The Administration can babble on about how much they value teachers but they still don’t conduct exit interviews with younger staff who walk away and then push retirement incentives for those who did make a career in D65 so there are no mentors.
When I started my career in Evanston over 30 years ago, it was a coveted job; now it is very c…
The Administration can babble on about how much they value teachers but they still don’t conduct exit interviews with younger staff who walk away and then push retirement incentives for those who did make a career in D65 so there are no mentors.
When I started my career in Evanston over 30 years ago, it was a coveted job; now it is very close to becoming what is the nightmare scenario for school stability in a community, a “starter district”. My wife worked in such a district in a suburb north of here but there it was admin instability combined with very low pay; to see this happening in Evanston where pay and benefits are quite good in comparison should scare parents. Teachers will start their careers here and, after a couple of years, look for their “real” job.
The Administration can babble on about how much they value teachers but they still don’t conduct exit interviews with younger staff who walk away and then push retirement incentives for those who did make a career in D65 so there are no mentors.
When I started my career in Evanston over 30 years ago, it was a coveted job; now it is very close to becoming what is the nightmare scenario for school stability in a community, a “starter district”. My wife worked in such a district in a suburb north of here but there it was admin instability combined with very low pay; to see this happening in Evanston where pay and benefits are quite good in comparison should scare parents. Teachers will start their careers here and, after a couple of years, look for their “real” job.