Opportunity 1 - Glisi DEV

The Opportunity

In Georgia and beyond, parents, educators, business leaders and community leaders alike recognize that attracting and retaining teachers is essential to ensuring bright futures: not only for our young people, but for our collective prosperity.

19% decline

in students earning education degrees nationwide" *this is 2000-2020 data from NCES for GLISI staff FYI*

Teachers are more than 2x more likely to be stressed relative to American workers in other fields.

50%

3 out of 10 teachers report they are unlikely to remain in education for another five years.

of Georgia’s existing teacher workforce would not recommend teaching as a profession

The Opportunity

19% decline

in students earning education degrees nationwide" *this is 2000-2020 data from NCES for GLISI staff FYI*

Teachers are more than 2x more likely to be stressed relative to American workers in other fields.

50%

3 out of 10 teachers report they are unlikely to remain in education for another five years.

of Georgia’s existing teacher workforce would not recommend teaching as a profession

Teachers enter the profession to positively affect the lives of young people.

Our working theory is that we can more effectively attract and retain teacher talent with investment in aligning the reality of the job with the aspiration that brings teachers into the profession in the first place: the opportunity to meaningfully contribute to teaching and learning design; the ability to see evidence of their own impact in the lives of young people; and to be a spark for imagination, curiosity and meaning for their students.

There are 1,809,700 students in Georgia’s K-12 public school classrooms today. What “sales pitch” are we giving them about the agency, joy, meaning and creative expression they can enjoy if they choose to pursue a career in education?

It is important to marry the heart and the mind when leading change in education. There is always room to improve and inspiring teachers and teacher leaders to initiate change is one of the most important things we do.

– District Leader, BCLS Participant

“Although I teach physical education, I learned I am of equal importance on my school team. I can create positive changes to support our students.”

– Teacher, BCLS Participant

"As a teacher in the building, GLISI provided an interesting “big picture”, instead of having a narrow view of just my classroom."

– Teacher, BCLS Participant

Nearly 2x more

200% increase

100%

40% more teachers in GLISI districts report decision-making authority—a critical retention factor—than the national norm.

93% of GLISI participants report an intent to remain in profession as compared to 30% of Georgia's teachers in a 2022 PAGE report.

100% of cohort participants reported gaining new insights related to their self-care and well-being since beginning participation.

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Teachers enter the profession to positively affect the lives of young people.

– District Leader, BCLS Participant

– Teacher, BCLS Participant

– Teacher, BCLS Participant

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