Though Round Rock ISD has experienced higher turnover during the 2021-22 school year than the 2020-21 year, the district is faring better than most others in the region with regard to teacher retention.
This is according to data presented at a March 23 board meeting.
Eddie Curran, RRISD's chief human resources officer, said this could be because teachers stayed at their jobs during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic while employment options were less certain then left the district as uncertainties lifted.
Data from the March 23 update shows 11.6% of teachers departed the district during the 2020-21 school year. That figure increased to 15.9% in 2021-22 as the district faced a staffing crisis. Despite this increase, the turnover rate remains lower than the regional rate of 18.8% for central Texas educators.
