Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 100
Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4758-7450-1 • Hardback • May 2024 • $75.00 • (£58.00)
978-1-4758-7451-8 • Paperback • May 2024 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
978-1-4758-7452-5 • eBook • April 2024 • $30.50 • (£25.00)
Elizabeth Dampf has served as an administrator in the Chicagoland area for over a decade. Her articles have been featured in ASCD’s publication, Educational Leadership, as well as Learning Forward’s The Learning Professional. She has also appeared on several podcasts, including ASCD Connect, Leaning Into Leadership, Anchored in Education, and Principal Liner Notes. She and her husband enjoy food, culture, and travel.
Introduction - Stop Complaining, Start Confronting
Chapter 1 - Step 1: Prioritize the Practical
Chapter 2 - Step 2: Establish and Calibrate
Chapter 3 - Step 3: Build Your Publication
Chapter 4 - Step 4: Train Your Leaders
Chapter 5 - Step 5: Onboard New Teachers
Chapter 6 - Step 6: Promote the Library to Current Staff
Chapter 7 - Step 7: Maintain, expand, and advertise
Final Thoughts
Bibliography
About the Author
I have followed Elizabeth Dampf’s blog posts and articles for some time. Each time I completed one of her insightful writings, I would say to myself, “I really wish Elizabeth would write a book.” That wish has come true in the book you are holding in your hands. In Dealing with Staff Turnover: Systems That Make Schools More Resilient in Times of Change, Elizabeth Dampf continues the trajectory in her writing of engaging in the difficult realities in our profession in an insightful and compelling way. Leaders, this is the book you need to read now in order to cultivate a staff culture that resonates and sustains in a meaningful way. Elizabeth Dampf is the voice all educators need now.
— Sean Gaillard, author of "The Pepper Effect" and host of the Principal Liner Notes podcast
Elizabeth Dampf has struck gold on a critical element in educational leadership...retaining high quality staff. More than just tips and tricks for making teachers feel good about their job, Dealing with Staff Turnover includes structures and systems leaders can implement today. This is a brilliant, methodical way to support and keep our best teachers where we need them, in our classrooms.
— Darrin Peppard, author of "Road to Awesome" and host of the Leaning into Leadership podcast