Table 3. Comparison of turnover rates by school for targeted teaching roles: math, science,
and special education at targeted schools.

Targeted Schools
Lyn Knoll Elementary School
Sixth Avenue Elementary
School
Tollgate Elementary School
AWCPA - Aurora West College
Prep Academy
Paris Elementary School
Vaughn Elementary School
Clyde Miller K-8 School
Aurora Hills Middle School

3 year avg. Turnover for math,
science, and special education
combined
67%
56%
53%
51%
50%
50%
48%
47%

North Middle School Health
Sciences & Technology Campus
Meadowood Child Development
Center
Aurora Central High School
Wheeling Elementary School
Boston K-8 School
Dalton Elementary School
Iowa Elementary School
Jamaica Child Development
Center
Jewell Elementary School
Kenton Elementary School
Vista PEAK Preparatory
Columbia Middle School
Combined Turnover Rate for
identified schools

Turnover between 17-18 and
18-191
50%
33%
20%
20%
100%
100%
50%
46%
53%

47%
0%
47%
47%
42%
38%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
31%
29%
47%

26%
0%
25%
0%
0%
33%
50%
25%
14%
29%
29%

More specifically, when looking at the turnover rates for individual teaching roles compared to
the three year turnover rate average:
● For special education teaching roles, eleven of the twenty schools saw improved turnover
rates and two schools had the same turnover rate, while seven schools had higher
turnover rates.
● Of the eight secondary schools that were identified for the incentive, seven saw
improvement in the turnover rate of math teachers with one staying steady, while only
four saw improvement in the turnover rate for science teachers
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This is as of October, 2018. Retention rates will be finalized at the end of the 18-19 school year, as they will
fluctuate due to terminations and new hires over the course of the year.

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