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I learned a lot that I didn’t know from my interview. My principal stated that one of the things he did to retain teachers is to have an open door policy, where teachers can come to him with any concerns or problems. He also said he tries not to intimidate people so that they will feel more apt to come to him for help. He also stated that he does things like purchase supplies when needed, gives mentors to teachers in a new position, supports them with informational meetings, etc. I had known about a few of these methods, but I didn’t realize what an impact an open door policy could have on retaining teachers. I have worked for principals that were harder to approach and it does make a difference to feel like you can go to them if you need to. He also said he provides professional development for quality staff retention.

To recruit high-quality teachers our district advertises on the internet as well as going to job fairs. It might impact my recruitment acivities that right now there are too many highly qualified teachers waiting for jobs. My principal gets 10-15 resumes a week and he says there are 50 people lined up for one job. We don’t even have any jobs open. This is a good problem for schools to have but a bad problem for those teachers who are qualified; they may leave the field in search for work.