Education
BY DANICA LLOYD
Study identies how Cy-Fair ISD teachers spend their time
Outside of teaching, Cy-Fair ISD teachers primarily spend time on documentation—such as to comply with special education requirements and to report student behavior incidents— according to a 2023-24 study from market research rm Hanover Research. “That write-up process ... can take about an hour if you factor in writing the write-up, contacting parents, talking to the [assistant principal], sometimes [a] parent conference,” one high school teacher included in the report said regarding discipline reports. Teachers quoted in the report were anonymous. Instructional planning and support, including planning and preparing for lessons and grading, is another time-consuming task, according to the report. Additionally, 73% of secondary teachers reported spending ve or more hours per week tutoring, and 73% of elementary teachers reported spending ve or more hours per week
Time teachers spend per week on tasks in Cy-Fair ISD
1 hour or less
3-4 hours
5-6 hours
1-2 hours
7 or more hours
6% 28% 4% 29%
35%
17%
14%
Lesson preparation Lesson planning Colleague collaboration Grading Professional development
36%
18% 13%
10%
40%
28%
13% 10%
9%
34%
34%
13% 10%
43%
38%
10% 3% 6%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
SOURCE: HANOVER RESEARCHCOMMUNITY IMPACT
Hanover’s recommendations included streamlining processes to reduce teachers’ administrative workloads and increasing the amount of time they have to complete tasks through planning periods and teacher workdays.
serving in task-oriented groups. Teachers also discussed the pressure to attend students’ athletic events, performances and community fundraisers, noting supervisors ask about such activities in performance reviews.
Why it matters
Teacher turnover rates
Cy-Fair ISD
Texas
21.4%
“I love working with the kids, but it was everything else—it was the testing, and there’s no time during the school day. You couldn’t even go to the restroom, you know? I [was] bringing hours’ worth of work home,” she said of her time as a teacher. Teacher turnover in CFISD reached 18.3% in 2022-23, mirroring the statewide trend. Data was not yet available for 2023-24.
The Charles Butt Foundation found 75% of teachers considered leaving the profession in 2023, citing excessive workloads and insucient pay as signicant factors. CFISD cut over half of campus librarians for 2024-25, including Kimberly Rains, who taught in the district for years before becoming a librarian. She said teachers are leaving the profession “in droves.”
25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%
16.4%
18.3%
13.1%
SOURCE: CYFAIR ISD¡COMMUNITY IMPACT
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