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.
Presented by Dr. Morton Sherman, Senior Associate Executive Director, Leadership Network, AASA, The School Superintendents Association; Dr. Barbara Jenkins, Superintendent Emerita, Orange County Public Schools (FL); and Dr. Sandy Husk, Former Executive Director of ASCD, Former CEO of AVID, and Former Superintendent of Salem-Keizer Public Schools (OR)
Moderated by Shannon Penrose, M.S.Ed., Senior Vice President and Head of Education Solutions (K-12), American College of Education
Presented by Dr. Baron R. Davis, Superintendent in Residence, PeopleBench; Dr. Tanya Wilson-Thevanesan, Deputy Superintendent, Fairport Central School District (NY); Chace Ramey, Deputy Superintendent, Iowa City Community School District (IA); and Fleur Johnston, CEO and Founder, PeopleBench
Presented by LaCreasha Stille, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Gainesville Independent School District (TX); Jeannie Aversa, Executive Director of Recruitment, Selection and Retention, Syracuse City School District (NY); Dr. Peter Leida, Partnership Manager, Insight Education Group; and Crystal Hercules, Senior Associate, Insight Education Group
Presented by Dr. Michael Hinojosa, Former Superintendent, Dallas Independent School District (TX) and Cobb County School District (GA), and Current Chief Impact Officer, engage2learn; and Dr. Chris Everett, Chief Strategy Officer, engage2learn
Across the country, there are 36,000 teacher vacancies. That may not seem like a lot, given the over four million teachers in the U.S., but suppose you multiply the vacancies by the number of students in each classroom (an average of 25) where a teacher is unavailable. In that case, you can fathom the significant effect on learning and instruction.
Tutoring, it turns out, not only boosts student achievement but also heightens teacher retention, a discovery made by Dr. Tina Powell, Orange Public Schools (NJ) Assistant Superintendent of Innovation and Systems, when her district explored solutions to post-pandemic unfinished learning.
Presented by Dr. Wendy Amato, Chief Academic Officer, K12 Coalition; Keely Keller, Director of Professional Programs, Creator and Facilitator of EQUIP, Teaching Channel; and Feroze Munshi, Oakland Instructional Coach, Oakland Unified School District (CA)
Presented by Jermar Rountree, Physical Education and Health District Teacher Lead, Center City Public Charter School-Brightwood Campus (DC); Olivia Polk, Grade 6 English Teacher, Richmond Public Schools (VA); Heather Pasko, Visual Art Teacher, Hatboro-Horsham High School (PA); Kristin Gillette, Middle Level Instructional Specialist, Loudoun County Public Schools (VA); Chelsea Jones, Middle Level Special Education Teacher, Chesterfield County Public Schools (VA); and Shanté Knight, Director of Educator Leadership Development, ASCD