Preface; How to Use This Book; Acknowledgments; 1 Creating a Retention Plan; Begin with the Research; Retaining Teachers in High-Needs Fields; A System-Wide Retention Plan; Summary Points for Success; 2 This Generation of Teachers; Generational Research; Summary Points for Success; 3 Retention Begins with Hiring; The Hiring Plan; Behavior-Based Interviewing; Assessment of Hiring Practice; Summary Points for Success; 4 Best Practices in Orientation; Steps of Orientation; Individualizing Orientation; Summary Points for Success; 5 Mentoring Programs; Implementing a Mentoring Program.

Using Mentor Teams and Long-Term MentoringMentor Program Evaluation; Summary Points for Success; 6 Professional Development for the First Five Years; Planning Considerations for First-Year Workshops; Induction Programming for Years Two through Five; Summary Points for Success; 7 Supportive Administration, Supervision, and Evaluation; Supervision and Evaluation; Evaluation of Teachers; Summary Points for Success; 8 Developing Teacher Leaders; Roles of Teacher Leaders; Summary points for success; 9 An Improved Workplace for Teachers; School Climate; Teacher Voice and Input.

The School as a WorkplaceSummary Points for Success; 10 Teacher Longevity; Stress and Resilience; Should All Teachers Be Retained?; Summary Points for Success; Appendix 3.1-Preliminary Interview Checklist; Appendix 3.2-Question Bank for Early Elementary School Positions; Appendix 3.3-Question Bank for Upper Elementary School Positions; Appendix 3.4-Question Bank for Middle School Positions; Appendix 3.5-Question Bank for High School Positions; Appendix 3.6-Question Bank for Special Areas; Appendix 3.7-Question Bank for Special Education Interviews; Appendix 3.8-Evaluation of Candidate Answers.

Appendix 3.9-Creating a Rubric to Evaluate AnswersAppendix 3.10-Sample Survey of New Hires; Appendix 3.11-Review of Annual Hiring; Appendix 4.1-Evaluation of New Teacher Orientation; Appendix 4.2-New Teacher Orientation Active Learning Strategies; Appendix 5.1-Mentor Application; Appendix 5.2-Evaluation of Mentor Training; Appendix 5.3-Mentor and New Teacher Discussion List; Appendix 5.4-Evaluation of the Mentoring Program; Appendix 5.5-Evaluation of the Mentoring Program; Appendix 6.1-New Teacher Professional Development Survey.

Appendix 6.2-Lesson Plan on Parent Communication and ConferencesAppendix 6.3-Lesson Plan for New Teacher Workshop on Classroom Management; Appendix 6.4-Year One Induction Workshop Evaluation; Appendix 7.1-Observation Preconference Worksheet; Appendix 7.2-Verbatim Notes; Appendix 7.3-Observation Postconference Template; Appendix 7.4-First Classroom Walk-Through Checklist; Appendix 7.5-The Walk-Through Observation; Appendix 8.1-Panel Discussion on Earning a Master's Degree; Appendix 9.1-Teachers' Needs and Wishes; Appendix 9.2-Parent Satisfaction Survey.