Through our work on the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northwest, in partnership with WestEd, we have supported the Lower Kuskokwim School District through their focus on teacher recruitment and retention.
REL Northwest is hosting a free, one-hour webinar on August 10th at noon Pacific. Join to learn how rural districts and school leaders can develop localized strategies to address teacher working conditions toward improving teacher retention.
Improving Rural Teacher Retention: Developing Localized Strategies to Address Teacher Working Conditions
August 10th at 12:00 p.m. PT
During the webinar, REL Northwest will share research on the influence of working conditions on teacher retention and detail a process—used with Lower Kuskokwim School District in Alaska—for using research and local data to identify steps and strategies to address and improve teacher working conditions. The process includes the following:
- Reviewing research and local data.
- Conducting a root cause analysis.
- Developing a theory of action.
- Developing plans for implementing strategies and collecting indicator data.
- Conducting ongoing data collection to gauge how strategies are working.
Who should attend: Rural district and school leaders and staff interested in improving working conditions to improve teacher retention.
Presenters:
- Trudy Cherasaro, Director, Marzano Research, REL Northwest
- David Yanoski, Researcher, Marzano Research, REL Northwest
- Kimberly Hankins, Superintendent, Lower Kuskokwim School District (Alaska)
- Dr. Jayne Downey, Associate Dean, Educator Preparation Director, Center for Research on Rural Education
Note: If you are unable to attend the live event, please register to be notified when the archived webinar and meeting resources are available online.
