The teacher shortage facing the United States is real. School administrators need to develop strategies and build systems to hire effectively and retain quality teachers. In this PD session, the scary statistics regarding teacher retention and the implications teacher attrition has on student performance will be shared. Strategies for effectively hiring top candidates and retaining them for years will also be shared.

Leading a School Culture Reset - The Notre Dame ACE Academies (NDAA) have supported multiple schools in improvement efforts spanning different dioceses. In their work, they have partnered with schools facing serious discipline challenges often related to profound inconsistencies in expectations, language, and follow-through across the school. At one such school, teaching and learning had come to a standstill in many classrooms until the leader took decisive steps to bring his faculty together and reset. During this session, participants will hear how a school leader, supported by a regional director and members of the NDAA team, developed a plan, called a midyear audible, and stepped out in faith to reimagine the culture at his school. Participants will learn how the leader solicited teacher voice to build a PBIS behavior matrix, developed a plan for implementation which included both the leader and faculty teaching it, and how he strategically used a morning assembly to begin this important work.