How superintendents are taking on 2023’s biggest challenges

When an sudden disaster happens—say, a world pandemic that pressured our complete schooling system to rework–we imagine that ultimately, the misery and upheaval will evolve into calm and management because the restoration course of winds down.

As educators, we’re nonetheless ready to take that collective sigh of aid.

The Institute for Education Innovation (IEI) needed to listen to how superintendents had been feeling about 2023. So, consequently, we introduced them along with edtech CEOs and different business leaders at our inaugural IEI Conclave to find out methods we are able to deal with in the present day’s biggest Ok-12 challenges as a unified staff–and do it with hope and confidence.

Teacher Retention and Recruitment

A systemic shortchanging of the career continues to drive the instructor scarcity. While conclave attendees agreed {that a} wage bump may also help increase retention, true satisfaction happens when educators really feel empowered, acknowledged, and revered.

Districts can begin by providing apprenticeship applications for aspiring lecturers and mentoring them throughout these first essential three years within the classroom–the interval after they’re more than likely to stop. In addition, superintendents careworn the significance of guaranteeing a barrier-free pipeline for educators curious about administration and offering wellness applications for educators.