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ERIC ED607378: Retention, Mobility, and Attrition among School and ... |
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Education decision makers in Colorado, Missouri, and |
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South Dakota share concerns about and need more |
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information on changes in school and district leadership |
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(principals, assistant principals, superintendents, and |
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assistant superintendents), including mobility (when |
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leaders move to a different school or district within the |
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state public school system) and attrition (when leaders |
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stop serving in a leadership position in the state public |
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school system). In collaboration with educators in those |
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states, the Regional Educational Laboratory Central used |
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administrative data for 2015/16 to 2018/19 to identify |
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the percentages of school and district leaders who |
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remained in a leadership position in the same school or |
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district (stayers), who transferred to a leadership |
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position in a different school or district (movers), and |
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who took a nonleadership position or left the state |
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public school system (leavers) after one year and after |
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three years. The study also examined the characteristics |
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of principals, schools, and districts that were |
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associated with principal mobility and attrition. Across |
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the three states the percentage of school and district |
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leaders who were stayers ranged from 77 percent to 82 |
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percent after one year and from 51 percent to 56 percent |
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after three years. After three years younger principals |
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were more likely to be a mover than a stayer, and older |
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principals were more likely to be a leaver than a stayer. |
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Principals who identified as a racial/ethnic minority and |
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those who earned a lower salary were also more likely to |
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be a mover or a leaver. In addition, principals were more |
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likely to move from or leave low-performing schools that |
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the state identified as needing additional support for |
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improvement and schools in lower-performing districts |
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(districts with lower average student academic |
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achievement). The findings suggest that decision makers |
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may wish to better understand the causes of school leader |
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mobility and attrition and enhance supports for younger |
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principals, principals who identify as a racial/ethnic |
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minority, and principals in low-performing schools. [For |
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the appendixes, see ED607379; for the study brief, see |
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ED607380; and for the study snapshot, see ED607382.] |
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Date Published: 2022-07-15 06:32:58 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED607378 |
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Item Size: 11657372 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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