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Delaware Valley principal presents study identifying leadership practices tied to early‑career teacher retention
Summary
Dr. Christopher Ross summarized a qualitative study of seven Pennsylvania principals who achieved a combined 97% retention of teachers through tenure, highlighting onboarding, mentoring, visible support and open communication as themes.
Dr. Christopher Ross, Delaware Valley’s career and technical education principal and high school assistant principal, presented results of a qualitative study Tuesday on strategies principals use to retain early‑career teachers. Ross told the school board he interviewed seven principals in a Pennsylvania intermediate unit who together had 70 years of experience and a 97% retention rate from first year through tenure and identified four recurring themes. The research is aimed at answering what leaders can do to keep teachers after they enter the…
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