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Teacher retention is a point of reflection and introspection for school leaders every year as they anticipate their staffing needs for the upcoming school year. Some schools hemorrhage teachers each year, while others maintain the same staff rosters for decades. Understanding why this occurs is a logic puzzle for leaders across Jefferson County Public Schools and the nation.
Ask teachers who leave or transfer to different schools why they’ve done so, and their answers vary from poor leadership to underdeveloped staff culture to not feeling supported. These concerns are amplified when studying the demographic makeup of a staff, and school leaders are left wondering why it might be challenging to hire and/or retain teachers of color.