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. ii 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 iii 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 iv 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 v 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 vi 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 vii 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 viii 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 ix 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 x Map of Sixth-Year District Retention in Georgia Public Schools2 2 County district names are in black while city districts are in white. xi 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. xii 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 xiii 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 xiv Scatterplot of Teacher Retention by Percentage of Hispanic Students in Georgia Public Schools xv 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 xvi 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 xvii 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 xviii 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 xix 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 20 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 21 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 22 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 23 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 24 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 25 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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%. 26 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 27 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 28 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 29 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 30 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 31 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 32 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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% 33 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 34 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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%. 35 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 36 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 37 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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%. 38 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 39 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 40 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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%. 41 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum Figure 19: Map of Sixth-Year District Retention 17 17 County district names are in black while city districts are in white. 42 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 43 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 44 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 45 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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. 46 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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? 47 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 48 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 49 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 50 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 51 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 52 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 53 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 54 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 55 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 56 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 57 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 58 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 59 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 60 2020 Georgia K-12 Teacher Retention Addendum 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 61 2020 Georgia 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