Attrition comparison with surrounding districts

In the opinion section of today's Arizona Republic, a letter writer claims that teachers are leaving Gilbert in equal or near-equal proportions to other districts.

In fact, the data shows that this is decidedly FALSE!

Retirement + Resignation numbers for certified employees are available from the BoardDocs sites of the Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler School Districts.  The data for Higley is not currently available on-line.

The total number of certified employees for 2014 is available from the Arizona Department of Education

As you can see, the % attrition in Gilbert is significantly higher than surrounding districts.

Hopefully with a new Superintendent and a school board election in November, we can turn this around!