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Teacher survey presented to Cumberland County board warns of looming retention shortfall
Summary
A CCEA-distributed survey presented at the meeting found more than half of certified teachers will be retirement-eligible within 14 years and over half of respondents said they do not plan to remain or are unsure; presenters and board members said increased pay and stronger administrative support are top retention levers.
Julia Jensen, who identified herself as a resident and said she distributed a brief survey on behalf of CCEA, told the Cumberland County Board of Education that district teachers flagged recruitment and retention as urgent concerns.
“Over 55 percent of our certified teachers will be eligible for retirement within the next 14 years,” Jensen said, and she reported that about 53 percent of survey respondents said they do not plan to stay in education for the full 30 years…
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