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• Quantity
• Quality
• Equity

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• By 2006 Every Child Will Have Competent,
  Caring, Qualified Teachers in Schools Organized
  for Success.

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Teacher Employment And Turnover 1987-2000
Source Richard Ingersoll Teacher Turnover and
Teacher Shortages An Organizational Analysis.
American Educational Research Journal. 38 (Fall
2000) pp. 499-534.
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Trends in Teacher Employment and Turnover
1987-2000
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60 of Newly Licensed Teachers Are Hired
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Beginning Teacher Attrition is a Serious Problem
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Teacher Turnover A Revolving Door
Not In Transition
Leaving
Incoming
Total Teaching Force, 1999-2000 3,451,316
Source Richard Ingersoll Teacher Turnover and
Teacher Shortages An Organizational Analysis.
American Educational Research Journal. 38 (Fall
2000) pp. 499-534.
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School Staffing Crisis

• We Dont Have Enough Teachers
• We Dont Attract And Retain The Teachers We Need
• Someone Else Is Offering Our Teachers Better
  Conditions And A More Rewarding Career

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High Teacher Turnover That Is Driven By Supply
Strategies Results In Negative Policy
Consequences
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• Quality Preparation, Accreditation, and
  Certification Are Challenged
• Staggering Turnover Costs Go Unaddressed
• Quick Fix Alternatives Make The Problem Worse

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• Teacher Supply Strategies
• Protect Dysfunctional Schools
• From Change

Hard To Staff
Change The Conditions That Make These Schools So
Hard To Staff
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Improve Teacher Retention By 50 By 2005-2006
By Focusing On Teaching Quality
Good Teachers In Schools Organized For Success
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NCTAF Summits

• The First 3 Years Of Teaching
• Wingspread 9/03
• Transforming Schools Into Strong
• Learning Communities
• Wingspread 12/03
• High Quality Teacher Preparation
• Barton Creek, Austin TX 06/04

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Focus On Teaching Quality

• Establish Strong Professional Learning
  Communities In Schools
• Prepare Teachers To Teach Effectively in Those
  Communities
• Develop Professionally Rewarding Career Paths
  From Mentored Induction To Accomplished Teaching

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Focus On Equity

• Publicly Report On
• The Relationship Between Teaching Conditions
• And Student Performance

Two-Tiered Education System
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• Never Doubt The Power Of A Small Group Of
  Thoughtful, Committed People To Change The World.
  Indeed, That Has Always Been The Way The World
  Has Changed.
• Margaret Mead

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• Be The Change

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