Teacher Retention in New York City Middle Schools: The Research Alliance for the New York City Schools’ Three-Year Study (2009-2012)

• In Event: Roundtable Session 124

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

This symposium presents findings from a multi-institution, mixed-method, three-year study of teacher turnover and retention in New York City’s middle schools. It draws on survey and case study research to address shared questions across four papers. In turn, the papers examine: (1) the key organizational factors that influence teachers’ willingness or ability to remain in or move from their current or past school assignment; (2) leadership as a key organizational factor affecting retention (as identified in paper #1); (3) the key organizational factors that influence the retention of male teachers of color; and (4) the effect of teacher turnover on schools’ functioning. Collectively, the papers can inform policy and administrative decisions that improve staffing in middle schools.

Sub Unit

• Division L - Educational Policies and Politics / Section 6: Teacher Policy and Politics

Chair

• James J. Kemple, New York University

Papers

• Organizational Factors Affecting Retention and Attrition in New York City Middle Schools - Jennifer Goldstein, California State University - Fullerton; Aaron Pallas, Teachers College, Columbia University

• The Effect of Leadership on Teacher Retention and Attrition - Amy Millett Scallon, New York University; Jennifer Goldstein, California State University - Fullerton

• The Role of Organizational Factors in the Retention and Attrition of Male Teachers of Color - Travis Bristol, Columbia University

• The Effects of Teacher Turnover on School Organization - Aaron Pallas, Teachers College, Columbia University; Barbara Tanner, Teachers College, Columbia University