Resources
A professional resource library for retention leadership — practical guides, protocols, and templates that turn the framework into action. Use them to listen, recognize, plan, and lead a school where teachers choose to stay.
🎓 From framework to action
Each resource operationalizes a pillar of the Teacher Retention Framework — stay-conversations and pulse surveys put voice into practice; the recognition toolkit makes teachers feel valued; the workload audit protects wellbeing; the coaching guide fuels growth. Together they translate research on leadership behaviors into the daily work of leading. See the framework →
All resources below are illustrative templates and starting points — adapt them to your context, policies, and community.
Resource library
A starter set of leadership tools, organized around the retention framework.
Stay-Conversation Guide
Structured prompts for proactive conversations that surface what keeps a teacher — before they think about leaving.
Listen & retainPulse-Survey Bank
A bank of short, validated-style items on engagement, workload, and belonging to take the temperature of your staff.
Measure & listenRecognition Toolkit
Templates and routines for specific, frequent, equitable recognition — everyday acknowledgement to milestones. See Recognition →
Feel valuedWorkload Audit
A worksheet to inventory teacher tasks, flag low-value demands, and protect planning time and wellbeing.
Protect timeTeacher-Voice Protocols
Meeting and decision protocols that give teachers genuine influence — and ensure leaders act visibly on input. See Voice →
Shared decisionsWellbeing Planning
A planning template for building balance, connection, and burnout prevention into the school year. See Wellbeing →
Sustain people90-Day Retention Plan Template
A listen-act-embed template for a leader's first ninety days focused on retention. Open the planner →
Plan & actExit-Interview Guide
Questions and a synthesis framework for learning from departures — turning every exit into actionable insight.
Learn & improveLeadership Coaching Guide
A guide to non-evaluative coaching cycles that build teacher craft and signal investment. See Growth →
Develop teachersReading List
A curated set of themes in leadership, retention, and engagement to deepen your practice. See below.
Go deeperRecommended reading
Themes worth exploring across the leadership, retention, and engagement literature. These are topic areas, not specific citations — pair them with current peer-reviewed scholarship.
All resources, templates, and figures on this page are illustrative starting points — adapt them to your school's context, policies, and community before use.