The Wide-Reaching Impact of Teacher Turnover

In schools serving historically marginalized populations, teacher vacancy and retention remains a pressing issue, with Title 1 schools experiencing 50% more teacher turnover than non-Title 1 schools (Carver-Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2017).

Exploring the Root Causes

What often goes unrecognized are the true root causes of teacher turnover and the role of leaders in addressing those root causes.  

Understanding the deeper instructional systems behind teacher turnover empowers leaders to make substantial, positive impacts within their sphere of control. 

This was true for one school serving 100% of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch, with 15% experiencing homelessness or in foster care. Faced with a 70% teacher turnover rate, leaders transformed instructional systems – nearly tripling teacher retention rates in just one year. 

How an Empowered Model of Instruction Can Dramatically Improve Teacher Retention 

In this virtual seminar, attendees will engage with National Expert Educator Michelle Fitzgerald, Ed.D. to explore how strengthening Tier 1 core instruction dramatically improves teacher retention. 

All registrants will receive a research-based article that examines how leaders can increase teacher retention by addressing root causes – with real examples from the school mentioned above. 

Participants will learn:

• The scope of the teacher retention crisis and its impact on schools 
• The impact of an empowered model of instruction that fosters deeper learning through a student-centered culture 
• Structures that foster teacher collaboration, growth, and shared instructional vision 
• Strategies for enhancing schoolwide conditions, nurturing teacher professionalism and autonomy, and increasing academic rigor to create schools where teachers and students thrive  

By focusing on how leadership and instructional practices affect retention, leaders can create schools where all students and educators thrive.