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Teaching salary summary page for the state of Utah Salary range (2007 – 2008): $31,604 - $63,770 Average teacher salary (2005 – 2006): $40,316 Average beginning teacher salary (May 2007): $27,000 Median household income (2006): $55,179 Median house price (Feb. 2007): $167,200 Per-Pupil Spending: $4,890 Cents spent on benefits for every dollar paid as salary: 35.5˘ Grade: Summary: CACTUS is not a plant in Utah. It means Computer Aided Credentials of Teachers in Utah Schools which is a database that contains their teachers’ credentials information for schools hiring and recruitment easy reference. Recruiting and attracting qualified professionals into the classroom is one obvious need Utah is trying to fill as its aging work force is seen to retire years from now and the student population continues to grow. To help teachers with their day to day task, TeachersLINK database provides annotated links to free teacher resources such as lesson plans, worksheets and multimedia files. These are free or inexpensive resources useful in education. Utah State Office of Education is paying yearly to online service Teachers-Teachers.com to help recruit teachers. Faced with serious teacher shortage, Utah utilizes the World Wide Web to seek qualified teachers online. Utah’s new program enacting the “Parent Choice in Education” Act has just created the most expansive school choice. The program creates a school voucher program to offer children scholarship to attend the school of their parent’s choice. Expanding educational options introduces competition between schools that will start to revolutionize education reform. Education is the only means each student reach their fullest potential. Educational experience challenge is not only for students and educators but for school administrators as well. To challenge individual development is to challenge coursework and curricula content. Educational programs that recognized the needs of the gifted and talented learners were created by the state. Each local district was required to develop curriculum for their gifted students in grades K12. Utah Scholars Program is an initiative developed by the state to team with local businesses in order to develop a rigorous course of study to prepare students for college and the workplace. This was made to challenge students of grades 9-12 to develop skills that employers and colleges consider as essential for success. Utah does not only consider content of curriculum but it greatly considers application and use of the knowledge gained from the classroom to the workplace which is most important. Links: AFT teacher’s salaries in Utah Return to the Average Teacher Salary Main Page
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