And, with increased emphasis on creating more professional learning opportunities for educators, Valdosta is on track to
boost teacher retention rates too.
Not exact matches
The government should roll out an annual entitlement of continual professional development (CPD) for all
teachers to
boost retention rates, cross-party MPs have claimed.
To counteract the effects of staff churn, and to help
boost retention rates and improve
teacher agency, VCS is now hyper - focused on providing ongoing Professional Development (PD) opportunities for new and existing staff — and they're using DreamBox PD resources, such as MyFlexPD, ™ to help get everyone up to speed fast.
Among these was
teachers» professional community — the extent to which
teachers felt connected to their school's mission and to each other, which can
boost collaboration and contribute to higher
retention rates.
In February, Schools Week reported on the findings of the education select committee's
teacher recruitment and
retention inquiry, which called on the government to give all
teachers the chance to formally improve their professional development as one way to
boost retention rates.
Although this exercise is obviously absurd and only meant as an example — a 50 percent
boost in
teacher retention rates overnight would indeed be magic — the implications of it should be clear.
A district
boosting retention rates for just early - career
teachers is likely to see higher cumulative
retention than a district focusing its efforts at the back end.