Riverview Garden's monitoring and support continue throughout the school year. They have found that it is beneficial to extend mentoring beyond the minimum requirement and respects the views of new staff and provides opportunities for them to give input. All in all, providing support and opportunities for communication for new staff have been invaluable in helping to shape Riverview Garden's recruitment and retention processes. This district program continues to evolve with a concentrated emphasis on finding high-quality teacher, helping them grow, and keeping them in the district to provide the best education for our students. District retention statistics over a three-year period look quite promising.
Research shows that many new teachers leave the profession during their first three years.
Riverview Gardens investigated the number of staff who left during their first three years in the district from 1995-2000. The date revealed a very minimal percentage leaving the education field, while a significant percentage has remained.