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The Role of Principals in Addressing Teacher Shortages (Reasons teachers…
The Role of Principals in Addressing Teacher Shortages
Reasons teachers leave
Quality of administrative supports
(21%)
Instructional Support
Instructional Resources
Materials
Targeted PD Opportunites
Necessary communication channels
Sensible budgets
Emotional Support
More important factor than salaries and workload
Leadership Style
Facilitator
collaborators
team leaders
"leaders of leaders"
Team-based
New teachers opinions equally weighted
Other "Essential Principal Factors"
Decision-making input
Collegial relationship
School Culture
Time for collaboration
Teacher attrition accounts for 90% of teacher shortages
Purpose
Importance of the role that principals play in teacher retention
Principals in high-poverty/high-minority schools tend to be weaker
Teachers twice as likely to leave
Relationship building is very important here
Clear expectations
Support and Encouragement
Recognizing a "job well done"
Strong brokering skills
String Innovator skills
Strong Coordinator Skills
Skills that can close the turnover gap in advantaged schools
Recommendations
Delevop listening to understand skills
Effectively incorporate teachers in decisions
Require PD on the skills that show to increase retention/decrease turnover
Lower Attrition Rates
Brokering
Brokering
Lower Attrition Rates
Coordinating
Coordinating