New Bedford Teacher Resignations

120

100
Number of resignations

80

60 2016-2017

2015-2016
40

2014-2015
20

2013-2014
0

Unit A resignations

Unit A resignations
2013-2014 48
2014-2015 63
2015-2016 60
2016-2017 104

Note: Dates are based on when the resignations appeared in personnel reports. A few may have been effective at the end of the previ ous school
year. Unit A includes teachers, nurses, and counselors, but not principals.

Source: Personnel reports posted on the website of the New Bedford Educators Association Jennette Barnes / The Standard -Times
 Teacher Retention
100

95

90

85
Percent retained

80

75

70

65

Source: Mass DESE 60

Jennette Barnes /
The Standard-Times 55

50
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
New Bedford Teachers 86.8 88.5 90.9 88.8 90 84.2 83.2
Fall River Teachers 80.7 80.9 84.8 82 80.5 77 76.4
Brockton Teachers 90.9 90.8 91 90.4 91.2 90.7 92.4
Lawrence Teachers 91.4 84.7 87 72.3 81.6 73.7 72.3
Lowell Teachers 89.9 91.1 90.8 90.9 90.4 90.8 91.4
Springfield Teachers 81.3 89.3 84.1 85.3 85.2 82 80.8
 Principal Retention
100

95

90

85
Percent retained

80

75

70

65

Source: Mass DESE 60

Jennette Barnes /
The Standard-Times 55

50
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
New Bedford Principals 77.8 88.9 78.6 88.5 79.2 68 65.4
Fall River Principals 52.2 81.3 81.3 76.5 70.6 70.6 81.3
Brockton Principals 81.8 81.8 86.4 90.9 95.2 90.9 100
Lawrence Principals 100 76.7 65.5 78.8 81.5 71.9 78.8
Lowell Principals 87 90.9 75 73.7 90.5 81.8 100
Springfield Principals 88.6 89.1 80.4 87.2 79.2 84.6 84.6
 Teacher Retention in SouthCoast Schools

Alma del Mar Charter School

Fall River

Bristol County Agricultural

Wareham

Fairhaven

New Bedford

Global Learning Charter Public

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical

School district

Freetown-Lakeville

Statewide

Westport

Dartmouth

Marion

Mattapoisett

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical

Old Rochester

Rochester

Acushnet

0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent retained 2015

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Jennette Barnes / The Standard-Times