Sign Up: Advocating on Teacher Retention (SY 22-23)

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Sign up to join EmpowerEd's advocacy to improve teacher retention in DC and share your perspective about the important solutions we can implement to solve this challenge.

Full Name *

Your email address (personal preferred) *

Phone number (for reminders for actions you sign up for)

Are you a.... (check all that apply) *

DCPS Educator (teacher or school staff)

DC Charter School Educator (teacher or school staff)

DCPS Parent

DC Public Charter School Parent

DCPS school leader

DC Charter School leader

DCPS Student

DC Charter School Student

Policy Expert (if so, add organization or expertise in "other" field)

Community Member

Other:

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I reside in... *

If you're a teacher or school staff- what ward is your school in? *

Which actions are you willing to take (with our support)? *

Testify at the DC Council Performance Oversight Hearing March 1st

Testify at the DC Council Budget Oversight Hearing April 5th

Record a video about the impact of teacher turnover/ why retention matters

Write or co-write an editorial article on the importance of teacher retention, possible solutions

Attend meetings with council-members to advance legislation that would address teacher retention

Engage in/ attend public demonstrations

Create public-facing art about teacher turnover (drawings, editorial cartoon, social media graphics, etc...)

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Which of these solutions would you like to advocate for most? (Pick up to 4) *

Make data about teachers and teacher turnover more transparent

Institute a universal exit survey for all teachers who leave DC schools (both DCPS/ charter) and share public results.

Fund educator wellness and retention partnerships for schools

Fund a wellness coordinator at each school that would spearhead both student & adult wellness initiatives/ partnerships

Implement flexible scheduling models for educators

Rental & home buying assistance for educators

Student loan forgiveness for educators

New teacher induction programming, mentorships for new teachers

Allow WTU to negotiate the IMPACT teacher evaluation system

Eliminate the use of "value added" scores for teacher/ school leader evaluation

Implement "floating PD" hours to allow teachers guaranteed hours "off" to pursue their own professional learning

Expand teacher leadership opportunities, including non instructional leadership roles

Require clinical experience for education preparation providers

Expand "grow your own" program funding to allow DC students & paraprofessionals to become licensed educators debt-free

Set a minimum pay requirement for paraprofessionals

Set a minimum pay requirement for charter school educators

Provide funding to help paraprofessionals pass the PRAXIS, become licensed

Expand community schools models & wrap around supports for students

Mandate and fund 1-4 guaranteed permanent substitute teachers for all public schools (depending on school size)

Create a plan and investments to move to 1 hour of planning for every 2 hours of teaching across DC schools

Give DC educators parking passes/ permits near their assigned school

Allow educators returning from FMLA/ Paid family leave to work a reduced schedule for 1 year with pay

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