2007 MCAE Survey of Basic Working Conditions
Total Completed Surveys 323
Respondents’ Age
WHAT IS YOUR AGE? 2.3% 20 to 24 years 12.9% 25 to 34 years 20.4% 35 to 44 years 25.6% 45 to 54 years 34.3% 55 to 64 years 4.5% 65 and older
Part-Timers’ Responses: 2.6% 20-24 years 11.4% 25-34 years 19.7% 35-44 years 21.2% 45-54 years 38.3% 55-64 years 6.7% 65 and older
Respondents’ Age (All)
20-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Respondents’ Age (Part-Timers)
20-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Respondents’ Gender and Race
WHAT IS YOUR SEX? 85%
Female 15% Male
Part-Timers’ Responses: 86.9% Female 13.1% Male
WHAT IS YOUR RACE/ETHNICITY?86.6% White3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)2.3% Black or African American4.3% Asian0% American Indian/Alaska Native0% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Isl. 3.6% Other
Part-timers’ Responses:87% White3.1% Hispanic or Latino
2.6% Black or African American2.6% Asian4.7% Other
Respondents’ Gender
MaleFemale
Respondents’ Race
WhiteAsianHspnc/ LatinoBlack or AAOther
Respondents’ Education
WHAT IS YOUR HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL LEVEL? 60.2% Graduate or Professional Degree 34% Bachelor’s degree 3.2% Associate’s degree 1.3% Some college, no degree .7% High School graduate (includes equivalency) .7% 9th to 12th grade (no diploma)
Part-timers’ Responses: 51.3% Graduate or Professional degree 41% Bachelor’s degree 4.7% Associate’s degree 2.1% Some college, no degree 1% High School graduate
Education Level—All
Graduate DegreeBachelor's DegreeAssociate's DegreeSome CollegeHigh School grad9th-12th grade
Education Level—Part-timers
Graduate DegreeBachelor's DegreeAssociate's DegreeSome CollegeHigh School grad9th-12th grade
Respondents’ Background Information
DO YOU HAVE A TEACHER’S CERTIFICATION OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE?
53.7% Yes 46.3% No
We asked open-ended question: If YES, specify. Only 5 respondents (out of 101) had an ABE license (two of these were “provisional” licenses).
Part-Timers’ Responses: 56% Yes 44% No
ARE YOU ABLE TO STAY IN THE ABE/ESOL FIELD BECAUSE YOU HAVE OTHER FAMILY INCOME OR BENEFITS?
67.9% Yes, other income is a factor29.5% No, other income is not a factor2.6% Don’t know
Part-timers’ Responses:80.6% Yes, other income is a factor16.2% No, other income is not a factor 3.1% Don’t know
Are you able to Work in ABE Because of Second Income? (all)
YesNoDon't know
Are you able to Work in ABE Because of Second Income? (Part-timers)
YesNoDon't know
Respondents’ Salary and Income
WHAT WAS YOUR FAMILY’S 2006 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME (OPTIONAL)
(230 responses; 93 skipped this question)
.4% Less than $10,000 .4% $10,000 to $14,999 7.8% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 17% $35,000 to $49,999 20.9% $50,000 to $74,999 20.4% $75,000 to $99,999 17% $100,000 to
$149,000 4.4% $150,000 to
$199,999 1.7% $200,000
INDICATE YOUR ANNUAL SALARY, OR AN HOURLY RATE?
This question was open-ended question and the responses were invalid.
43.6% of respondents reported annual salaries, and 74.2% reported an hourly rate (rate per direct instruction hour).
We analyzed Part-Timers’ responses:5 Part-timers provided their hourly rate: Range: $13.50/hr to $22.00/hr
3.4% Under $5,000
10.3% $5,000-$9,999
13.8% $10,000-$14,999
37.9% $15,000-$24,999
24.1% $25,000-$34,999
6.9% $35,000-$49,999
Respondent’s Employment Status
WHAT IS YOUR PRIMARY POSITION?
55.1% ABE/GED/ESOL Teacher 14.6% Program Director 10.5% ABE/ESOL Coordinator 8.1% Other 5.6% Counselor 2.2% Clerical/Non-Teaching
Staff 1.9% Professional Staff Dev.
Coord. 1.6% Tech Coordinator .3% Teacher’s Aide
WHAT ARE SECONDARY JOBS THAT YOU HOLD IN THIS POSITION?
50.5% Other28.8% ABE/GED/ESOL Teacher21.4% Counselor11.2% Professional Staff Dev. Coord.8.4% Clerical/Non-teaching Staff7.7% ADA Coordinator7.4% ABE/ESOL Coordinator6.8% Tech Coordinator3.1% Program Director1.6% Teacher’s Aide
Respondent’s Employment Status
ARE YOU EMPLOYED FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME? 63.2 % Part-time 36.8% Full-time
HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU WORK PER WEEK? (Open-ended question)
Part-Timers’ Responses (204): 29.7% 10 hours or less 34.3% 11-20 hours 25.7% 21-30 hours 10.3% 31-40 hours
ARE YOU EMPLOYED FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME?
Full-TimePart-Time
Respondent’s Employment Status
ARE YOU WORKING FOR MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYER?
70.3% No 29.8% Yes
We asked Open-ended question: If yes, are other jobs also in ABE/ESOL field? If you are working in another job in ABE/ESOL field, please complete separate survey for each job.
Part-Timers’ Responses (204): 69% No 31% Yes (53.7% in the
ABE/ESOL Field)
HOW IS YOUR POSITION PRIMARILY FUNDED?
56% Government Grants28.5% Mixed Sources6.8% Don’t know5.0% Other3.7% Private Foundation Grants
ARE YOU WORKING FOR MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYER (part-timers?)
YesNo
Respondents’ Employment Status
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN EMPLOYED BY YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER? (Open-ended) Time of employment ranged from 1 month to 42 years.
52% 5 years or less 168
<1year 15; 1year-29, 1.1-2 years- 39; 2.5- 3 years-31; 3.5- 4 years- 22, 4.5- 5 years-20
21.4%6 --10 years 69 6.5- 7 years-18, 7.5-8 years-10, 9years-10, 9.5-10years-17
12.4%11 --15 years 40 12 years- 13, 13years- 6, 14years- 4, 15years-8
4%16 --20 years 13 16years-5, 17years-2, 18years-2, 19years-2, 20years-2
8.4% More than 2021 years -25 years 11 21years-2, 22years-2, 23years-2 ,25years-5
26 years -30 years 8 26years-1, 28years-2, 29years-1, 30years-4
31 years -35 years 7 31years-1, 32years-1, 33years-3, 35years-2
42 years 1 42years-1
Respondents’ Employment Status
How many years have you been employed by your current employer (continued from previous slide).
Part-Timers’ Responses (204): 58.3% 5 years or less 20.8% 6-10 years 11.8% 11-15 years 2.1% 16-20 years
4.0% More than 20 years
Respondents’ Employment Status
HOW MANY TOTAL YEARS HAVE YOU WORKED IN THE ABE/ESOL FIELD?
7.4% Less than 1 year 18.6% 1 to 3 years 22% 4 to 7 years 14.6% 8 to 11 years 8.4% 12 to 14 years 29.1% 15 years or more
Part-Timers’ Responses (204): 8.3% Less than 1 year 25% 1 to 3 years 26.5% 4 to 7 years 13.7% 8 to 11 years 4.9% 12 to 14 years 21.6% 15 years or more
Years in the Field—all respondents
<1 year1-3 yrs.4-7 yrs.8-11 yrs.12-14 yrs.15 yrs. +
# of Years in the ABE Field—Part-Timers
<1 year1-3 yrs.4-7 yrs.8-11 yrs.12-14 yrs.15 yrs. +
Respondents’ Employment Status
Comparison of Part-timer’s Time employed by Current Employer to Time Years Working in ABE/ESOL field:
Time in ABE/ESOL field
Time on current job Less 1 yr
1-3 yrs 4-7 yrs 8-11 yrs 12-14 yrs
15+ yrs
Less than 1 year 100% 0% 2.6% 0% 0% 2.9%
1 to 3 years 0% 92.7% 23.7% 0% 0% 8.8%
4 to 7 years 0% 4.9% 68.4% 22.2% 14.3% 32.4%
8 to 11 years 0% 0% 0% 72.2% 0% 2.9%
12 to 14 years 0% 0% 0% 0% 85.7% 11.8%
15 years or more 0% 2.4% 5.2% 5.5% 0% 4.1%
Respondents’ Employment Status
DO YOU CURRENTLY WANT TO WORK FULL-TIME IN THE ABE/ESOL FIELD?
53.3% Yes32.8% No13.9% Don’t know
Part-Timer’s Responses:33.3% Yes48.5% No18.1% Don’t Know
DO YOU CURRENTLY WANT TO WORK FULL-TIME IN THE ABE/ESOL FIELD? (part-timers)
YesNoDon't Know
Respondents’ Employment Status
IS YOUR PROGRAM’S STAFF MOSTLY FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES?
73.1% Mostly part-time 13.3% Mostly full-time 10.2% Equal numbers of FT/PT 3.4% Don’t know
Part-timers’ Responses: 84.8% Mostly part-time 6.9% Equal numbers of FT/P 3.9% Mostly FT 4.4.% Don’t know
Respondents’ Employment Status
WHAT IS THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF YOUR PROGRAM?
29.1% Greater Boston 22.8% Southeast MA 20% Northeast
MA 18.4% Central MA 9.1% Western MA .6% Other
WHAT IS THE TYPE OF ABE/ESOL PROGRAM WHERE YOU WORK?
38.4% Community-based organization/ non-profit agency27.6% School Department/LEA16.7% College/University-based6.2% City-town operated3.1% Other2.5% Don’t know1.9% Corrections1.9% Union.9% Library.9% Faith-based
Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated)
WHAT HEALTH BENEFITS ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FROM YOUR JOB? Individual Family Group Health Insurance 38.7% 51.6% 9.7% Vision Insurance 40% 46.7% 13.3% Dental Insurance 36.8% 52.6% 10.6%
Part-timers’ Responses: Only 23.5% of Part-timers receive health benefits. 24.1% of Part-timers who work for more than one employer receive health
benefits.
Percentage of part-timers who receive health benefits by hours worked per week: (N=24.1%)
4% 10 hours or less 6.3% 11-20 hours a week 8.6% 21-30 hours a week 5.2% 31-40 hours a week
Health Benefits (all)
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
Individual Family Group
Health Benefits (part-timers)
HealthBenefitsNo HealthBenefits
Benefits for Part-Timers by Weekly Hours Worked
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10%
10 hrs. orless
11-20 hrs.
21-30 hrs.
31-40 hrs.
Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated)
WHAT BENEFITS ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FROM YOUR JOB?
33.3% Pension 31.5% 401k/403b 28.5% Life insurance 18.7% Disability insurance, long-term 16.9% Disability insurance, short-term 2.6% Auto insurance 9.4% Credit union .8% Childcare 55.1% Paid vacation 57.3% Paid sick days 52.1% Paid holidays 62.2% Direct Deposit 17.2% Tuition Reimbursement 2.6% Tuition Remission 49.1% Reimbursement for Travel to
conferences 33.7% Paid membership to professional
organizations 15% Union membership 13.9% Other
ARE YOUR BENEFITS ADEQUATE?
42.2% Yes46.5% No11.3% Don’t know
We asked open-ended question: If NO, please comment.
Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated)
DO YOU RECEIVE A FORMAL WRITTEN YEARLY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION?
45.5% No--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HOW OFTEN DO YOU RECEIVE A RAISE? 38.8% 3 or more years--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ARE YOU COMPENSATED FOR CANCELLATION OF A COURSE DUE
TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS BAD WEATHER OR LACK OF ENROLLMENT?
66.1 % No-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DO YOU HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL? 60.1% Yes-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IS THERE CURRENTLY A GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE IN PLACE? 50.3% Yes
Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated)
DID YOU SIGN A CONTRACT WHEN YOU WERE HIRED FOR YOUR CURRENT POSITION?
47.1% Yes 47.1% No 5.9% Don’t know
DO YOU HAVE A JOB DESCRIPTION? 76.6% Yes 10.4% No 13% Don’t know
We asked open-ended: If YES, are your job responsibilities accurately reflected in your job description?
ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A UNION?
79.6% No20.4% Yes
We asked open-ended question: If YES, please specify.
Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated)
ARE YOU PAID FOR COMPENSATORY (COMP) TIME?
56% No 30% Yes 14% Don’t know
We asked open-ended question: If YES, describe how many hours can be taken, restrictions, etc.
Part-timers’ Responses: 54.4% No 27.2% Yes 18.3% Don’t know
ARE YOU COMPENSATED FOR PREP TIME DONE AT HOME?
49.5% No38.2% Yes12.3% Sometimes
Part-timers’ Responses:38.3% No47.2% Yes14.5% Sometimes
ARE YOU COMPENSATED FOR PREP TIME DONE AT HOME?
YesNoSometimes
Compensation & Benefits (abbreviated)
ARE YOU COMPENSATED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES?
86.7%Yes 9% No 4.3% Don’t know
Part-Timers’ Responses 87.3%Yes 6.9% No
5.8% Don’t know
Program Support (abbreviated)
DO YOU ATTEND STAFF MEETINGS? 95.8% Yes 4.2% NoIF YES, HOW OFTEN DO YOU ATTEND STAFF MEETINGS? 48.3% Monthly
QUESTIONS RELATED TO STAFF MEETINGS:
ARE YOU PAID TO ATTEND STAFF MEETINGS?89.9% Often
ARE THESE MEETINGS PRODUCTIVE? 53.8% OftenARE THESE MEETINGS INCLUSIVE? 74% OftenARE THESE MEETINGS INFORMATIVE? 61.7% OftenARE THESE MEETINGS EMPOWERING? 39.1% SometimesDO YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN HIRING NEW STAFF? 50% Yes
Program Support (abbreviated)
DO YOU FEEL THAT YOUR PROGRAM’S STAFF REFLECTS THE DEMOGRAPHICS (INCLUDING RACE, CULTURE, CLASS, GENDER, AGE, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION, OR IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCE) OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE ABE/ESOL PROGRAM?
31.4% Does reflect 42.8% Somewhat reflects 23.5% Does not reflect 2.3% Don’t know
Part-timers’ Response: 35.3% Does Reflect 37.4% Somewhat reflects 23.7% Does not reflect 3.7% Don’t know
Program Support (abbreviated)
PLEASE RATE YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT. 55.2% Temperature Average 53.6% Restroom Average 53.8% Cleanliness Average 59.3% Air Quality Average 35.7% Rodents/Vermin Excellent 42.7% Overcrowding Average 53.1% Quality of Equipment Average 56.4% State of Facility Repair Average 51.5% Fire Safety Average 57.6% Security Average 32.9% Access to Kitchen Poor 31.4% Access to Break-room Excellent 60.7% Access to Textbooks Excellent 48% Access to Dedicated Classroom Excellent 64.6% Access to Instructional Materials Excellent 57% Access to Desk Excellent 69% Access to Copy Machine Excellent 64.3% Access to Computers Excellent 65.8% Access to Internet/Email Excellent 59.9% Access to Office Supplies Excellent
Thank You!