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: 
$1,272,706
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: 
$48,531
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate: 
$66,196
2022-23 Average Salary: 
$55,358
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$66,196
2023-24 Average Salary: 
$56,967
Average Teacher Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
17.4%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change : 
$-10,838
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-9,229

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. 

Though by far the largest district in Shawano County, the Shawano school district average teacher salary was one of the lower ones in Shawano County at $55,358.  The increase in average teacher salary since 2011  was 14.1%, which was well below the rate of inflation. 

We have heard that there has been a significant exodus of great teachers during the last few years due to a lot of turmoil at the upper levels of administration & school board. We have read about some pretty sketchy things (https://www.tchdailynews.com/2022/04/15/77819/ ) that this district has done to loyal teachers; especially the termination of a dedicated teacher and coach with 22 years of service who suffered a disabling stroke from the extreme stress and turmoil from how this district treated it's teachers during the past few years. 

Still suffering from the disabling effects of the stroke, the district terminated him and cut off his health insurance days after he exhausted his sick leave. Many districts would have put him on disability leave, but not Shawano. Might want to consider that if you're considering accepting a position with this school district.

Even the Superintendent pay declined by 6.8% in this district, one of only a few districts in Wisconsin where this happened. We think that when the Superintendent pay declines, that the district is having severe financial issues.

Rating the career prospects for this district is not a tough call at all; we rank career employment potential as a Dead End job in this district.

Estimated Average Teacher Income Loss Since 2011 From Act 10
$147,399

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: 
$127,992
2022-23 Projected Salary at 26.3% Inflation Rate : 
$174,581
2022-23 Superintendent Salary: 
$119,328
2023-24 Projected Salary at 36.4% Inflation Rate: 
$174,581
2023-24 Superintendent Salary: 
$160,000
Superintendent Salary Performance
WERC Inflation Rate Since July 2011 : 
36.4%
Real Salary Change: 
25.0%
2022-23 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-55,253
2023-24 Purchasing Power Change: 
$-14,581

April 2024 Referendum Results

Taxpayers rejected a $54,500,000 referendum for facilities improvement projects.

Ten Year Teacher Salaries
Median 2020-2021 First Year Teacher Salary: 
$43,200
Projected Ten Year Salary in 2020-21: 
$54,562
Ten Year Teacher Salary Performance
10 Year WERC Inflation Rate: 
26.3%
Real Salary Change : 
0.0%
Real Purchasing Power Change*: 
$0