Atlanta Public Schools recently raised teacher salaries by 11 percent, boosted support staff salaries by 10 percent, and set a goal to have the average salary reach $100,000 by 2030.
As it relates to teacher retention, these steps are very welcome — and also insufficient if we want to keep our most impactful teachers in the classroom.
Like most jobs, compensation is one of many factors that determine whether teachers decide to stay in the classroom. Other reasons that teachers leave include a lack of feedback, a scarcity of leadership opportunities, and an absence of encouragement to keep teaching. According to data from metro Atlanta educators across 20 schools who participated in a national survey about instructional culture, we score significantly below educators elsewhere on each of these measures, which contributes to our ongoing teacher retention challenges.
We can change this and — for the sake of the workforce that will power Atlanta’s future — we must.
Setting teachers up for success
- Category: Press
- Tags: Atlanta Public Schools, Teacher Talent
- By: The RedefinED Atlanta Team
