Stop the Teacher Turnover Spiral

Why This Matters Now

Every vacancy costs thousands of dollars, disrupts learning, and drains morale. Nationally, 18–19 % of teachers leave each year, and 44 % exit within five years. You can’t recruit your way out of this problem: you must create an intentional retention system.

The potential return on investing in the Blueprint is enormous because the stakes are so high:

• Cost of one attrition event: ~$20,000

• Cost of book: ~$34.95

• Break-even: Retaining just one teacher saves 570× the book’s price.

What You’ll Get

A Blueprint for Teacher Retention hands you:

• A clear framework—the evidence-based TRM that links well-being, demands, resources, and culture.

• Action diagnostics—the Well-Being Diagnostic & Job Demands/Resources Audit you can run with staff tomorrow.

• A step-by-step playbook to boost adult SEL, streamline workload, and add high-impact supports.

• Real-world case vignettes showing leaders reversing attrition in months, not years.

• District-alignment guidance—policy moves to sync HR, PD, and school support.

Inside the Book

Chapter 1: The Growing Challenge for Leaders Eye-opening data & costs of turnover

Chapter 2: The TRM Your new retention dashboard

Chapters 3–6: The Three Levers Adult SEL • Reducing Demands • Adding Resources

Chapter 7. From School to District Policy and practice alignment tactics

Appendices Printable diagnostics, templates, and tools

Why Listen to Us?

• James Bailey, Ed.D.—consultant, former principal, and co-founder of Brass Tacks Innovations.

• 25+ years helping districts cut attrition, save millions, and boost achievement.

• Co-author of The Daily SEL Leader (Corwin Press).