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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2023
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Publishes the Teacher Retention and Recruitment Playbook
JUNEAU, AK – The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) published the Teacher Retention and Recruitment (TRR) Playbook today.
The Playbook is the result of research, survey data, and an action plan created by the Governor's Teacher Retention and Recruitment Working Group and input from hundreds of stakeholders. The survey itself gathered information from over 4,000 educators. Contributors of the final Playbook included teachers, principals, superintendents, school board members, students, home school participants, special education participants, university members, and state government officials.
The purpose of the Playbook is to identify practical, professional, and policy recommendations to address Alaska's persistent issues with retention and recruitment. The TRR Playbook provides implementation strategies and recommendations for all stakeholder groups.
"Retention and recruitment of Alaska’s workforce is an important and complex issue. The work of the TRR Playbook is a solution-focused resource for the education sector and its stakeholders. The expertise and perspectives included in the Playbook are reflected in its extensive recommendations," said DEED Commissioner Dr. Deena Bishop.
“The cornerstone of a great public education begins with parents and great classroom teachers. Alaska has long struggled to recruit and retain enough quality educators. I instructed the Education Commissioner to begin the process of identifying the root issues of the problem back in 2020 and then to identify possible solutions,” said Governor Mike Dunleavy. “This TRR Playbook is built upon countless hours of educator feedback and research and will prove to be incredibly valuable to ensure that any practical, professional, and policy solutions intended to address teacher retention and recruitment in Alaska are effective.”
The TRR Playbook can be found online here.
DEED looks forward to seeing these ideas be implemented across stakeholder groups, and will continue to provide guidance with the end goal of recruiting and retaining excellent educators.
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The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development provides information, resources, and leadership to support over 130,000 students in 505 public schools across the state of Alaska. The mission of the department is to ensure an “Excellent Education for Every Student Every Day.”
Media Contact: Caroline Hamp, Public Information Officer, (907) 465-6694
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