teacher retention

Presented by Ansharaye Hines, M.Ed., Assistant Director of CTE and Curriculum, Center for Black Educator Development; AB Spence, Ph.D., Program Manager, Training and Implementation, Center for Black Educator Development; and Jahmere Jackson, College Freshman, Elementary Education Major, Howard University, and Research Fellow, Center for Black Educator Development
Moderated by Joyce Whitby, CEO and Co-Founder, Innovations4Education

Presented by Dana Dudenhoeffer, Executive Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Gainesville Independent School District (TX); and Dr. Wendy Amato, Chief Academic Officer, K12 Coalition

Teacher retention is one of the most difficult challenges faced by districts today. “Half of teachers leave teaching within five years,” said Hillary Greene Nolan, Education Researcher at Digital Promise. It raises the question: How do we retain experienced teachers and welcome new educators? One answer just might be “Teacher Leadership in a Union-Led Program Designed to Support and Retain Early-Career Teachers.”

Presented by Tasha Osten, School Counselor, Raymond Central Public Schools (NE); Kristina Pittman, High School English Teacher, Farmington Public Schools (MI); Jeremy Gold, High School History Teacher, Farmington Public Schools (MI); Shelly Rosene, Q-Comp Coach & SPED Teacher, Anoka-Hennepin School District (MN); and Hillary Greene Nolan, Education Researcher, Digital Promise

Presented by Dr. James Bailey, Co-Founder and Partner, The Daily SEL Leader; and Randy Weiner, Co-Founder and Partner, The Daily SEL Leader

Presented by Karmin Ricker, Instructional Design and Technology Coordinator, Raymore-Peculiar School District (MO); Dr. Pete Leida, Partnership Manager, Insight Education Group; and Dr. Wendy Amato, Chief Academic Officer, K12 Coalition

Starting the school year with vacant teaching positions rather than a fully staffed and well-prepared faculty has become more common in recent years. A combination of demographic, financial, and cultural trends has created an ongoing problem that many educational leaders now need to address in order to meet the needs of their students.

Presented by Teresa A. Byington, Ph.D., Professor/Specialist, Early Childhood Education, University of Nevada, Reno Extension
Moderated by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, Vice President for Professional Learning, Kaplan Early Learning Company

With the myriad of challenges facing current and future educators, schools cannot overlook the importance of having a workforce strategy in place. How that plan is developed and what it includes was discussed during the edLeader Panel, “Building Leader Capability and Capacity in Workforce Strategy: Addressing Attraction, Retention, and Educator Wellbeing.”

Due to an increase in teacher shortages around the country, the need to hire highly qualified teachers, especially teachers of color, is challenging school district leaders to rethink and revamp their recruitment and retainment efforts.