Retaining teachers improves student learning
School districts receive hundreds of applications for a limited number of job openings. Yet, retaining quality teachers is a top priority for administrators who want to build a quality faculty. Administrators face constant criticism over teacher retention and hiring. Parents are vocal if teacher turnover is high. And hiring new teachers isn’t cheap. New teachers need training in the school district’s curriculum and mentoring new hires takes time from everyone’s schedule.
It’s a lot less expensive, less time-consuming, and better for students if a school can retain the teachers it already has. However, no one wants a teacher who is not a good fit for the school or the kids. A teacher who burns out, but stays in the classroom isn’t doing herself or her students any good.
For many years, educators and policy makers have heard about the research regarding teacher dropouts. Fifty percent of all new teachers leave the profession within the first five years. The revolving door at the district’s H.R. office hurts staff morale, and impedes the continuity of the school’s mission and curriculum.
Inside The School’s online seminar Ways to Retain Teachers When Budgets are Tight will focus on strategies for retaining quality teachers. Keeping in mind the school’s tight budgets, the ways to retain teachers can include very important, yet very affordable, support programs. Retention is best thought of as a continuum that begins with hiring and includes opportunities for teachers’ professional leadership.
Or click here for the downloadable PDF order form or call 888-391-4465
In Ways to Retain Teachers When Budgets are Tight you will:
- Learn how to understand the need for hiring new teachers who are the right match for the job opening
- Learn how to see the value of induction programs for increasing the retention of new hires
- Provide supervision that is collegial and helps the new hire
- Learn how to establish professional learning communities that allow new teachers to study common classroom issues with other teachers
- Know how to set a businesslike tone in the workplace
- Personalize administrator support of new teachers
- Be able to plan professional development opportunities that are effective and reasonably priced
- Know how to provide teachers with leadership opportunities in the school and district
About the Presenter:
Mary C. Clement is a professor of teacher education at Berry College in Georgia. She is the author of seven books, including How to Interview, Hire, and Retain High-Quality New Teachers and Building the Best Faculty. She has presented on the topic of teacher hiring at national ASCD, NAESP, Kappa Delta Pi, and Phi Delta Kappa conferences. A high school foreign language teacher for eight years, Clement received her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before entering higher education.
>
Or click here for the downloadable PDF order form or call 888-391-4465
Available in CD or print transcript format. The CD contains an audio presentation with PowerPoint and can be viewed on any standard computer equipped with the Microsoft Silverlight Plug-in. Our CDs are not compatible with Macintosh computer systems. Presenter’s handouts are included as a PDF on CDs and in hard copy with transcript purchases. For a discount, you can receive both the CD and transcript in a convenient package. 
For your convenience, you may order online and pay with a purchase order or check. Simply select the "Bill Me" option. You may also order by phone at 888-391-4465 ext. 2 or by fax/mail by downloading the PDF order form.
All of our products have a satisfaction guaranteed policy. It’s simple – if you are not satisfied with your CD or transcript, contact us and we’ll refund your money. No questions asked.
Cost:
CD: $199
Transcript: $99
CD/Transcript Package: $249
