School Staff
Characteristics
Number
of
Staff Attrition Rate
Teachers
During the 2011-2012 school year, the faculty included 73
teachers.
Number
of
Teacher Aides
The school had 14 classroom aides and 9 tutors during the 20112012 school year.
Average
class size
The average class size at the School during the 2011-2012
academic year was 22 students.
Faculty and staff at the Carlos Rosario School are committed
to student success, and their experience and professionalism
contribute to the organization’s stability. The attrition rate for the
2011-2012 school year was 22%. The majority of the teachers
who left the School were part-time educators who left for fulltime positions, continuing education opportunities, and fellowships.
Of our overall attrition rate, only two teachers who left were fulltime educators at the School.
The Carlos Rosario School has several long-term staff members.
The CEO and Founder was the Principal of the former Carlos
Rosario Adult Education Center and has served the school for 40
years; the Chief Academic Officer has an 18 year tenure at the
school.
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Qualifications
and
Assignments
of
School Staff
The school recruits experienced teachers with advanced degrees
in TESOL, adult education, linguistics and related fields. Many
school administrators and faculty are multilingual. To maintain
teacher quality, the school has certification requirements for all
full-time faculty members based on those set for ESL teachers in
Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC and on standards set by