
—
3,155
13
*
—
—
4,068
6
*
—
—
Michigan
9,805
74
1
—
—
1,833
80
4
9
11
5,340
103
2
6
6
Minnesota
12,100
10
*
5
50
3,648
35
1
23
66
9,118
19
*
33
174
Mississippi
1,957
39
2
—
—
273
28
10
—
—
1,518
43
3
—
—
Missouri
7,791
160
2
90
56
1,449
74
5
35
47
4,281
137
3
76
55
Montana
657
1
*
—
—
178
1
1
—
—
518
3
1
—
—
Nebraska
1,500
0
0
0
0
503
0
0
0
0
846
0
0
—
—
Nevada
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
New Hampshire
847
17
2
0
0
407
12
3
12
100
662
12
2
2
17
New Jersey
8,555
74
1
74
100
3,456
133
4
133
100
6,905
62
1
62
100
New Mexico
2,025
214
11
179
84
514
78
15
59
76
1,432
217
15
162
75
New York
17,205
1,688
10
—
—
7,489
959
13
—
—
16,342
1,516
9
—
—
North Carolina
20,300
1,452
7
1,007
69
2,831
553
20
449
81
8,579
968
11
680
70
North Dakota
451
0
0
0
0
123
1
1
1
100
371
0
0
—
—
Ohio
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Oklahoma
3,984
5
*
5
100
1,159
11
1
11
100
2,852
17
1
17
100
Oregon
2,167
41
2
41
100
737
67
9
67
100
1,091
28
3
28
100
Pennsylvania
7,110
31
*
—
—
3,503
70
2
—
—
6,690
62
1
—
—
Rhode Island
826
1
*
1
100
451
10
2
5
50
708
9
1
5
56
South Carolina
3,383
94
3
68
72
761
146
19
93
64
2,937
184
6
101
55
South Dakota
5,108
5
*
—
—
4,558
7
*
—
—
4,854
4
*
—
—
Tennessee
7,741
121
2
31
26
1,142
157
14
84
54
6,901
221
3
94
43
Texas
31,139
3,476
11
1,072
31
6,518
1,105
17
433
39
19,992
2,574
13
843
33
Utah
2,698
298
11
—
—
1,021
60
6
—
—
2,839
239
8
—
—
Vermont
—
4
—
3
75
—
14
—
7
50
—
15
—
6
40
Virginia
5,498
391
7
346
88
2,411
256
11
227
89
4,814
393
8
330
84
Washington
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
West Virginia
6,580
25
*
15
60
433
31
7
24
77
5,630
22
*
14
64
Wisconsin
3,803
17
*
—
—
770
52
7
—
—
3,315
28
1
—
—
Wyoming
452
1
*
1
100
145
4
3
4
100
363
0
0
—
—
Guam
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Puerto Rico
4,024
79
2
13
16
2,163
44
2
2
5
2,074
55
3
2
4
Total (all states)
277,405
13,300
5
4,207
32
78,724
5,900
7
2,363
40
200,495
11,457
6
3,599
31
Total (only states reporting content Data)
184,154
7,839
4
4,207
54
48,756
3,647
7
2,363
65
133,049
6,401
5
3,599
56
Total number of states reporting content data
32
 
 
 
 
32
 
 
 
 
29
 
 
 
 
— Data not reported.
* Less than .5 percent
a Connecticut reported only long-term substitutes in the not fully-certified cateogory.
Note: a waiver is any temporary or emergency permit, license, or other authorization that permits an individual to reach in a public school classroom without having received an initial certification or license from that state or any other state.
Source: Title II Data Collection— State Reports, 2001.