Teacher Turnover in South Carolina Schools By Marissa Emerson and Alison Gossett by Alison Gossett https://padlet.com/alisong1113/3ugo6abhj668 en-us 2018-11-05 13:09:40 UTC 2018-11-12 00:08:56 UTC hello@padlet.com The Problem alisong1113 https://padlet.com/alisong1113/3ugo6abhj668/wish/300439505 Southern Schools, like South Carolina's, have been struggling to keep teachers in their high-poverty schools.
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  • 70% of teachers from 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 moved schools voluntarily, 23%  because of school factors
  • highest percent of movers (those who left the school) and leavers (those who left the profession) was in high poverty, with 12% for movers and 10% for leavers
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  • Higher salary
    • Over 60% of teachers in both rural and urban areas have said higher salary would encourage more teachers to stay in high-poverty areas.
  • Incentives
    • Additional grants and incentives will target better recruitment and retention measures in schools with a higher rate of poverty.
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  • Economic
    • Money for higher salaries will be provided by the government through incentives and categorical grants.
  • Personnel
    • U.S. Department of Education will review applications from school districts for grants and incentives.
    • Superintendents of high poverty school districts will apply the district for the grants and incentives.
  • Training
    • Salary rate increases with higher training level in teachers.
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  • Timeline
    • 2 years for schools with a high-poverty rate to apply and get approved for a categorical grant targeted towards teacher salary.
    • Added pay for high-poverty teachers over a years time
  • Obstacles
    • Not all schools may get approved for incentives and grants
    • Teacher turnover has an opportunity to increase in the 2 years of approval
    • Schools may not receive enough money for higher salaries for all teachers.
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  • Ingersoll, Richard. “Why Do High-Poverty Schools Have Difficultly Staffing Their Classrooms with Qualified Teachers?”. American Progress, November 2004, www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/kf/ingersoll-final.pdf.
  • Keller, Bess. “More Teacher-Incentive Grants Trickle Out.” Education Week, vol. 26, no. 11, Nov. 2006, p. 14. Academic Search Premier. 
  • McFarland, J., et al. The Condition of Education 2018. The National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, 23 May. 2018, https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2018144. The National Center for Education
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