District Info
Career Prospect: 
Dead End Job

CESA 8

Gillett
http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/
920-855-2114

Shawano County

County Seat: 
Shawano
WCA District: 
North Central
715-526-9150
With only a 44% Covid 19 vaccination rate, this county is has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Wisconsin. 
During the Covid 19 pandemic, hospitals in this general region were filled beyond capacity by extremely sick, un-vaccinated patients from Shawano County. Routine health care often had to be suspended due to the crushing demand caused by un-vaccinated residents with Covid 19 taking hospital beds away from victims of strokes, heart attacks, and car crashes on several occasions during the pandemic.
 During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Republican Sheriff in this county took a public position of refusing to enforce Wisconsin state health department mandates requiring residents to wear masks in restaurants and bars. Note the Covid-19 vaccination rate in this county.
 Do you want to live and potentially raise a family in a County where law enforcement chooses the laws it enforces on the basis of politics?
Political Environment
2016 Election: 
65% Trump
2018 Election: 
64% Walker
2020 Election: 
67% Trump
2024 Election: 
70% Trump
COVID Rate: 
44% Fully Vaccinated
Money Stolen From This District's Taxpayers to Fund School Vouchers Across Wisconsin
2022-23 School Year: 
$0
The Republican Dictatorship that rules 'Wisconsin has underfunded public schools since 2011 while giving the largest funding increases in America to private & parochial voucher schools.
Average Teacher Salaries
2010-2011 Average Salary: 
$46,758
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$63,778
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$52,851
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$63,778
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$53,352
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
14.1%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-10,927
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-10,426

This school district is located in Shawano County. By a strong majority, the residents of this county are strong Trump supporters, and spent 2012-2018 Standing With Walker  to denigrate public school teachers at every opportunity. Not surprisingly, public education in this county suffers from a lack of support from the many county residents who are strong MAGA supporters.

Nearly every yard in this county that has a sign proclaiming support for Trump and/or contempt for President Biden and those who support him. FJB signs are more prevalent than the American flag in most areas of Shawano County.  Woe to anyone living in this county, especially a public school teacher, that doesn't openly support Trump or who dares to openly support Biden or any Democratic candidate. 

Like most predominantly MAGA supporting Wisconsin counties, teacher pay and benefits in this county are pretty low. Average teacher pay in this county ranges from $51,673 to $58,629. 

The Wittenberg-Biramwood school district average teacher salary was one of the lower ones in Shawano County at $52,851.  The increase in average teacher salary since 2011  was 13%, which was about half the rate of inflation.

The Superintendent received a pay increase of 27.7% that was about equal to inflation and was double the increase in average teacher salaries.

Rating the career prospects for this district is a pretty easy call. This district has a pretty low average teacher salary that is increasing at about half the inflation rate, while giving the Superintendent pay raises that are about double the teachers' pay increases. Adds up to a Dead End job in our opinion.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$146,813

The Republican Dictatorship that has Ruled Wisconsin Since 2011 has underfunded public schools by over 4 Billion dollars in order to provide massive tax cuts to the wealthiest individual taxpayers and big business and manufacturers by severely reducing teacher salaries & benefits.

Superintendent Earnings
2010-2011 Superintendent Salary: 
$113,000
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$154,132
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$144,266
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$154,132
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$145,000
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
28.3%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-9,866
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-9,132
Ten Year Teacher Salaries
Median 2020-2021 First Year Teacher Salary: 
$0
Projected Ten Year Salary in 2020-21: 
$0
Median 2020-2021 Ten Year Teacher Salary: 
$0
Ten Year Teacher Salary Performance
10 Year WERC Inflation Rate: 
26.3%
Real Salary Change : 
0.0%
Real Purchasing Power Change*: 
$0

Planning on Returning to Teach in this District Next Year?

Have All Teachers Received CPI Pay Increases the Past 2 Years?  

2023 CPI was 8.00%  

2024 CPI was 4.12%

No???

Sick of the School Board Lavishing Big Raises on the Superintendent While Screwing Teachers?

Time to Send a Message to the School Board.....

Without a Guarantee of a BIG RAISE for signing your contract for the 2024-25 SY,

Make your School District WAIT until the week of June 12th to return your contract.

All contracts due by Saturday June 15th.

This is one of over 200 Wisconsin school districts  have SCREWED teachers (50,000+) since 2011 while giving MASSIVE pay raises to the Superintendent.  

Make your District value YOUR RETURN for next year as much as they value the Superintendent. 

Unless they offer at least a CPI raise for all teachers,

Hold off on returning your signed contract until June 12-14th.