The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Department of Education (ED)

Permanent Work Force:  3,893 Temporary Work Force:  451    Total Work Force: 4,344

Work Force Composition*

Total # Men Women Hispanic or Latino White Black or African American Asian Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or More Races Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Work Force

3,893

37.19%

62.81%

3.98%

54.10%

36.91%

4.16%

0.08%

0.77%

0.00%

1.49%

Major Occupations:
Miscellaneous Administration and Program

671

40.83%

59.17%

3.87%

66.92%

23.85%

2.98%

0.15%

2.24%

0.00%

0.89%

Management and Program Analysis

992

30.04%

69.96%

2.92%

52.72%

41.83%

2.02%

0.00%

0.50%

0.00%

0.71%

Education Program

341

30.50%

69.50%

4.69%

58.36%

31.38%

1.76%

0.29%

3.52%

0.00%

0.29%

GS-14 and GS-15*

1,312

47.48%

52.52%

2.52%

69.74%

22.94%

3.73%

0.08%

0.99%

0.00%

1.14%

Senior Pay Level*

132

60.61%

39.39%

0.76%

83.33%

12.88%

3.03%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.76%

SES

88

59.09%

40.91%

1.14%

79.55%

15.91%

3.41%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

First-Level Officials/Managers

0

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Mid-Level Officials/Managers

424

43.63%

56.37%

2.83%

64.39%

29.01%

2.83%

0.00%

0.94%

0.00%

1.18%

Senior-Level Officials/Managers

590

51.69%

48.31%

2.71%

78.31%

15.76%

2.37%

0.00%

0.85%

0.00%

0.34%

Unclassified Managers

16

68.75%

31.25%

0.00%

62.50%

31.25%

0.00%

6.25%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

*Includes data for only permanent employees in pay status as of September 30, 2006; does not include pay-banded employees.


Targeted Disabilities

ED employed 59 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2006, which was 1.36% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 4 employees from FY 2005 and a decrease of 14 employees since FY 2002.  The participation rate for FY 2005 was 1.42% and for FY 2002 was 1.69%.  Over the 5-year period ED had a net decrease of 0.33% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

ED timely processed 94.6% of the 92 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2006.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Race (Black); (2) Race (White); and (3) National Origin-Hispanic.  The 66 complaints filed at ED contained 54 allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 15 allegations of race (White) discrimination, 3 allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 1 allegation of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, and no allegations of color or disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 31 completed investigations, 0% were timely.  ED's average time for completing an investigation was 220 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Office of Personnel Management had the lowest average of 105 days.

ED's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 415 days in FY 2005 to 426 days in FY 2006.  The government-wide average was 367 days.

IV.  Costs

ED agreed to pay $7,500 for 5 pre-complaint settlements, of which 1 were monetary settlements averaging $7,500.  ED expended a total of $188,000 for 31 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $6,064.

ED agreed to pay a total of $37,000 for 6 complaint closures through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions.  For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $6,166.



Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2006

Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings:

85

7

92

Settlements

5

5.9%

0

0%

5

5.4%

Withdrawals or No Complaints Filed

31

36.5%

5

71.4%

36

39.1%

Complaints Filed*

51

55.4%

Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year

0

0%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2006 where counseling was also completed during FY 2006.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution in FY 2006

Counseling Complaint**
Completed/Ended Counselings/Complaint Closures

92

61

Total Number Offered ADR

92

0

ADR Offer Rate*

100%

0%

ADR Participation Rate*

7.6%

0%

Total ADR Settlements

0

0

Total ADR Settlements Amount

$0.00

$0.00

*Using newly collected data, EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

**Includes all complaints filed in the fiscal year, including those where the counseling was completed in the prior fiscal year.

Timeliness in FY 2006

Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2005 APD* FY 2006 APD % Change
All Pre-Complaint Counselings (minus remands)

92

87

94.6%

All Investigations

31

0

0%

196

220

12.2%

All Complaint Closures

61

415

426

2.7%

Merit Decisions (no AJ)

22

0

0%

449

492

9.6%

Dismissal Decisions (no AJ)

5

561

203

-63.8%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2006

Complaint Closures Final Agency Decision (no AJ Decision) Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented)
# % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed

66

Total Closures

61

Settlements

6

9.8%

Withdrawals

13

21.3%

Total Final Agency Actions

42

68.9%

27

64.3%

15

35.7%

0

0%

Dismissals

5

11.9%

5

100%

0

0%

0

0%

Merit Decisions

37

88.1%

22

59.5%

15

40.5%

0

0%

Finding Discrimination

0

0%

0

NA%

0

NA%

0

NA%

Finding No Discrimination

37

100%

22

59.5%

15

40.5%

0

0%


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