Promoting Transparency in California Education

About Sheehan Networks

Sheehan Networks is working on developing tools to promote transparency in California's education system. We're in the early stages of building a platform that will aggregate publicly available salary schedule information from California school districts.

Our Goal

To create accessible tools that promote transparency and informed decision-making in California's education system by making publicly available salary information easier to find and understand.

What We're Building

  • Data aggregation from school district websites
  • Searchable salary schedule database
  • Public transparency tools
  • Easy-to-use interface for educators and researchers

California School Salary Transparency Project

We're developing a platform to collect and organize salary schedule information from California school districts. This project aims to make publicly available compensation data more accessible for educators, researchers, and the public.

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Planned Features

Search functionality across multiple districts and positions

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Data Organization

Clear presentation of salary schedules and compensation data

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Regular Updates

Automated collection to keep information current

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Public Access

Free access to promote transparency in education

Status: Early Development Preview Available
View Early Version →

Data Sources

When completed, the platform will collect data from publicly available sources including:

  • School district websites
  • Published salary schedules
  • Public HR documents
  • Collective bargaining agreements

All data will be sourced from publicly available information in compliance with California's Public Records Act.

Potential Users

🎓 Educators
Teachers and administrators researching salary information and career planning
📰 Researchers
Journalists and academics studying education funding and compensation
🏛️ Public Interest
Citizens interested in transparency in public education spending
📋 Policymakers
Officials analyzing education policy and budget decisions

Project Status

This project is in early development with a preview version available at schools.sheehannetworks.com. We're currently working on:

  • Building web scraping tools for district websites
  • Developing the database structure
  • Creating the user interface
  • Testing data collection methods

Early preview available but not fully ready.
Features and data are limited while in development.