Educators are the District of Columbia’s greatest strength. Data collected annually* by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) from all DC local educational agencies (LEAs) demonstrate that the District’s educator workforce includes a strong pool of educators serving our LEAs, schools, and students. OSSE is committed to collecting and reporting these data to support our initiatives and provide the DC community with an authoritative dataset reflecting the state of staffing across the city.
Educator Workforce Reports
In fall 2019, OSSE, in collaboration with TNTP, released its inaugural DC Teacher Workforce Report compiling data from a sample of the city’s schools. In spring 2022, OSSE released a more comprehensive report, which includes data from all DC LEAs. The reports cover state-level supply (from Educator Preparation Providers), demand (teacher vacancies at LEAs), demographic (race and gender), and retention data on DC’s educators. Moving forward, OSSE has committed to producing these comprehensive reports every other school year.
Educator Retention Briefs
In winter 2022, OSSE published a snapshot of state-level educator retention data in the first Educator Retention Brief with the goal of releasing a new brief every school year. These short (1-2 page) briefs contain graphics that provide an accessible look at retention rates for teachers and leaders across DC schools.
- 2021-22 Educator Retention Brief
- 2022-23 Educator Retention Brief
- 2023-24 Educator Retention Brief
- Definitions and Methodology
Educator Workforce Data Files
With the release of the 2022 Educator Workforce Report, OSSE also began publicly releasing LEA Faculty and Staff data, including demographic, retention, teacher supply, and demand data with our Educator Workforce Data Files.
These files provide a closer look at the state of staffing across DC as they include state, LEA, and school-level information. OSSE has since expanded the scope of the files to include experience, certification, and performance data. Though the Educator Workforce Report is produced every other year, OSSE’s goal is to publish these data files annually.
Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) Data
In adherence with the DC Municipal Regulations, OSSE approves educator preparation providers (EPPs) and subject area programs without external accreditation so that program completers are eligible to earn an educator credential in the District of Columbia. OSSE partners with DC EPPs to collect comprehensive data on EPP participants, generate analyses to support continuous improvement, and strengthen the pipeline of effective educators who reflect DC's needs. In addition to analyzing data from EPPs, OSSE also connects these data to our workforce, credentialing, and PRAXIS datasets to track EPP participant outcomes.