Since the beginning of 2020, we’ve seen a precipitous drop in overall teacher retention and Black teachers in particular are rapidly and disproportionately leaving the profession. This data is especially alarming due to the plethora of research that illustrates the positive impact Black teachers have on all students’ success. Given this context, we’re offering an opportunity for administrators and hiring managers to explore key questions that affect Black teacher recruitment and retention. What actions are you taking to encourage Black teachers to want to work and stay in your school or district? How might you create conditions that both invite Black teachers into your school community and allow them to thrive and serve students to the best of their ability?

This three hour workshop is designed to support school leaders in learning best practices to recruit, hire, and retain Black teachers. In this experiential session, attendees will be guided to gain a deeper understanding of the historical and current context of Black teachers’ work and their impact on the thriving of all students. Participants will assess their current efforts and learn to use an equity lens to implement more effective recruiting, hiring, and sustaining practices. This is an interactive session where you will engage in thought partnership and receive feedback from other participants in multiple breakout rooms.

Please note that this is not a racial affinity event; it is OPEN TO ALL racial identities.

“I really appreciated our session today and the resources shared. I really want to spend more dedicated with thinking through sustaining and retaining the black teachers we have.”

“It was such a warm and enlightening morning. I really appreciated the tone throughout the workshop, educational, respectful, and joyful. Some big takeaways for me are to first, read more... The articles you sent over were so helpful and that's such a quick and simple ask for the hiring team and our team of educators. Second, I have a number of next steps around how we interview/ wording of our interviews I can't wait to implement.”

“Loved the abundance of resources readily available, incredibly helpful. The speakers are awesome and I love the connection to your personal experiences in education and/or your work with NEP. I'm usually not a fan of the consultancy protocol but it worked so well today and I'm thankful to have gone through that with some awesome people.”