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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've never taught in a school with only a 10% turnover.  Looking back over the past 20 years or so, every school has had between about 20-50% turnover.  10% would be great though.  I suspect the schools that are better resourced, with easier kids, and better administration might balance out the numbers.  Less turnover there versus more turnover in other schools equals out to be about 20-25% turnover per year.  That is my understanding of normal turnover in schools.  [/quote]

16% is the national turnover rate and includes averaging in high turnover areas like high poverty, urban districts 19%). 20-25% is not normal turnover. DC has a 25% rate and is considered to be in a turnover crisis. If you are at a MCPS with a 20% rate, start planning your exit or spearheading reform.[/quote]

My school this year, which is very small (a teaching staff of 15, not including aides or social workers, psychs, etc), lost 4 teachers, 3 aides and 2/5 resource people.  I'm not in DC.  But again, in some schools, this is the norm.  I've been in schools where if we didn't have someone leave mid year it was a shock.[/quote]

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