The Inner - City Arts Professional Development Institute provides educators — classroom teachers, administrators, university students, and teaching artists — the tools to build bridges between the arts and academic subjects, improving student literacy and overall academic achievement, and
raising teacher retention rates.
The 5 - year project is designed to increase the number of well - prepared teachers entering the city's classrooms, provide ongoing support during the critical early years of teaching, and ultimately
raise teacher retention rates and student achievement.
Not exact matches
Although the
retention rates for TFA and VIF are low, it's worth noting that
teachers who come through those preparation routes are better at
raising student reading and math scores.
Raising the vesting requirement has more than compensated for the rise in
teacher retention rates.
The school also
raised its School Performance Score (SPS) by 5.5 points, improved its school letter grade, and increased its
teacher retention rate.