Panorama Teacher Retention Survey
Collect professional feedback from educators to improve teacher retention and working conditions.
About the Survey
Effectively supporting and retaining teachers is a strategic priority for many districts and schools. A struggle to attract and keep high-quality educators creates barriers to student success. As the teacher turnover rate continues to rise and teacher preparation programs experience declining enrollment, education leaders must focus on new ways to build a more resilient workforce.
Conducting a teacher retention survey can help administrators better measure and address teacher and staff professional needs, sense of belonging, and overall job satisfaction.
Panorama's research-backed teacher retention survey questions make it possible to gather valid, reliable feedback from all educators. The questions are designed to elevate the voices of educators and capture feedback about topics related to working conditions. Survey data can be used to uncover trends within the school community, inform individualized professional development sessions, better understand the factors that are especially impactful for new teachers entering the profession, and foster a supportive school climate.
Understand what teachers and staff need to thrive
The Panorama Teacher Retention Survey collects teacher and staff perceptions on topics including feedback and coaching, school climate, school leadership, collaboration, teaching efficacy, mentorship, sense of belonging, staff-family relations, expectations and support, resources, and well-being.As with all Panorama surveys, districts and schools can customize their surveys to select the topics that align to strategic goals and priorities.
The Teacher Retention Survey questions were developed under Dr. Hunter Gehlbach, a leader in the field of survey methodology and senior research advisor to Panorama Education.Panorama offers all of our survey instruments open-source as part of our mission to improve education for every student.
Select from 13 topics
- Belonging - How much faculty and staff feel that they are valued members of the school community.
- Collaboration - Perceptions of the frequency, value, and support for teacher collaboration within the school.
- Feedback & Coaching - Perceptions of the amount and quality of feedback faculty and staff receive.
- Mentorship - Experiences and perceptions regarding the interactions, support, and effectiveness of teacher mentorship programs.
- Resources - Perceptions of the adequacy of the school’s resources.
- School Climate - Perceptions of the overall social and learning climate of the school.
- Expectations and Support - Clarity of role expectations and confidence in accessing resources and technology.
- School Leadership - Perceptions of the school leadership's effectiveness.
- Staff-Family Relationships - Perceptions of faculty and staff relationships with the families at their school.
- Staff-Leadership Relationships - Perceptions of faculty and staff relationships with school leaders.
- Student Behavior - Clarity and enforcement of student behavior policies and the support provided to teachers in managing student behavior.
- Teaching Efficacy - Faculty perceptions of their professional strengths and areas for growth.
- Well-being - Faculty and staff perceptions of their own professional well-being.
Move from Measurement to Action to Support Educators
Panorama’s Playbook comes with nearly 900 research-based strategies, including attendance interventions and ideas for improving areas tied to chronic absenteeism like engagement and climate.
Panorama automatically recommends age-appropriate activities and interventions based on students’ survey responses.
Download the Panorama Teacher Retention Survey Guide
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