Recruitment and Retention
Recruiting and retaining teachers is one of the biggest challenges faced by Arizona’s school districts. Some are forced to contract with national companies to provide support, and others opt for “the best they can find,” which is often a novice teacher or long-term substitute.
The Problem: There is a teacher shortage that continues to grow each year. Quality, effective teachers are difficult to find, attract, and keep at Arizona school campuses. This is due to several problems in both the recruitment and retention cycle.
The Problem: There is a teacher shortage that continues to grow each year. Quality, effective teachers are difficult to find, attract, and keep at Arizona school campuses. This is due to several problems in both the recruitment and retention cycle.
- Lack of teacher preparation programs in Arizona
- Teachers leaving the classroom, field, and leaving the state
- Lack of personalized matching between candidates and potential leadership teams
- Lack of training and development for school sites on retention best practices
- Difficult and overwhelming job descriptions and work loads
Our Solution: TRP Education Services is led by Arizona educators who are experts on local policy and implementation. All members of the leadership team at TRP Education Services hold teaching certificates and have taught in Arizona classrooms.
Arizona’s schools are facing a teacher retention crisis. Recent data indicates about 27% of teacher vacancies across the state remain unfilled while about 47% of the vacancies are filled by teachers who do not meet the state’s standard certification requirements (ASPAA, 2021).
TRP Education Services supports schools of all sizes with individualized solutions. TRP Education Services builds its programs to support the unique needs of each partner. Services include the following:
Recruitment of Teachers:
District and Campus Recruitment Support:
Retention
Recruitment of Teachers:
- Screen, interview, and review candidates thoroughly
- Match high quality candidates to vacancies on campus on ten key variables
- Connect teacher recruit directly to interview team
District and Campus Recruitment Support:
- Provide best practices on interview and selection
- Build solutions for fast and effective communication
- Support development of manageable job descriptions and competitive offers
Retention
- Needs analysis at campus level
- Assessment of community, teacher development, and goal alignment
- Coaching and development for school and district leaders
Clients partner with TRP Education Services for both recruitment and retention solutions. TRP Education Services provides high level oversight and implementation that is affordable for any district or charter network. TRP is an Arizona solution for recruitment and retention, with a passionate leadership team that is committed to supporting local schools and their students with best practices and high quality implementation.