West Virginia Career Turnover Rates of Teachers in Kentucky Discussion

• Paragraph 1:
  • First, describe the turnover rates of teachers in Kentucky, and how it compares to past years.
  • Second, considering what we learned about (1) workforce planning and recruitment and (2) benefits and retention, what conditions are contributing to a shortage of teachers in Kentucky? In other words, why are teachers leaving the profession, and why is it difficult to recruit new teachers?

• Paragraph 2:
  • First, consider the responses/tactics to address a labor shortage we learned about in the Planning lecture (i.e., “How to address a shortage?”). What tactic(s) are school leaders using?
  • Second, considering what we learned about retention and benefits, make two recommendations to school leaders to increase their teacher retention.

• Paragraph 3:
  • Considering what we learned about the factors that help boost recruitment (by building a pool of applicants and generating applications with the necessary qualifications), what one thing would you recommend that school leaders or policy makers could do to recruit applicants to teaching positions?

In order to receive full credit:

1. Your response should be a minimum of one single-spaced page, and a maximum of two single-spaced pages.
2. Your responses should be thorough. You can respond beneath each question, or you can write in full paper/paragraph format.
3. You should accurately apply the course materials, and demonstrate high-quality writing (grammatically correct, complete sentences).