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#TEACHE R ST R O NG

RA L E TO T HE NE XT L EV EL ”
ING TE AC HER AND STAF F MO
“BOOST

& TE SS W AT K INS SHO RT


RE SENT ED B Y: SHA NA GRIFFIN
P
PEDU-620: PBL PROJECT
FALL 2019
P B L
S O N FO R
REA
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, THERE
HAS BEEN AN INCREASINGLY HIGH
TURNOVER RATE FOR FACULTY AND
STAFF MEMBERS AT HOPEWELL HIGH
SCHOOL, WHY??
<IS IT TEACHER AND STAFF MORALE?>
HHS DATA FROM THE LAST THREE YEARS
Teacher & Staff Turnover
120 120 120

120
100
80
60
40 19 22
16
20
0
2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019

Total Employees Turnover


WHY ARE STAFF MEMBERS LEAVING?
LOW PAY

BALANCED CAREER
CALENDAR CHANGE

DISSATISFIED
RETIRING WITH SCHOOL
DISTRICT

POOR
RELOCATING
LEADERSHIP

STUDENT
OVER TESTING DISCIPLINE
ISSUES

LACK OF INCREASING
SUPPORT JOB DEMANDS
THE EFFECTS OF…..
LOW MORALE TURNOVER/ATTRITION
• TEACHER-STUDENT DISCONNECTION • EXPERTISE IS LOST
• HIGHER ABSENTEEISM RATES • COHERENCE OF INSTRUCTION SUFFERS
(DISRUPTS DAILY ROUTINE) • INCREASED TEACHER WORKLOADS
• LOWER STUDENT EXPECTATIONS • UNFILLED POSITIONS
• LOWER STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT • SCHOOL CLIMATE DECREASES
WHAT CAN WE DO?
STEP ONE: CONDUCT A
SURVEY
SO, WHAT DO WE WANT TO KNOW?
Take5,
1)WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT HOPEWELL HIGH SCHOOL?
2) AANNDDD>>ACTION!!
WHAT IS ONE AREA IN WHICH THIS SCHOOL COULD IMPROVE?
3) IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT WHAT
HOPEWELL HIGH SCHOOL IS DOING WELL AND/OR AREAS WHERE IT COULD
IMPROVE?
4) DO YOU FEEL A SENSE OF SAFETY AT HOPEWELL HIGH SCHOOL?
5) WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT HOPEWELL COULD DO TO MAKE YOU WANT TO
KEEP WORKING FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM?
STEP #2: REVIEW THE RESULTS

THE BURNING QUESTION:


IS THERE A MORALE ISSUE AT HOPEWELL HIGH SCHOOL?
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT!

Demands on Teacher’s Ineffective


Meetings &
and Time Management of Poor Communication
Professional School Safety
Student and Support
(63%) Development (33%)
Discipline/Behavior (49%)
Teachers Only (37%)
(60%)
FACULTY & STAFF PERSONAL COMMENTS
CLIMATE AND MORALE SURVEY

“Administration that cares about the faculty and staff and


show us how to be leaders instead of being micro-
managers.”
“Please give us a break with
a t e i n “ c anned” “Whe
PD.” like to not p a r t i ci p h e o f n i t co
im p a c t t t e n f ee l i n mes to
“I would o t r e a ll y rules a
ti e s t ha t do n year.” limbo
. nd co
PD activi v e
I pers
onally nsequ
en ces
I d o . ” t t o h a ha v e for stu
job that e ti n g s j u s
I h a v e a not se
ttle d i dents
v e m e s th a t . ” nto th we
s h a t i n g t i n g e
c t m a ke s u m a n y me e r t he me e schoo
l
r d i stri v e s o p l a n fo
“O u We h a ing to
g s … . . m e e t
e “I think that the school can improve when it comes to
meetin on top of th
g administration being visible by the students and in the way they
meetin
communicate to staff.”
STEP #3
BOOST TEACHER AND STAFF MORALE TO THE NEXT LEVEL!
First Outing (Tailgate/Game)
Attended Sunshine Committee Meeting
PaYDaY on Payday incentive in teacher mailboxes
First Friday Bowling Outing (Strike Out Stress)
Random Acts of Kindness Activity
First Friday Outing After Hours Happy Hour
Butterfly Effect Project
Friendsgiving Feast with Staff
Teacher Shout Out Wall
PLEASE STAY FOR A WHILE, WE NEED YOU!!
REFERENCES
• DISCHIANO, Z. (NOVEMBER 29, 2016). THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL CLIMATE AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT. RETRIEVED FROM: HTTPS://
WWW.TASB.ORG/SERVICES/HR-SERVICES/HRX/HR-TRENDS/THE-IMPORTANCE-OF SCHOOL-CLIMATE-AND-HOW-TO-IMPROV.ASPX.

• KOUZES, J. & POSNER, B. (2017). THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE: HOW TO MAKE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS HAPPEN IN ORGANIZATIONS.
• MORALE. DEF. (2016). IN OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY ONLINE. RETRIEVED FROM: HTTP://WWW.OED.COM.
ROXY.LIBRARY.VCU.EDU/VIEW/ENTRY/122088?REDIRECTEDFROM=MORALE#EID.

• SENECHAL, J., SOBER, T., HOPE, S. (2016). UNDERSTANDING TEACHER MORALE. RETRIEVED FROM HTTP
://SCHOLARSCOMPASS.VCU.EDU/MERC_PUBS/56.

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