STAFFING
For years, many authorizing offices—across type—were learning to do more with less. However, as we are emerging from the ravages of the pandemic, the authorizing profession is focused on ways to take the bureaucratic burden off the shoulders of school leaders and staff—allowing them to focus on teaching and learning, which is especially critical during this moment of student recovery.
FIGURE 01
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PORTFOLIO SCHOOLS PER FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)
Most authorizers have an average of 1 to 10 schools in their portfolios for each full time staff member in their organization.
FIGURE 02
GROWTH PLANS OVER THE NEXT YEAR
Most authorizers do not plan to add full-time staff members to their organization over the next year.
