Action Needed

• Increase teacher pay.
  • Incentivize recruitment for teachers of color. Incentivize teaching in high-need communities. Create incentives for teaching dual enrollment.
  • Provide an increase in base pay to educators receiving National Board Certification at the state level.
• Provide incentives to teachers to address total compensation.
  • Consider incentives for housing (including the provision of housing directly), medical/insurance, and loan forgiveness programs.
  • Provide state health insurance to educators.
• Improve working conditions. This includes addressing workloads, class sizes, behavioral issues, and protecting prep time. Ensure educators have access to mental health services.
• Help teachers feel valued and appreciated. Change the narrative about the profession. Recognize and celebrate teacher excellence.
• Provide comprehensive, authentic, and meaningful professional learning, instructional coaching, and support for Arizona’s educators.
  • Provide evidence-based induction and mentoring support for new teachers from quality mentors (multi-year), meaningful professional development, and leadership training for school administration.
  • Build in more calendar days for professional development.
  • Provide funding to schools to allow educators to select aligned professional development opportunities.
• Ask the state universities to develop a common teacher preparation curriculum or courses in English and math.
• Develop and strengthen the principal and district leadership pipeline.