Hearing on Educator Retention Act?

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Dear [elected official],

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I'm writing to thank you for beginning to act on our teacher retention crisis in this year's budget and urge you to schedule a public hearing- and guarantee a vote- on Council Member Robert White's Educator Retention for Student Success Act.

As you know,  30 % of educators left their schools from SY 21-22 to 22-23a. That's unacceptable. It's destabilizing our schools, leaving our students in classes with no qualified teacher, hurting staff morale and setting our schools' progress back.  Investing in a flexible scheduling pilot along with higher and more transparent pay for charter school educators is a good start.  Now we have to tackle the issue holistically with measures included in the legislation like studying and increasing paraprofessional pay, providing educators mental health days, funding school wellness coordinators (that would serve both students and staff) and more ideas- like reforming teacher evaluation, providing additional student loan assistance and reducing the time students and staff spent on standardized testing.

Have you scheduled a hearing on this legislation?  Will you do so at a day and time when teachers can easily attend and testify?  Will you commit to a markup and vote on this legislation?   Your leadership on this matter is critical.  I would be happy to talk more about how I have experienced the impact of teacher turnover and why I care about this issue.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely, [Your information here]