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FISD sees higher teacher retention, sub fill rate Frisco ISD had 1,310 resignations—an attrition rate of 14.7%— during Aug. 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, according to a presentation on labor statistics for the district given by Chief Human Resources Officer Pamela Linton. The rate was lower for teachers at 13.4%. “We are always working on retention,” she said. A closer look About 13% of Texas teachers left the profession between fall 2021-22, according to the Texas Education Agency. Across the state, almost 29% of newly hired teachers entered the profession without a Texas certification or permit during the 2022-23 school year. For Frisco, this number was 2.5%, Linton said. The district saw an average of 522 substitute requests per day in the 2022-23 school year, Linton
FISD officials OK 6th retention incentive Eligible Frisco ISD employees will receive bonuses for staying with the district during the 2023-24 school year. The district’s board approved the reten- tion incentive on Nov. 13. The bonus is meant to thank employees for their work in FISD, said Kimberly Smith, chief finance and strategy officer for the district. The backstory The retention incentive is the same bonus the board has approved the last five school years, Smith said. This year’s amount was increased, she said. The district will give employees a bonus of $50 for each year of service to FISD, and the greater of either 1.5% of the employee’s base salary or $500, Smith said.
About newly hired staff 37% of FISD professionals earned a graduate degree
35% of classroom teachers are new to the profession as compared to 60% last year 40% of teachers joined FISD with at least six years of experience
SOURCE: FRISCO ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
said. The overall substitute fill rate was 88%, with a fill rate of 90% for teachers, she said. In 2021-22, the district’s overall fill rate was 85%, with the teacher’s fill rate being 86%, according to the presentation. “It’s unheard of to have the fill rates that we had,” Linton said in regards to the positive rate. Recruiting substitutes has been a way to hire teachers and paraprofessionals in the district. In the 2022-23 school year, the district hired 148 teachers and 114 paraprofessionals from its substitute sourcing company, she said.
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