NEW TEACHERS
Far too many of our brightest and best educators leave the educational community due to a variety of reasons. According to The Innovation and Policy Blog and its research, factors contributing most to high teacher turnover fall into three categories:
A. General purposes that range from retirement to life-changing events,
B. Professional goals include dissatisfaction with the profession as a whole, and low pay,
C. School-level reasons, here is where Amyra can be of significant service to support school leaders in significantly reducing reasons for teachers’ leaving:
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Insufficient mentoring and coaching support
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Challenging school culture and climate
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Poor working conditions
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Dissatisfaction with administration
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No assistance with student discipline issues
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Hostile relationships with colleagues
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Fears about school safety
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Sense of racial isolation
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Lack of autonomy and influence
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Emotional stress
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Unrealistic expectations
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Lack of resources
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Unmanageable Class size
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Paperwork
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Lack of sufficient planning time
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Curriculum demands
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Working 10 to 15 workdays and weekends
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Ineffective administrators
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Too many frivolous meetings
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High-stakes standardized testing
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Teacher evaluation methods