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Board reviews exit-survey and retention data as instructional-assistant turnover rises
Summary
District HR presented a 14-year retention and exit-survey report showing a small overall increase in separations, rising instructional-assistant turnover, stable teacher retention below the state average, and a set of planned training and evaluation actions.
Board of Education members in the Fond du Lac School District heard an annual report on employee retention, resignations and exit-survey results at the June 23 regular meeting.
The district’s exit-and-retention presenter, Marissa Lombardo, told the board the report covers 14 years of data on resignations and retirements for all employment groups, using the district fiscal year (July 1–June 30), and is updated each year to inform retention strategies.
The presentation showed a small overall increase in separations this year — nine additional departures across all employment groups — and identified instructional assistants (IAs) as the largest retention challenge. Lombardo said instructional-assistant departures in the most recent year included 29 resignations and 4 retirements, and that many IAs reported leaving to move, return to school, or to pursue better pay. For teaching staff specifically, Lombardo reported 78 total separations (68 resignations and 10 retirements) and said the district retained 86.51% of its teaching…
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