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Initial Thoughts
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What factors do you think influence special education teacher turnover?

  • Page 1: Teacher Retention and Turnover

What can school leaders do to reduce the number of special education teachers who leave each year?

  • Page 2: A Model for Retaining Effective Special Educators
  • Page 3: Recruiting and Hiring
  • Page 4: Teacher Induction
  • Page 5: Professional Learning
  • Page 6: Principal Support
  • Page 7: School Climate
  • Page 8: Job Design

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Teacher Retention: Reducing the Attrition of Special Educators

Initial Thoughts

Please jot down your initial thoughts to the Challenge questions:

retention_initial_thoughtsWhat factors do you think influence special education teacher turnover?

What can school leaders do to reduce the number of special education teachers who leave each year?

 

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