Retain

This brief helps state and district leaders make informed policy decisions that take into account the evidence base for mentoring and induction strategies in order to improve supports for and equitable access to great teachers and leaders. The snapshot describes mentoring and induction strategies, how states and districts have implemented these strategies, and the empirical studies and evidence demonstrating the strategy’s effect on educator and student outcomes.

This toolkit provides regional comprehensive centers and states with ready-to-use tools and resources to facilitate meaningful conversations with local education agencies about the design and implementation of effective, high-quality mentoring and induction programs. Toolkit materials summarize research and best practices, highlight relevant examples, and provide streamlined processes for action planning.

This tool helps educator preparation programs, local education agencies, and state education agencies reflect on how they are incorporating and
aligning high-leverage practices from preservice coursework to inservice practice within beginning teacher induction programs.

This professional learning module helps state and district teams learn how teacher evaluation data are used in self-reflection and formative feedback; practice using teacher evaluation data in planning for professional learning for individuals and the organization; and explore next steps for ensuring that school and district structures support a teacher evaluation system focused on professional growth.

This professional learning module helps state and district teams identify professional learning approaches that support evaluators in developing more accurate and reliable evaluation skills. The module uses collaborative activities and exercises to help evaluators develop stronger coaching and feedback skills and create a comprehensive plan for preparing all educators for implementing evaluation.

This brief explores the characteristics of effective district leaders and shares considerations for setting evaluation policies for district leaders.

This policy snapshot focuses on how states can prioritize and fund studies of educator evaluation systems. It also highlights the importance of studying evaluation implementation and shares strategies for prioritizing and funding studies.

This brief explores ongoing feedback and targeted professional development following evaluations as an effective strategy to retain teachers. A definition of the evaluation feedback loop is provided, followed by a summary of supporting research on this strategy, state policy examples, and considerations for policymakers.