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M ^ V No newly hired teachers were identified as "not prepared" in this table Ratings of new teachers hired during the past two years Source: Oregon Quality Assurance in Teaching Program Education majors: Apply now ■ Recently, Oregon K-12 schools have been in great demand for teachers By Mandy Toomey Oregon Daily Emerald A new survey indicates the edu cation job market in Oregon is open, which means good news for University education majors. Nearly half of Oregon’s K-12 principals report that finding teach ers has grown increasingly difficult, according to a recent survey con ducted by the Oregon Quality As surance in Teaching Program. The survey, taken of 661 K-12 schools in Oregon, shows princi pals are scrambling for special edu cation and language teachers in Salem, the northern coast and East ern Oregon. While the news poses some problems for Oregon school dis tricts, the findings are advanta geous for University education stu dents, said Dianne Ferguson, coordinator of academic support services and an education profes sor. “In times of shortage, students have more choices,” Ferguson said, especially in areas such as salary and location. The University’s education de partment is taking steps to respond to the needs of K-12 schools, Fergu son said. For example, the depart ment has increased admission to its secondary education program to about 100 education majors and has made an effort to recruit non traditional students, such as those returning to school or interested in switching careers. According to the survey, certain areas are having more difficulties hiring than other parts of the state. Ferguson said that most educa tion students prefer to teach near where they were trained. Since most teacher preparation programs are located in Portland and the mid-Willamette Valley, that’s were a large number of students look for positions. There are also a number of other factors contributing to the shortage, including a higher teacher retire ment rate and stricter licensing standards. “In the past two years, there has been a favorable atmosphere for employees to retire,” said Paul Driskill, principal of Candalaria El ementary School in Salem. He said the district has done a lot of hiring to make up for this loss. Another reason is the state’s re cent emphasis on certain subject ar eas, such as foreign language and math, and a shortage of special edu cation teachers, Driskill said. The shortage has raised the issue of school reform and the quality of the teachers available, said Holly Zanville, associate vice chancellor of Oregon University System and director of the Oregon Quality As surance in Teaching Program. “There is more pressure on schools to have good teachers, said Zanville. She said it is not enough for an education major to go into the classroom and work with the kids as a student teacher; they have to be able to help them learn, Ferguson said. In the past three years, the Uni versity’s education department has revised its licensing and teacher preparation programs in order to be in line with new state standardized testing at the K-12 level throughout the state. Teachers today need greater as sessment skills to be able to identify which students need improvement, said Martin Kaufman, dean of the University’s education department. “Teachers are challenged not t(j> get just one student over the bar, but every student,” Kaufman said. With the licensing change, edu cation students are required to spend more time student teaching. The teachers can also receive spe cial-education endorsements, which allow them to work effec tively with students who have learning disabilities. The results of the work done by the University’s education depart ment seem to have already had an effect. The study, Zanville said, showed that principals in K-12 school already see the difference in the quality of graduating education majors in Oregon in the past two years. f Calendar Thursday, Jan. 25 Grand Opening: The International Resource Center, a resource for mem bers of the University community in terested in travel, hosts an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; a rib bon-cutting ceremony, speaker and reception from 4 to 6 p.m.; and a Peace Corps slide show at 6:30 p.m. International Lounge, EMU. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Buffet: Classified employees and officers of administration are honored for their contributions to racial understand ing. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Alumni Lounge, Gerlinger Hall. Free admis sion and hors d’oeuvres. Special pres entation at noon. Visiting Artist Lecture: Printmaker Yuji Hiratsuka, Oregon State Universi ty, presents a slide-illustrated talk, “ Reflections On/Between the East and the West,” explaining the transi tion of style, idea and media in his prints from the early 1970s to the present. 7 p.m. Room 155 Lawrence Hall. Free. Peace Corps Slide Show: To help mark the official opening of the EMU International Resource Center, re cently returned Peace Corps volun teers show slides illustrating their projects, experiences and the coun tries in which they served overseas. 7 to 9 p.m. Multicultural Center, Room 33 EMU. Free. 1 Oregon Daily Emerald P.O. 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