2020 Georgia K-12 teacher retention addendum

2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum
GOSA Policy, Research, and Evaluations
June 2021

Executive Summary
This document serves as an addendum to GOSA's 2019-2020 Teacher and Leader Workforce Report and provides a snapshot of the placement and retention of teachers in Georgia's K-12 public education system following their completion of a Georgia preparation program. Most of the data utilized in the report originated with Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) and was requested and provided through the Georgia Academic and Workforce Analysis and Research Data System (GAAWARDS) data system. Data from the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE), Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) was also utilized to provide demographic and other subgroup characteristics.
While the 2019-2020 Teacher and Leader Workforce Report focused on both teachers and leaders in Georgia's K-12 education workforce, this addendum focuses solely on the placement and retention of teachers within a defined period after joining Georgia's K-12 public school system workforce. The primary goal of this addendum is to provide context for how teachers are entering Georgia's educator pipeline and the patterns of retention within that pipeline.
Within this addendum, teachers are defined as individuals employed by a Georgia K-12 public school with job codes between 80 and 200.1 Teachers are considered new if they are in their first year of employment in a Georgia public school system. Please note that the data included in this addendum relates only to teachers in Georgia public K-12 schools. They do not account for teachers in Georgia's K-12 private schools or those employed in states outside of Georgia. All GaPSC approved preparation programs were included in this analysis, including both public and private institutions. However, because the focus of this publication is Georgia's public K-12 teacher workforce, placement and retention patterns are only evaluated for that group in public schools. This addendum does not account for placement patterns into private K-12 schools or any out-of-state schools. The information presented here is not intended to provide or suggest any evaluation of the quality of preparation programs.
This executive summary provides an overview of the addendum's findings in the form of charts and figures presented in the body of the addendum.
1 The annual CPI report classifies educators as teachers according to job code definitions. Those codes can be found here.
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Placement Rate of Teachers in Georgia Public Schools by Preparation Program

Placement Rate by Preparation Program Type in Georgia Public Schools

Public School System

95.6

RESA

92.2

Agency or Organization

87.4

Higher Education Institution

79.4

0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 Placement Rate by Percent

Placement Rate by Traditional vs. Alternative Program Providers in Georgia Public Schools

Traditional

79.4

Alternative

92.2

0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 Placement Rate by Percent

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Placement Rate of Five Largest Preparation Programs in Georgia Public Schools

Piedmont College

91.2

Kennesaw State University

81.2

University of West Georgia

75.3

University of Georgia

73.9

Valdosta State University

64.6

0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 Placement Rate by Percent

Programs with Five Highest Placement Rates in Georgia Public Schools

Okefenokee RESA

100.0

North Georgia RESA

100.0

Northwest Georgia RESA

98.3

Dekalb County School District

98.0

Gwinnett County Public Schools

96.3

0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 Placement Rate by Percent

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Retention Rate Trends in Georgia Public Schools by Preparation Program

Retention Rate by Percent

100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50%

Retention Rates by Traditional vs. Alternative Program Providers
in Georgia Public Schools

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-2020

Overall

Traditional

Alternative

Retention Rate by Percent

Preparation Programs with Five Lowest Fifth-Year Retention Rates in Georgia Public Schools

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Spelman College Covenant College University of Georgia

Teach for America-Metro Atlanta Berry College

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Retention Rate by Percent

Retention Rates by Program Provider Type in Georgia Public Schools

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50% 2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Agency or Organization RESA

Higher Education Institution Public School System

State Retention Trends of New Teachers in Georgia Public Schools

Retention Rate by ercent

Retention of New Teachers from Starting Year in Georgia Public Schools
100.0

90.0

80.0

85.7

70.0

77.7

71.1

60.0

66.9

50.0

40.0

30.0

20.0

10.0

0.0 Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

63.1 Year 6

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Retention Rate by Percent

100.0 95.0 90.0 85.0 80.0 75.0 70.0 65.0 60.0 55.0 50.0

Retention of New Teachers by Starting Year in Georgia Public Schools
100.0

100.0 86.6

79.6

83.1

73.9

69.9

74.7

65.6

67.7
63.8 60.4

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 2010

Year 4 2015

Year 5

Year 6

Retention Rate by Percent

Retention of New Teachers by Gender (20102015) in Georgia Public Schools

100.0

80.0

60.0

40.0

20.0

0.0 Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 Year 4 Axis Title

Year 5

Year 6

Female

Male

Nonbinary

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Retention Rate by Percent

Retention of New Teachers by Credential Level (2010-2015) in Georgia Public Schools

100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Axis Title

Year 5

Year 6

High School Diploma or GED Associates Degree or equivalent Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Master's Degree or equivalent Education Specialist's Degree or equivalent Ph.D. or Ed.D. degree or equivalent

Retention of New Teachers by Race/Ethnicity (2010-2015) in Georgia Public Schools

100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0
10600%.0 9500%.0 8400%.0 7300%.0 612000%..00 500%.0 40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

Teacher Retention in Five Largest Districts

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Axis Title

Year 5

Year 6

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Year 1

YAeasria2n

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Clayton CBolaucnkty

Fulton County

DeKalb County

Cobb CoHunistypanic

Gwinnett County

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Two or More Races

White

Retention Rate by Percent

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Retention Rate by Percent

Retention of New Teachers (2009-2010) by RESA in Georgia Public Schools

100.0

80.0

60.0

40.0

20.0

0.0 0 Years Out

3 Years Out

6 Years Out

AXIS TITLE

9 Years Out

Central Savannah River RESA Coastal Plains RESA Griffin RESA Metro RESA North Georgia RESA Northwest Georgia RESA Okefenokee RESA Southwest Georgia RESA

Chattahoochee-Flint RESA First District RESA Heart of Georgia RESA Middle Georgia RESA Northeast Georgia RESA Oconee RESA Pioneer RESA West Georgia RESA

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Retention Patterns and Trends in Georgia Public Schools

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Teacher Retention in Five Smallest Districts

Year 1

Year 2

Taliaferro County Quitman County

Year 3

Year 4

Clay County Webster County

Year 5

Year 6

Baker County

District Level Retention of Teachers by Population Denisty

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0% Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

City

Rural

Suburban

Town

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Map of Sixth-Year District Retention in Georgia Public Schools2
2 County district names are in black while city districts are in white.
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Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by District Size in Georgia Public Schools
Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Poverty Level3 in Georgia Public Schools
3 Poverty level was identified by using percentage of students enrolled in the federal free and reduced lunch program. GOSA typically uses Direct Certification as a measure of student poverty, but this data is not available for years prior to 2014.
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Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Students with Limited English Proficiency in Georgia Public Schools
Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Students in Gifted Program in Georgia Public Schools
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Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Percentage of Black Students in Georgia Public Schools
Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Percentage of White Students in Georgia Public Schools
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Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Percentage of Hispanic Students in Georgia Public Schools
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Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... II PLACEMENT RATE OF TEACHERS IN GEORGIA BY PREPARATION PROGRAM ..................................... III RETENTION RATE TRENDS IN GEORGIA BY PREPARATION PROGRAM ................................................ V STATE RETENTION TRENDS OF NEW TEACHERS IN GEORGIA ........................................................... VI RETENTION PATTERNS AND TRENDS BETWEEN DISTRICTS IN GEORGIA ............................................ X
TABLE OF FIGURES AND TABLES...................................................................................XVII TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................... XIXX INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................20
DEFINITIONS AND METHODOLOGY ..............................................................................................20 PLACEMENT RATE OF TEACHERS IN GEORGIA BY PREPARATION PROGRAM ..21 RETENTION RATE TRENDS IN GEORGIA BY PREPARATION PROGRAM................26 STATE RETENTION TRENDS OF NEW TEACHERS IN GEORGIA ................................30 RETENTION PATTERNS AND TRENDS BETWEEN DISTRICTS IN GEORGIA ...........36 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS..............................................................47 APPENDIX A: PREPARATION PROGRAM PLACEMENT IN GEORGIA K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS .....................................................................................................................................48 APPENDIX B: PREPARATION PROGRAM RETENTION OF TEACHERS IN GEORGIA K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS ............................................................................................................52 APPENDIX C: RETENTION OF NEW TEACHERS IN GEORGIA K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY START DATE.....................................................................................................57 APPENDIX D: RETENTION OF TEACHERS IN GEORGIA K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY SCHOOL DISTRICT....................................................................................................................57
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Table of Figures and Tables
Figure 1: Placement Rates by Preparation Program Type ................................ 22 Figure 2: Placement Rates by Traditional vs. Alternative Programs ................ 23 Figure 3: Placement Rates of Five Largest Preparation Programs .................. 24 Figure 4: Programs with Five Highest Placement Rates ................................... 24 Figure 5: Programs with Five Lowest Placement Rates .................................... 25 Figure 6: Retention Rates by Traditional vs. Alternative Program Providers .. 26 Figure 7: Retention Rates by Program Provider Type ....................................... 27 Figure 8: Programs with Five Lowest Fifth-Year Retention Rates ................... 28 Figure 9: Retention Rates for Programs with the Most Graduates for 2015-2016 Cohort ................................................................................................................... 29 Figure 10: Retention of New Teachers from Start Date .................................... 30 Figure 11: Retention of New Teachers by Start Date......................................... 31 Figure 12: Retention of New Teachers by Gender (2010 2015) ..................... 32 Figure 13: Retention of New Teachers by Race/Ethnicity (2010-2015) ............ 33 Figure 14: Retention of New Teachers by Credential Level (2010-2015) ......... 35 Figure 15: Retention of Teachers in Five Largest Districts............................... 37 Figure 16: Retention of Teachers in Five Smallest Districts ............................. 38 Figure 17: Retention of New 2009-2010 Teachers by RESA............................. 40 Figure 18: District Level Retention of Teachers by Population Density ........... 41 Figure 19: Map of Sixth-Year District Retention .............................................. 42 Figure 20: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by District Size............................. 43 Figure 21: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Poverty Level...................... 44 Figure 22: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Students with Limited English Proficiency............................................................................................................ 44 Figure 23: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Students in Gifted Program ... 45 Figure 24: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Percentage of Black Students 45 Figure 25: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Percentage of White Students 46 Figure 26: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Percentage of Hispanic Students ............................................................................................................................... 46
Table 1: Placement Rate by Preparation Program Type ................................... 22 Table 2: Placement Rate by Traditional vs Alternative Program Providers ..... 23 Table 3: Retention Rates by Traditional vs Alternative Program Providers ..... 26 Table 4: Retention Rates by Program Provider Type......................................... 27 Table 5: Programs with Five Lowest Fifth-Year Retention Rates..................... 27 Table 6: Retention Rate for Programs with the Most Graduates for 2015-2016 Cohort .................................................................................................................. 29 Table 7: Retention of New Teachers by Start Date ............................................ 31 Table 8: Retention of New Teachers by Gender (2010 2015) ......................... 32 Table 9: Retention of New Teachers by Race/Ethnicity (2010 2015)............. 33 Table 10: Retention of New Teachers by Credential Level (2010-2015)........... 34 Table 11: Systems with the Highest and Lowest Teacher Retention ................. 36 Table 12: Retention of Teachers in Five Largest Districts ................................ 37
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Table 13: Retention of New 2010 Teachers in Five Smallest Districts ............. 38 Table 14: Retention of New 2009-2010 Teachers by RESA .............................. 39 Table 15: District Level Retention of Teachers by Population Density ............ 40
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Table of Abbreviations

FTE

Full-Time Equivalent

GaDOE IHE RESA

Georgia Department of Education
Institution of Higher Education
Regional Education Service Agency

GA AWARDS
GOSA
GaPSC
USG

Georgia Academic and Workforce Analysis and Research Data System Governor's Office of Student Achievement Professional Standards Commission University System of Georgia

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Introduction
The placement of teachers and the retention or attrition of those teachers has a significant impact on the quality of Georgia's public K-12 teacher workforce and its students' success. Because of this, it is necessary to analyze these topics as they relate to a teacher's career and the overall health of the teacher workforce in Georgia. This addendum to GOSA's 2019-2020 Teacher and Leader Workforce Report serves to answer the following questions on placement and retention of teachers in Georgia's K-12 public school system by utilizing preparation and employment data provided through GAAWARDS.
What is the placement rate of teachers in Georgia K-12 public schools by preparation program within three years of completion?
What is the retention rate of teachers in Georgia public schools by preparation program?
What is the retention rate of new teachers in Georgia public schools after one, three and five years?
Are there patterns in retention rates among Georgia's public school districts? Are there trends over time in movement between Georgia's public school districts?
Definitions and Methodology
This addendum analyzes the placement and retention of teachers in Georgia's K-12 public schools using data obtained through Georgia's Academic and Workforce Analysis and Research Data System (GAAWARDS). GAAWARDS is the state of Georgia's PreK through workforce (P20W) longitudinal data system. The data obtained through GAAWARDS for this analysis consists of certification and employment data from Georgia's Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) for school years 2009-2010 through 2019-2020. This data was subdivided into cohorts organized by teachers' starting dates to better analyze placement and retention rates. Subgroup data was derived using data from the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE), and geographic data from Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE). Data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) were utilized as well.
For this report, teachers are defined as individuals employed by a Georgia K-12 public school with job codes between 80 and 200.4 Please note that this addendum does not include data for K-12 private schools in Georgia or for out-of-state schools. For this reason, preparation programs which place high numbers of graduates in private or out-ofstate schools may show low placement rates in this analysis.
Placement is defined as having occurred when an individual has graduated from a teacher preparation program and is then employed as a teacher in a Georgia K-12 public school. Placement rate is calculated by dividing the total number of graduates placed in a Georgia K-12 public school by the total number of a program's graduates multiplied by 100.
4 The annual CPI report classifies educators as teachers according to job code definitions. Those codes can be found here.
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Retention is defined as having occurred when a teacher who began teaching in a Georgia public school is still present in the state's public school workforce in a subsequent year. The retention rate is calculated by dividing the number of teachers retained by the total number of teachers in the starting cohort year multiplied by 100. This does not account for a small number of teachers who leave a district and return to the same district by the specific year in question. For example, a teacher starting in DeKalb in the 2016 school year who left the district for the 2017 and 2018 school years but returned in the 2019 school year would be counted as retained in DeKalb's fourth year retention rate for 2019.
Traditional preparation programs are those offered by four-year colleges and universities in the University System of Georgia (USG) at a variety of levels including bachelor's, master's or higher degrees.5
Alternative preparation programs are defined as post-baccalaureate programs designed for those who have not prepared as teachers in a traditional preparation program. There are 30 GaPSC-approved Non-Traditional/Alternative Educator Preparation Providers in the state of Georgia. These programs are offered by RESAs, school systems, technical colleges, and Georgia-based nonprofits to provide alternative pathways to teaching.6
Many preparation programs produce small numbers of teachers but because of the significance of those programs to their districts of placement, all preparation programs were included in this analysis. When the total number of students is below 10, that is noted in the text. Also, programs producing fewer than 10 teachers are included in the appendix, but the number is listed as being fewer than 10.
Teacher Placement Rates in Georgia Public Schools by Preparation Program
GOSA examined trends in the placement rate of new teachers in Georgia K-12 public schools within three years of graduating from a teacher preparation program. Teachers graduating from preparation programs in 2015, 2016, 2017 were examined to determine if they were placed in a Georgia school within three years of graduation. These cohorts were selected because GaPSC began collecting data on preparation programs in 2015 while 2017 is the most recent year allowing examination of at least three years of data after graduation. This section considers trends in placement rates by specific preparation programs as well as preparation program type. Placement rates were analyzed and are presented here to help establish patterns in movement between preparation programs and Georgia's public schools. This analysis is not intended to evaluate the quality of preparation programs. Rather, it is intended solely to provide context for potential geographic teacher shortages and programs that may be targeted for increased recruitment.
5 Traditional Preparation description on GaPSC Website 6 Alternative Preparation description on GaPSC Website
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Table 1: Placement Rate by Preparation Program Type in a Georgia Public School

Provider Type
Agency or Organization Institution of Higher Education RESA Public School System

2015-2017 Graduates
Placed Within 3
Years
228 10,552
820 349

Total Number
of Graduates for 2015
2017 261 13,288
889 365

Placement Rate
87.4% 79.4%
92.2% 95.6%

Figure 1: Placement Rate by Preparation Program Type in a Georgia Public School

Program Type

Public School System

95.6

RESA

92.2

Agency or Organization

87.4

Higher Education Institution

79.4

0.0

20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0

Placement by Percent

Public school systems and RESAs show the highest placement rates. These rates may be higher because both entities typically offer a direct line of employment from a preparation program. In contrast, IHEs produce program completers who are more likely to disperse across the state, get a job in another state, or seek employment in a Georgia private school.

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Table 2: Placement by Traditional vs Alternative Program Providers Rate in a Georgia Public School

Provider Type
Alternative Traditional

2015-2017 Graduates
Placed Within 3
Years
1397 10552

Total Number
of Graduates for 2015 -
2017 1515
13288

Placement Rate
92.2% 79.4%

Figure 2: Placement Rate by Traditional vs. Alternative Programs in a Georgia Public School

Traditional

79.4

Program Type

Alternative

92.2

0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

Placement by Percent

When alternative programs are aggregated, they have a placement rate of 92.2% compared to 79.4% for traditional programs offered by IHEs. This difference may be due in part to the requirement that teachers be employed in a Georgia K-12 school to participate in an alternative preparation program.
Figure 3, below, depicts the teacher placement rates for the five largest traditional preparation programs in the state of Georgia. These data only reflect placement in a Georgia K-12 public school; they do not include teachers who become employed in Georgia private schools or in out-of-state schools. These data are presented to illustrate placement patterns and are not intended to be used as a measure of program quality.

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Figure 3: Placement Rate in a Georgia Public School of Five Largest Preparation Programs 7

Preparation Program

Piedmont College Kennesaw State University University of West Georgia
University of Georgia Valdosta State University
0.0

91.2

81.2

75.3

73.9

64.6

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

Placement by Percent

100.0

The overall placement rate for 2015-2017 graduates is 80.7% The five largest programs in the state, with graduates ranging from 992 to
1545 graduates, have placement rates below the overall state placement rate. The largest preparation program in the state, Kennesaw State University, has a placement rate of 81.2%. The highest placement rate among the five largest preparation programs is Piedmont College at 91.2%

Figures 4 and 5, below, depict the preparation programs both traditional and alternative with the highest and lowest placement rates in Georgia public schools. These data are provided to demonstrate placement patterns and are not intended to be an indicator of program quality.

7 Placement rates for all preparation programs are available as Appendix A.
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Figure 4: Programs with Five Highest Placement Rates in a Georgia Public School

Preparation Program

Okefenokee RESA North Georgia RESA Northwest Georgia RESA Dekalb County School District Gwinnett County Public Schools
0.0

100.0

100.0

98.3

98.0

96.3

20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 Placement by Percent

100.0

Two programs in the state, Okefenokee RESA and North Georgia RESA, had placement rates of 100%.
Each the five programs with the highest placement rates are above the overall state rate of 80.7%.
All programs with the highest placement rates are alternative preparation programs.

Figure 5: Programs with Five Lowest Placement Rates in a Georgia Public School8

Covenant College

24.5

Preparation Program

Toccoa Falls College

50.0

Emmanuel College

57.7

Point University

63.2

Spelman College 0.0

64.5

20.0

40.0Placement60b.y0 Percent 80.0

100.0

Each of the five programs with the lowest placement rates are from traditional programs.
8 Our analysis of the preparation programs with the lowest placement rates does not account for potential geographical or contextual factors these programs may face. These issues include but are not limited to the program's proximity to a state border, having a significant out of state student population, or the likelihood that students may seek employment in private rather than public schools.

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Retention Rate Trends in Georgia Public Schools by Preparation Program
GOSA examined trends in the retention rates of new teachers up to five years after placement in a Georgia public school. Teachers placed in the 2015-2016 school year were examined to determine if they were retained throughout the following five years. For district level analyses, if an individual became a new teacher in the 2015-2016 academic year and was shown as still teaching in the same district in the 2016-2017 year that teacher is considered retained. This cohort was selected because GaPSC began collecting data on preparation programs in 2015, which is also the most recent year allowing us to examine at least five years of data after placement. This section considers trends in retention rates by specific preparation programs as well as preparation program type.

Table 3: Retention Rates by Traditional vs Alternative Program Providers in a Georgia Public School

Overall Traditional Alternative

Total in Cohort 4,173 3,578 595

2016-17 (Year 2) 94.8% 93.0% 98.2%

2017-18 (Year 3) 90.4% 88.0% 95.0%

2018-19 (Year 4) 86.4% 83.6% 89.6%

2019-20 (Year 5) 83.2% 80.0% 86.1%

Figure 6: Retention Rates by Traditional vs. Alternative Program Providers in a Georgia Public School

Retention Rate by Percent

100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50%

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19 2019-2020

Overall

Traditional

Alternative

The overall fifth-year retention rate for this cohort was 83.2%. The fifth-year retention rate for traditional programs (80%) was lower than
the overall fifth-year rate of 83.2%. The fifth-year retention rate for alternative programs was higher than the
overall fifth-year rate at 86.1%.

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The tables and figures that follow address teacher retention rates over a five-year period for all types of preparation programs. There is significant variation in size among and within preparation types, and a complete list of preparation programs and the number of graduates they produced is provided in Appendix B.

Table 4: Retention Rates by Program Provider Type in a Georgia Public School

Program Provider Type Agency or Organization Institution of Higher Education RESA Public School System

Total in Cohort
61

2016-17 (Year 2)
98.4%

2017-18 (Year 3)
85.2%

2018-19 (Year 4)
77.0%

2019-20 (Year 5)
68.9%

3,578 379 155

93.0% 98.2% 98.1%

88.0% 96.3% 95.5%

83.6% 90.0% 93.5%

80.0% 87.3% 89.7%

Figure 7: Retention Rates in a Georgia Public School by Program Provider Type

Retention Rate by Percent

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50% 2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Agency or Organization RESA

Higher Education Institution Public School System

The highest fifth-year retention rate was seen in programs offered through public school systems at 89.7%.
The lowest fifth-year retention rate was seen in programs offered by agencies or organizations at 68.9%.
Five preparation programs had fifth-year retention rates of 100%. Those programs are Toccoa Falls College, Point University, Pioneer RESA, Central Savannah River Area RESA, and Paine College. This retention rate may have been influenced by the relatively small numbers of graduates produced by some of these programs. For a complete list of these numbers, see Appendix B.

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Table 5: Programs with Five Lowest Fifth-Year Retention Rates in Georgia Public Schools

Institution Name
Spelman College Teach for America-Metro Atlanta Covenant College Berry College University of Georgia

2016-17 (Year 2) 60.0%
100.0%
91.7% 93.9% 88.9%

2017-18 (Year 3) 20.0%
88.2%
91.7% 78.8% 82.6%

2018-19 (Year 4) 20.0%
70.6%
83.3% 72.7% 75.8%

2019-20 (Year 5) 40.0%
55.9%
58.3% 66.7% 74.4%

Figure 8: Programs with Five Lowest Fifth-Year Retention Rates

Retention Rates by Percent

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

AXIS TITLE

2019-20

Spelman College Covenant College University of Georgia

Teach for America-Metro Atlanta Berry College

Spelman College had the lowest fifth-year retention rate at 40.0%. This rate
is 43.2 percentage points lower than the overall fifth year retention rate for this cohort.9

9 Our analysis of the preparation programs with the lowest placement rates does not account for potential geographical or contextual factors these programs may face. These issues include but are not limited to the program's proximity to a state border, having a significant out of state student population, or the likelihood that students may seek employment in private rather than public schools.
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Table 6: Retention rates for programs with the most graduates for 2015-2016 Cohort 10 in Georgia Public Schools

Institution Name
University of North Georgia Georgia State University University of West Georgia Kennesaw State University University of Georgia

Total in 2015-16 Cohort

2016-17 (Year 2)

2017-18 (Year 3)

2018-19 (Year 4)

2019-20 (Year 5)

214 90.7% 84.6% 84.1% 79.4%

300 93.3% 86.3% 83.3% 77.3%

325 94.8% 92.3% 86.2% 81.2%

346 92.8% 88.7% 85.3% 80.3% 351 88.9% 82.6% 75.8% 74.4%

Figure 9: Retention rate for programs with the most graduates for 2015-2016 Cohort in Georgia Public Schools
100%

Retention Rate by Percent

90%

80%

70%

60%

50% 2015-2016

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

University of North Georgia University of West Georgia University of Georgia

Georgia State University Kennesaw State University

The five providers with the highest number of graduates for the 20152016 cohort were the University of North Georgia, Georgia State University, the University of West Georgia, Kennesaw State University, and the University of Georgia.
All five of these programs have fifth-year retention rates lower than the overall cohort rate of 83.2%.

10 Retention rates for all preparation programs are listed in Appendix B.
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State Retention Trends of New Teachers in Georgia Public Schools
GOSA examined trends in the retention rates of new teachers up to five years after placement in a Georgia public school. Teachers starting between the 20092010 and 2014-2015 school years were examined to determine if they were retained through the five years following their start date. For this analysis, if an individual became a new teacher in the 2009-2010 academic year and was shown as still teaching in a subsequent year that teacher was considered retained for that year. This cohort was selected by examining GaPSC employment data starting in 2010, the first-year reliable data was available, through 2015, which is the most recent year allowing us to examine at least five years of data following a teacher's starting date. This section considers trends in retention rates at the state level by teachers' starting years, demographics, and educational credentials.11
Figure 10: Retention of New Teachers in Georgia Public Schools by Starting Year

Retention Rate by Percent

100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0

Year 1

85.7 Year 2

77.7 Year 3

71.1 Year 4

66.9 Year 5

63.1 Year 6

The sharpest decrease in retention occurs between year one and year two with retention falling 14.3 percentage points. In between subsequent years the rate of decrease gradually diminishes from eight percentage points between years two and three to 3.8 percentage points between years five and six.
After one year of teaching, 85.7% of teachers are still present in Georgia's K-12 public school teacher workforce, representing a 14.3 percentage point decrease from year one to year two.
After three years of teaching, 71.1% of teachers are still present in Georgia's K-12 public school teacher workforce, representing a 28.9 percentage point decrease from year one to year four.
After five years of teaching, 63.1% of teachers are still present in Georgia's K-12 public school teacher workforce, representing a 36.9 percentage point decrease from year one to year six.

11 Data source: GaPSC via GA AWARDS
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Table 7: Retention of New Teachers by Starting Year in Georgia Public Schools

2010 2015

Year 1
100.0% 100.0%

Year 2
83.1% 86.6%

Year 3
74.7% 79.6%

Year 4
67.7% 73.9%

Year 5
63.8% 69.9%

Year 6
60.4% 65.6%

Total New Teachers 5,789 10,096

Note: For full table of retention rates between 2010 and 2015 see Appendix C.

Figure 11: Retention of New Teachers by Starting Year in Georgia Public Schools

RETENTION RATE %

100.0 95.0 90.0 85.0 80.0 75.0 70.0 65.0 60.0 55.0 50.0

100.0 100.0
Year 1

86.6 83.1
Year 2

79.6 74.7
Year 3

73.9 67.7 Year 4

69.9 63.8 Year 5

65.6 60.4 Year 6

2010

2015

Sixth-year retention has increased overall from 2010 starters to 2015 starters.
Retention rates for each starter year largely follow the same patterns with a sharper decrease in year one and smaller decreases after each subsequent year.

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Table 8: Retention of New Teachers by Gender (2010 - 2015) in Georgia Public Schools

Female Male Nonbinary

Year 1
100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Year 2
86.3% 83.2% 93.2%

Year 3
78.5% 74.6% 85.9%

Year 4
72.0% 67.8% 80.6%

Year 5
67.8% 63.4% 76.7%

Year 6
63.9% 59.7% 75.7%

Total New Teachers 34482 9448 206

Figure 12: Retention of New Teachers in Georgia Public Schools by Gender (2010 - 2015)

Retention Rate by Percent

100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 Year 4 Axis Title

Year 5

Year 6

Female

Male

Nonbinary

Retention of female teachers is slightly higher than retention of male teachers.
Retention of nonbinary teachers is the highest at 75.7%.12

12 For the purposes of this study a teacher is considered nonbinary if they are listed as having identified themselves as both male and female genders in the GaPSC data used for this analysis.
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Table 9: Retention of New Teachers by Race/Ethnicity (2010 - 2015) 13 in Georgia Public Schools

American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian Black Hispanic
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Two or More Races
White

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Total New Teachers

100.0% 72.9% 61.0% 50.8% 44.1% 37.3% 59

100.0% 81.2% 66.4% 60.8% 55.3% 52.1% 100.0% 85.1% 77.4% 70.2% 66.0% 61.9% 100.0% 78.7% 69.4% 61.1% 55.0% 51.0%

595 11605 993

100.0% 93.8% 81.3% 75.0% 75.0% 68.8% 16

100.0% 89.4% 85.8% 81.0% 77.8% 74.1% 1794 100.0% 86.0% 78.0% 71.5% 67.3% 63.6% 29071

Figure 13: Retention of New Teachers by Race/Ethnicity (2010-2015) in Georgia Public Schools

Retention Rate by Percent

100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Axis Title

Year 5

Year 6

American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian Black Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Two or More Races White

13 "Other" was a category for race/ethnicity but was left out of the table and graphic as it only was only selected by three subjects. This group had a sixth-year retention rate of 0%
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Sixth-year retention was lowest14 for American Indian or Alaskan Native teachers at 37.3%.
Sixth-year retention was highest for teachers identifying as two or more races at 74.1%.
White teachers, the largest group overall, had a sixth-year retention rate of 63.6%.
Black teachers, the second largest group overall, had a sixth-year retention rate of 61.9%.

Table 10: Retention of New Teachers in Georgia Public Schools by Credential Level (2010-2015)

High School Diploma or GED15 Associate degree or equivalent Bachelor's degree or equivalent Master's degree or equivalent Education Specialist's Degree or equivalent Ph.D. or Ed.D. degree or equivalent

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Total New Teachers

100.0% 88.2% 64.7% 47.1% 41.2% 38.2% 68

100.0% 79.0% 62.4% 51.4% 49.0% 40.5% 210

100.0% 84.4% 73.3% 65.3% 60.4% 56.1% 15612

100.0% 88.2% 82.7% 76.9% 72.8% 69.5% 19520

100.0% 91.7% 88.5% 84.6% 81.5% 77.8% 5697

100.0% 78.0% 69.8% 62.1% 55.9% 52.1% 824

14 Sixth-year retention was 0% for teachers identifying their race as other; however, this group only contains three teachers who started in the years 2010 2015 and is not included in the figure above.
15 Some teachers represented here may not be required to hold a certificate. In some cases, waivers may have been granted as part of a charter system or SWSS Contract with the State Board of Education, and some subjects such as CTAE do not require a traditional teaching certification or degree.
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Figure 14: Retention of New Teachers by Credential Level (2010-2015)

Retention Rate by Percent

100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

High School Diploma or GED Associates Degree or equivalent Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Master's Degree or equivalent Education Specialist's Degree or equivalent Ph.D. or Ed.D. degree or equivalent

Sixth-year retention is highest for teachers with an education specialist's degree or its equivalent at 77.8%.

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Retention Patterns and Trends Between Public School Districts in Georgia

Following the analysis of retention rates organized by teacher characteristics, GOSA examined retention rates by district characteristics. To present regional and geographic trends, districts are organized by their RESA, and the map below includes both county and city school districts organized by color coded sixth-year retention rates. New teachers with starting dates in 2010, 2013, and 2016 were examined. This teacher data and their retention was then examined based on its relationship to various district characteristics. These characteristics include population density, poverty levels, and traits of the student population. GaPSC employment data was once again used to identify new teachers while FTE data and National Center for Education Statistics data were used for the analysis of the above characteristics.

Table 11: Public School Systems with the Highest and Lowest Teacher Retention Rates

School System Stewart County Baldwin County Hancock County Dooly County Quitman County Catoosa County Jefferson City Trion City Seminole County Chickamauga City

Year 2 64.7% 74.8% 71.9% 60.6% 62.5% 88.3% 90.0% 90.5% 88.0% 100.0%

Year 3 44.1% 48.0% 61.4% 36.4% 50.0% 80.2% 80.0% 85.7% 76.0% 93.3%

Year 4 32.4% 30.7% 40.4% 33.3% 29.2% 77.2% 80.0% 81.0% 72.0% 86.7%

Year 5 20.6% 20.5% 22.8% 27.3% 20.8% 72.1% 73.3% 71.4% 72.0% 86.7%

Year 6 11.8% 11.8% 14.0% 15.2% 16.7% 68.5% 70.0% 71.4% 76.0% 86.7%

District level teacher retention after five years of teaching (sixth-year retention) ranges from 11.8% to 86.7%.
Stewart and Baldwin counties have the lowest district level teacher retention rate at 11.8%.
Chickamauga City has the highest retention rate at 86.7%. Notably, three out of the five districts with the highest sixth-year retention
rates are city districts. The average sixth-year retention rate for city districts is 50.2% compared to an average sixth-year retention rate for county districts of 46.4%. The five districts with the lowest retention rates have majority Black populations with 65.0% or above. These five districts also have high economically disadvantaged populations of 79.9% or above. The five districts with the highest retention rates have majority White populations. Seminole County had a White population of 50.1%, but all others had White populations of 79.0% or higher.

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Table 12: Retention of Teachers in Five Largest Public School Districts

Clayton County Fulton County DeKalb County Cobb County Gwinnett County

Year 1 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Year 2 79.8% 78.3% 82.4% 77.2% 80.2%

Year 3 62.1% 63.9% 69.5% 68.3% 70.2%

Year 4 50.1%

Year 5 44.1%

50.9% 41.9%

56.2% 48.5%

60.8% 55.1%

61.9% 56.0%

Year 6 38.2% 35.0% 41.5% 50.8% 50.8%

Figure 15: Retention of Teachers in Five Largest Public School Districts

Retention Rate by Percent

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3 Year 4 AXIS TITLE

Year 5

Year 6

Clayton County Cobb County

Fulton County Gwinnett County

DeKalb County

In every year, retention rates in the five largest districts by student enrollment is lower than the state level retention rate. The sixth-year retention rates range from 34.8% to 50.8% compared to the state level of 63.1%.
Of the five largest districts, Gwinnett County and Cobb County have the highest sixth-year retention rates.

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Table 13: Retention of New 2010 Teachers in Five Smallest Public School Districts

Taliaferro County Clay County Baker County Quitman County Webster County

Year 1 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Year 2 66.7% 66.7% 37.5% 62.5% 83.3%

Year 3 44.4% 40.0% 43.8% 50.0% 66.7%

Year 4 Year 5 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 13.3% 37.5% 31.3% 29.2% 20.8% 66.7% 66.7%

Year 6 33.3% 20.0% 25.0% 16.7% 50.0%

Figure 16: Retention of Teachers in Five Smallest Public School Districts

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Taliaferro County Quitman County

Clay County Webster County

Baker County

Retention in the five smallest districts by student enrollment is much more volatile than in larger districts.
The sixth-year retention rate for these districts is lower than the state level at 63.1%.

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Table 14: Retention of New 2009-2010 Teachers by RESA

RESA
Central Savannah River RESA Chattahoochee-Flint RESA Coastal Plains RESA First District RESA Griffin RESA Heart of Georgia RESA Metro RESA Middle Georgia RESA North Georgia RESA Northeast Georgia RESA Northwest Georgia RESA Oconee RESA Okefenokee RESA Pioneer RESA Southwest Georgia RESA West Georgia RESA

3 Years Out
64.3%
57.7% 58.0% 61.1% 60.3% 54.0% 58.5% 49.8% 65.7% 62.5% 56.6% 46.8% 56.5% 59.3% 61.9% 61.6%

6 Years Out
41.5%
39.1% 41.6% 43.3% 36.8% 44.4% 38.4% 36.8% 49.5% 41.5% 44.7% 17.7% 37.0% 42.3% 47.2% 44.6%

9 Years Out
30.7%
27.7% 29.4% 32.4% 25.5% 30.2% 30.5% 25.1% 39.1% 28.9% 35.9% 9.7% 27.2% 33.3% 33.5% 32.2%

The ninth-year retention rate for most RESAs is within five percentage points of the state level of 30%.
Oconee RESA has a ninth-year retention rate of 9.7% which is 20.3 percentage points lower than the state average.
North Georgia RESA has a ninth-year retention rate of 39.1% which is 9.1 percentage points higher than the state average.

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Figure 17: Retention of New 2009-2010 Teachers by RESA

Retention Rate by Percent

100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0

0 Years Out

3 Years Out

6 Years Out

AXIS TITLE

9 Years Out

Central Savannah River RESA Coastal Plains RESA Griffin RESA Metro RESA North Georgia RESA Northwest Georgia RESA Okefenokee RESA Southwest Georgia RESA

Chattahoochee-Flint RESA First District RESA Heart of Georgia RESA Middle Georgia RESA Northeast Georgia RESA Oconee RESA Pioneer RESA West Georgia RESA

Table 15: District Level Retention of Teachers by Population Density

City Rural Suburban Town

Year 1 100% 100% 100% 100%

Year 2 79.0% 81.0% 80.9% 81.4%

Year 3 63.9% 68.4% 69.2% 69.2%

Year 4 52.3% 59.0% 59.2% 60.0%

Year 5 45.2% 52.3% 52.3% 53.1%

Year 6 39.3% 46.9% 46.5% 47.9%

Districts located in cities have the lowest sixth-year district level retention at 39.3%.16

16 EDGE data from NCES. Follow this link for locale definitions.
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Figure 18: District Level Retention of Teachers by Population Density

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

District Level Retention of Teachers by Population Denisty

Year 1

Year 2 City

Year 3 Rural

Year 4 Suburban

Year 5 Town

Year 6

There is a concentration of counties with low retention rates in the southwest area of the state, including Chattahoochee, Stewart, Quitman, and Randolph counties.
Seven of the eight districts with retention rates below 20.0% have majority Black populations with 65.0% or above. Chattahoochee County, the other district with a retention rate below 20.0%, has a Black population of 31.2%.

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Figure 19: Map of Sixth-Year District Retention 17
17 County district names are in black while city districts are in white.
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The scatterplots below are provided to demonstrate whether a correlation exists between school contexts or factors and teacher retention. For each plot, a statement characterizing the nature of the relationship between variables or factors is provided. If a positive correlation exists, when one variable or factor increases, the other decreases. In a negative correlation, when one increases, the other decreases. When a consistent pattern does not exist between variables, a statement will be provided explaining that there is not significant correlation between the identified variables. Figure 20: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by District Size
The scatterplot above shows that there is not a strong correlation between teacher retention and district size by enrollment.
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Figure 21: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Poverty Level 18
The scatterplot above shows a slight negative correlation between teacher retention and a district's percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Figure 22: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Students with Limited English Proficiency
The scatterplot above shows that there is not a strong correlation between teacher retention and the percentage of students with limited English proficiency.
18 Poverty level was identified by using percent of students enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program. GOSA typically used Direct Certification as a measure of student poverty, but this data is not available for years prior to 2014.
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Figure 23: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Students in Gifted Program
The scatterplot above shows a positive correlation between teacher retention and students enrolled in a gifted program. Figure 24: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Percentage of Black Students
The scatterplot above shows that there is a strong negative correlation between teacher retention and a district's percentage of Black students. This is the only race/ethnicity category with a strong negative correlation to teacher retention.
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Figure 25: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Percentage of White Students
The scatterplot above shows that there is a positive correlation between teacher retention and a district's percentage of white students. Figure 26: Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Percentage of Hispanic Students
The scatterplot below shows that there is a slight positive correlation between teacher retention and district's percentage of Hispanic students.
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Note: There is a slight positive correlation between teacher retention and percentage of Asian students and percentage of students with two or more races. There is not a significant correlation between teacher retention and percentage of American Indian or Alaskan Native students.
Conclusion and Future Considerations The goal of this research study was to answer the four stated research questions regarding teacher placement and retention in Georgia's K-12 public schools. While many questions were able to be successfully addressed, the patterns identified warrant additional study to establish any level of causality. This addendum alone is unable to address all the complexities of teacher placement and retention. Below are topics we feel merit further research in this area.
At the district level, what is the percentage of Hispanic students compared to the percentage of Hispanic teachers and leaders? Previous research has shown a positive relationship between students having teachers of the same race/ethnicity. If the Hispanic student population is rising, what is the status of Hispanic teachers and leaders? What about other races?
At the school level, what percentage of Black teachers are retained at schools with Black leadership compared to those without?
What is the relationship between teacher retention and additional funding provided for students with disabilities?
What is the relationship between gifted identification and teacher retention? Does stability in the teaching population lead to better identification of
gifted students or does the perception of a gifted population affect teacher stability? Is there a relationship between the health of the economy and teacher retention? Do fewer teachers leave if the economy and job market are poor? What measures can we use to examine this (e.g., unemployment rates)? Is there a relationship between teacher retention and salary? What is the relationship between new teacher induction and mentoring and retention?
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Appendix A: Preparation Program Placement in Georgia K-12 Public Schools

Preparation Program Provider

Program Provider
Type

Albany State University
Armstrong State University
Augusta University
Berry College
Brenau University
Brewton-Parker College
Central Savannah River
Area RESA Clark Atlanta
University
Clayton County Public Schools
Clayton State University
College of Coastal Georgia
Columbus State University

Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education
RESA
Institution of Higher Education
Public School System Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education
Institution of Higher Education

2015-2017 Graduates
Placed Within 3
Years 171
353
324
114
81
23
37
23
94
91
100
372

Total Graduates for 2015-
2017 196
440
393
163
106
24
39
31
98
101
114
448

Placement Rate
87.2 80.2 82.4 69.9 76.4 95.8 94.9 74.2 95.9 90.1 87.7 83.0

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Covenant

Institution

23

94

24.5

College

of Higher

Education

Dalton State Institution

180

210

85.7

College

of Higher

Education

DeKalb County Public

48

49

98.0

School District School

System

Emmanuel

Institution

30

52

57.7

College

of Higher

Education

First District RESA

RESA

46

49

93.9

Fort Valley Institution

43

52

82.7

State University of Higher

Education

Fulton County

Public

23

27

85.2

Schools

School

System

Georgia Charter Schools
Association

Agency or Organization

50

59

84.7

Georgia College Institution

402

498

80.7

and State

of Higher

University

Education

Georgia

Institution

276

316

87.3

Gwinnett

of Higher

College

Education

Georgia

Institution

695

852

81.6

Southern

of Higher

University

Education

Georgia

Institution

190

216

88.0

Southwestern of Higher

State University Education

Georgia State Institution

736

927

79.4

University

of Higher

Education

Georgia Teaching Fellows

Agency or Organization

72

79

91.1

Gordon State Institution

100

109

91.7

College

of Higher

Education

Griffin RESA

RESA

133

149

89.3

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Gwinnett County Public
Schools Kennesaw State
University
LaGrange College
Mercer University
Metro RESA Middle Georgia
RESA Middle Georgia State University
North Georgia RESA
Northeast Georgia RESA
Northwest Georgia RESA Oconee RESA
Okefenokee RESA
Paine College
Piedmont College
Pioneer RESA Point University
Reinhardt University
Savannah State University

Public School System Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education RESA
RESA
Institution of Higher Education
RESA
RESA
RESA
RESA
RESA
Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education
RESA Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education
Institution of Higher Education

184
1254
87
397
126 145 122
10 46 59 54 19 Fewer than 10 were present. 905
20 12
119
Fewer than 10 were present.

191
1545
96
487
142 152 133
10 53 60 60 19 Fewer than 10 were present. 992
23 19
144
Fewer than 10 were present.

96.3
81.2
90.6
81.5
88.7 95.4 91.7
100.0 86.8 98.3 90.0 100.0 66.7
91.2
87.0 63.2
82.6
71.4

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Shorter

Institution

47

64

73.4

University

of Higher

Education

Southwest Georgia RESA

RESA

88

93

94.6

Spelman

Institution

20

31

64.5

College

for Higher

Education

Teach for America-Metro
Atlanta

Agency or Organization

106

123

86.2

Technical

Institution

25

30

83.3

College System of Higher

of Georgia

Education

Thomas

Institution

51

57

89.5

University

of Higher

Education

Toccoa Falls Institution

24

48

50.0

College

of Higher

Education

Truett-

Institution

29

38

76.3

McConnell

of Higher

University

Education

University of Institution

973

1317

73.9

Georgia

of Higher

Education

University of Institution

576

689

83.6

North Georgia of Higher

Education

University of Institution

874

1160

75.3

West Georgia of Higher

Education

Valdosta State Institution

666

1031

64.6

University

of Higher

Education

Wesleyan

Institution Fewer than

13

69.2

College

of Higher

10 were

Education

present.

West Georgia RESA

RESA

37

40

92.5

Young Harris Institution

26

39

66.7

College

of Higher

Education

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Appendix B: Preparation Program Retention of Teachers in Georgia K-12 Public Schools

Preparation Program Provider
Albany State University
Armstrong State University Augusta University
Berry College
Brenau University
BrewtonParker College Central Savannah River Area RESA Clark Atlanta University
Clayton County Public Schools Clayton State University
College of Coastal Georgia

Provider Type
Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education
RESA
Institution of Higher Education
Public School System
Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education

Total Number
of Graduates
in 20152016
Cohort

2016-2017 (2nd-Year Retention)

2017-2018 (3rd-Year Retention)

2018-2019 (4th-Year Retention)

2019-2020 (5th-Year Retention)

76

97.4

94.7

92.1

89.5

141

90.8

83.0

78.7

78.0

101

91.1

89.1

83.2

82.2

33

93.9

78.8

72.7

66.7

43

88.4

88.4

86.0

86.0

13

100.0

100.0

100.0

92.3

22

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

14

92.9

85.7

92.9

78.6

42

100.0

97.6

92.9

88.1

38

100.0

97.4

84.2

81.6

35

97.1

85.7

80.0

82.9

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Columbus State University Covenant College
Dalton State College
DeKalb County School District Emmanuel College
First District RESA Fort Valley State University Fulton County Schools Georgia Charter Schools Association Georgia College and State University Georgia Gwinnett College Georgia Southern University Georgia Southwestern State University Georgia State University

Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education
Public School System
Institution of Higher Education
RESA
Institution of Higher Education
Public School System
Agency or Organization
Institution of Higher Education
Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education
Institution of Higher Education
Institution of Higher Education

134 12 66
19 Fewer than
10 were present.
26 25 11
27
162
81 198
74
300

94.0 91.7 98.5 100.0 85.7 100.0 96.0 100.0 96.3
88.3 92.6 97.0 90.5 93.3

86.6 91.7 90.9 100.0 85.7 100.0 96.0 100.0 81.5
79.0 87.7 92.4 89.2 86.3

84.3 83.3 87.9 100.0 85.7 96.2 88.0 90.9 85.2
75.3 80.2 87.4 86.5 83.3

75.4 58.3 83.3 94.7 85.7 80.8 84.0 90.9 85.2
76.5 80.2 83.3 86.5 77.3
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Gordon State College
Griffin RESA Gwinnett County Public Schools Kennesaw State University LaGrange College
Mercer University
Metro RESA Middle Georgia RESA Middle Georgia State University Northeast Georgia RESA Northwest Georgia RESA Oconee RESA Okefenokee RESA
Paine College
Piedmont College
Pioneer RESA

Institution of Higher Education
RESA
Public School System Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education RESA
RESA
Institution of Higher Education
RESA
RESA
RESA
RESA
Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education
RESA

42 71
83
346
32
182 51 54
67
19
24 30 Fewer than 10 were present. Fewer than 10 were present. 103 12

85.7 98.6 96.4
92.8 90.6 95.6 98.0 100.0
91.0
94.7 100.0 93.3 100.0 100.0 98.1 100.0

85.7 94.4 92.8
88.7 81.3 91.8 94.1 100.0
89.6
94.7 100.0 93.3 100.0 100.0 90.3 100.0

85.7 81.7 92.8
85.3 75.0 86.3 88.2 87.0
82.1
89.5 95.8 96.7 88.9 100.0 85.4 100.0

81.0 83.1 89.2
80.3 75.0 83.0 86.3 83.3
79.1
84.2 91.7 90.0 88.9 100.0 81.6 100.0
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Point University
Reinhardt University
Shorter University
Southwest Georgia RESA Spelman College
Teach for AmericaMetro Atlanta Technical College System of Georgia Thomas University
Toccoa Falls College
TruettMcConnell University University of Georgia
University of North Georgia University of West Georgia Valdosta State University

Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education
RESA
Institution of Higher Education
Agency or Organization
Institution of Higher Education
Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education Institution of Higher Education

Fewer than 10 were present. 36
57
43 Fewer than
10 were present.
34
12
19 Fewer than
10 were present. Fewer than 10 were present.
351
214
325
201

100.0 94.4 94.7 95.3 60.0 100.0
100.0 94.7 87.5 100.0 88.9 90.7 94.8 94.5

100.0 88.9 94.7 90.7 20.0 88.2
100.0 89.5 87.5 100.0 82.6 84.6 92.3 91.0

100.0 80.6 87.7 88.4 20.0 70.6
91.7 89.5 100.0 100.0 75.8 84.1 86.2 87.6

100.0 80.6 86.0 90.7 40.0 55.9
91.7 89.5 100.0 80.0 74.4 79.4 81.2 82.1

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Wesleyan

Institution Fewer than

College

of Higher 10 were

100.0

75.0

75.0

75.0

Education present.

West

Georgia

RESA

18

100.0

100.0

94.4

88.9

RESA

Young

Institution

Harris

of Higher

12

91.7

91.7

83.3

83.3

College

Education

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Appendix C: Retention of New Teachers in Georgia K-12 Public Schools by Start Date

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Year 1
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Year 2
83.1 85.0 85.8 86.4 86.0 86.6

Year 3
74.7 76.5 76.5 79.4 78.1 79.6

Year 4
67.7 69.5 69.3 72.9 71.4 73.9

Year 5
63.8 65.5 64.8 68.0 67.2 69.9

Year 6
60.4 61.1 61.1 64.7 63.5 65.6

Total New Teachers 5789 5859 6910 7093 8389 10096

Appendix D: Retention of Teachers in Georgia K-12 Public Schools by School District

School System
Appling County Atkinson County Atlanta Public Schools Bacon County Baker County Baldwin County Banks County Barrow County Bartow County Ben Hill County Berrien County Bibb County Bleckley County Brantley County Bremen City Brooks County Bryan County Buford City Bulloch County Burke County

Year 2
85.1 70.6 77.6

Year 3
76.6 61.8 57.7

Year 4
74.5 52.9 44.6

Year 5
66.0 50.0 35.8

Year 6
66.0 50.0 29.4

Average Student Enrollment (2010-2020) 3369 1616 49608

69.1 50.0 38.1 38.1 28.6 1964 37.5 43.8 37.5 31.3 25.0 308 74.8 48.0 30.7 20.5 11.8 5331 81.7 73.3 63.3 51.7 46.7 2818 85.9 69.5 59.3 51.4 44.1 12853 83.5 77.6 68.1 61.8 55.5 13585 85.0 76.7 68.3 61.7 53.3 3092 78.4 68.0 60.8 50.5 43.3 3058 75.4 57.4 43.8 37.1 32.2 23623 85.7 75.0 71.4 64.3 64.3 2332 86.4 76.3 72.9 62.7 57.6 3318 81.0 85.7 71.4 71.4 61.9 2087 82.8 65.6 46.9 31.3 23.4 2111 85.9 75.5 62.5 55.7 45.8 8127 82.0 75.4 72.1 68.9 62.3 4024 83.0 68.2 63.1 52.8 50.0 9649 86.0 78.5 63.6 56.1 44.9 4125

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Butts County Calhoun City Calhoun County Camden County Candler County Carroll County Carrollton City Cartersville City Catoosa County Charlton County Chatham County Chattahoochee County Chattooga County Cherokee County Chickamauga City Clarke County Clay County Clayton County Clinch County Cobb County Coffee County Colquitt County Columbia County Commerce City Cook County Coweta County Crawford County Crisp County Dade County Dalton City Dawson County Decatur City Decatur County DeKalb County Dodge County Dooly County Dougherty County Douglas County Dublin City Early County Echols County

77.0 60.9 50.6 43.7 37.9 3395 84.8 73.9 73.9 67.4 60.9 3646 61.5 41.0 33.3 28.2 23.1 618 85.3 71.3 65.7 57.3 54.6 9017 76.4 65.5 56.4 56.4 54.6 2008 80.9 68.6 63.8 59.0 53.2 14167 84.3 78.4 64.7 62.8 58.8 4733 81.4 74.6 72.9 67.8 62.7 4118 88.3 80.2 77.2 72.1 68.5 10580 95.0 90.0 70.0 70.0 65.0 1616 77.0 63.0 53.5 46.2 40.2 35401 76.7 55.0 35.0 26.7 18.3 864
90.9 79.6 61.4 52.3 56.8 2700 85.4 80.8 75.6 70.4 66.2 39825 100.0 93.3 86.7 86.7 86.7 1352 79.3 62.8 51.5 45.3 39.7 12134 66.7 40.0 33.3 13.3 20.0 261 79.8 62.1 50.4 44.1 38.2 51817 87.5 53.1 50.0 46.9 43.8 1309 77.2 68.3 60.8 55.1 50.8 109398 74.1 64.4 57.5 51.7 47.7 7353 82.6 72.2 65.6 62.3 58.0 8917 92.0 80.8 73.2 67.4 62.3 24946 74.3 65.7 65.7 45.7 31.4 1483 86.5 81.1 81.1 73.0 62.2 3095 86.1 77.3 70.8 66.0 62.0 21933 82.6 69.6 56.5 52.2 47.8 1709 72.4 65.8 57.9 51.3 44.7 3938 77.1 73.8 59.0 52.5 47.5 2134 89.8 74.9 65.9 56.3 51.5 7266 77.9 67.7 61.8 54.4 50.0 3421 82.7 69.2 56.2 49.2 41.6 4136 85.3 73.3 65.3 64.0 56.0 5092 82.4 69.5 56.2 48.5 41.5 96888 79.6 70.4 70.4 63.0 59.3 3114 60.6 36.4 33.3 27.3 15.2 1288 78.1 66.8 51.0 47.4 41.1 15034 83.8 74.4 65.1 59.0 52.2 25463 61.3 45.0 36.3 30.0 23.8 2469 82.6 78.3 69.6 65.2 63.0 2077 79.2 70.8 70.8 70.8 58.3 771

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Effingham County Elbert County Emanuel County Evans County Fannin County Fayette County Floyd County Forsyth County Franklin County Fulton County Gainesville City Gilmer County Glascock County Glynn County Gordon County Grady County Greene County Gwinnett County Habersham County Hall County Hancock County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Heard County Henry County Houston County Irwin County Jackson County Jasper County Jeff Davis County Jefferson City Jefferson County Jenkins County Johnson County Jones County Lamar County Lanier County Laurens County Lee County Liberty County Lincoln County

89.6 77.5 68.7 62.1 58.8 11244 81.0 66.7 54.8 52.4 42.9 2986 81.0 67.9 57.1 52.4 50.0 4108 74.6 49.3 38.8 26.9 23.9 1728 81.5 70.8 61.5 53.9 49.2 2969 89.6 78.2 66.8 58.7 54.0 20198 78.6 64.7 50.9 46.8 46.8 9696 86.7 79.1 72.6 67.1 62.9 41345 78.0 67.8 61.0 57.6 54.2 3636 78.3 63.9 50.9 41.9 34.8 92049 85.3 76.3 68.3 58.9 52.2 7337 89.7 79.5 62.8 57.7 48.7 4109 75.0 62.5 62.5 50.0 50.0 576 83.8 71.9 61.9 56.6 54.3 12535 86.1 74.1 63.9 57.6 51.3 6437 80.9 67.0 54.3 50.0 45.7 4366 69.2 57.0 42.1 36.5 33.6 2178 80.2 70.2 61.9 56.0 50.8 169271 86.8 79.0 70.2 64.0 62.3 6722 81.3 70.7 63.5 56.2 50.8 26475 71.9 61.4 40.4 22.8 14.0 965 83.5 77.2 63.3 55.7 48.1 3378 86.7 78.7 73.3 69.3 66.7 4958 86.8 77.9 72.1 64.7 58.8 3398 90.3 80.7 74.2 71.0 64.5 1954 79.8 68.8 58.3 49.6 42.9 40987 86.5 78.1 68.6 61.5 57.1 27097 87.9 78.8 66.7 63.6 60.6 1648 84.5 70.7 59.7 53.6 48.1 7213 71.2 55.9 45.8 44.1 37.3 2195 90.9 81.8 72.7 70.5 65.9 2900 90.0 80.0 80.0 73.3 70.0 3106 87.5 75.0 54.2 45.8 44.4 2651 75.8 72.7 54.6 48.5 42.4 1240 72.1 58.1 44.2 39.5 39.5 1113 82.4 74.3 66.2 62.2 54.1 5234 85.7 73.2 67.9 60.7 58.9 2511 84.4 70.3 64.1 53.1 45.3 1658 82.5 73.2 69.1 66.0 62.9 6277 82.2 70.4 67.4 61.5 56.3 6134 81.1 66.7 56.1 46.6 39.0 9735 85.7 71.4 71.4 61.9 57.1 1129

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Long County

77.1 63.9 53.3 41.8 32.0 3020

Lowndes County

87.9 75.3 69.0 63.2 56.8 10110

Lumpkin County

79.3 61.0 48.8 45.1 42.7 3790

Macon County

75.6 53.3 35.6 24.4 17.8 1516

Madison County

90.6 85.9 77.7 68.2 56.5 4703

Marietta City

72.3 57.9 52.1 47.5 40.1 8526

Marion County

82.4 76.5 70.6 64.7 52.9 1327

McDuffie County

85.7 73.6 64.8 53.9 40.7 4012

McIntosh County

79.6 51.9 44.4 31.5 25.9 1506

Meriwether County 68.4 53.2 41.7 34.5 28.8 2815

Miller County

84.6 76.9 69.2 65.4 61.5 991

Mitchell County

79.2 63.6 54.6 39.0 29.9 2300

Monroe County

74.0 60.5 52.1 45.4 42.9 3827

Montgomery County 60.9 43.5 39.1 30.4 26.1 1225

Morgan County

95.5 79.6 68.2 56.8 50.0 3149

Murray County

88.5 81.2 68.9 63.9 60.7 7253

Muscogee County

81.8 68.7 57.6 50.3 44.8 30938

Newton County

77.5 60.5 50.0 39.5 32.9 18850

Oconee County

85.4 68.5 61.8 53.9 50.6 6999

Oglethorpe County 80.0 66.7 57.8 51.1 48.9 2195

Paulding County

82.6 76.3 68.2 64.2 60.6 28577

Peach County

75.6 52.9 44.7 38.2 30.1 3714

Pelham City

86.7 71.1 51.1 37.8 33.3 1407

Pickens County

79.2 72.9 68.8 58.3 52.1 4337

Pierce County

83.3 68.2 65.2 57.6 54.6 3509

Pike County

78.1 70.7 68.3 63.4 53.7 3327

Polk County

87.8 77.1 71.8 62.6 56.5 7388

Pulaski County

70.6 61.8 47.1 41.2 26.5 1325

Putnam County

79.6 60.2 53.4 42.1 37.5 2728

Quitman County

62.5 50.0 29.2 20.8 16.7 323

Rabun County

83.7 73.5 65.3 61.2 59.2 2195

Randolph County

61.8 32.4 23.5 14.7 17.7 938

Richmond County 78.5 66.4 56.5 48.4 40.3 30437

Rockdale County

82.7 68.0 58.0 48.9 38.9 15874

Rome City

78.5 65.2 53.0 48.1 42.0 5860

Schley County

69.2 53.9 46.2 46.2 38.5 1296

Screven County

85.7 74.3 71.4 65.7 62.9 2293

Seminole County

88.0 76.0 72.0 72.0 76.0 1525

Social Circle City

90.2 70.7 68.3 56.1 53.7 1664

Spalding County

74.6 59.6 50.5 41.8 34.8 10030

Stephens County

90.3 75.8 67.7 61.3 62.9 3915

Stewart County

64.7 44.1 32.4 20.6 11.8 484

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Sumter County Talbot County Taliaferro County Tattnall County Taylor County Telfair County Terrell County Thomas County Thomaston-Upson County Thomasville City Tift County Toombs County Towns County Treutlen County Trion City Troup County Turner County Twiggs County Union County Valdosta City Vidalia City Walker County Walton County Ware County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Wheeler County White County Whitfield County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Worth County

72.9 50.7 43.1 36.8 29.9 4560 73.3 60.0 40.0 33.3 33.3 504 66.7 44.4 33.3 33.3 33.3 176 82.4 69.4 57.7 54.1 47.1 3497 89.7 72.4 62.1 55.2 58.6 1426 93.6 83.9 71.0 71.0 58.1 1633 84.4 68.8 65.6 56.3 43.8 1363 86.1 76.5 67.8 64.4 58.3 5275 81.3 70.7 58.7 53.3 46.7 4198
76.6 67.3 55.1 49.5 44.9 2785 84.1 73.4 61.4 55.1 49.8 7508 78.5 63.1 52.3 47.7 47.7 2834 81.8 68.2 50.0 50.0 50.0 1055 82.6 52.2 39.1 34.8 26.1 1112 90.5 85.7 81.0 71.4 71.4 1320 77.8 63.8 53.8 47.5 42.2 12004 62.5 50.0 37.5 27.5 30.0 1356 69.4 42.9 26.5 22.5 20.4 852 83.3 79.2 72.9 70.8 66.7 2657 78.2 61.5 47.1 40.9 36.2 7728 75.0 64.1 57.8 46.9 39.1 2614 77.4 61.5 50.2 49.4 46.8 8750 91.3 80.8 73.3 68.3 63.4 13204 84.5 74.4 67.4 62.8 59.7 5759 84.2 52.6 42.1 36.8 36.8 639 85.1 80.9 76.6 68.1 63.8 3054 82.1 66.7 59.8 53.0 47.0 5135 83.3 66.7 66.7 66.7 50.0 393 68.4 55.3 39.5 36.8 26.3 947 81.8 70.9 63.6 58.2 58.2 3826 87.5 76.5 66.3 61.2 55.8 12963 90.0 80.0 60.0 55.0 55.0 1186 75.6 58.5 51.2 48.8 39.0 1525 67.2 51.6 42.2 35.9 29.7 1423 82.1 71.6 56.7 40.3 37.3 3240

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