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What if teaching were

the most attractive and compelling profession

in the nation? Hi! I’m thinking about teaching in your district.

What do you think?

Schooling is the most human of enterprises. The mark of great schools is not this reading program or that staffing model, but educators who approach these things with verve, expertise, clarity, and commitment. In successful schools, educators are invested in the program, have time to get good at it, and cooperate to make it work.

– Rick Hess, Education Week, 7/2/15

Teacher quality is the #1 driver of student

performance.

There is no relationship between teacher quality and

how we assign, compensate and support teachers.

What does the data say?

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Demand for teachers is rising, but supply of candidates is dropping

N.C. teacher crisis looms Charlotte Observer, 9/9/14Teacher retirements

outpacing new hires Gannett Newspapers, 12/1/14 Area schools struggling to find

teachersRapid City (S.D.) Journal, 6/24/14School starts while

teaching jobs remain unfilled

Tucson News Now, 8/1/14

Steep drops seen in teacher-prep enrollment numbers

Education Week, 10/21/14

Hi! I’m thinking about teaching in your district. What do you think?

Great move!

Interesting. We should talk.

DON’T DO IT!

…from these teachers?

What differentiates the experience of these teachers…

Example: Data from a large Midwestern district

Most effective teachers

Less effective teachers

Unrated teachers

“Detractors”Least likely to recommend

“Passives” and “Promoters”More likely to recommend

1%

~25%

~25%

~25%

~25%