{"id":1319920,"date":"2022-02-20T22:07:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T03:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1319920"},"modified":"2022-02-20T22:07:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T03:07:40","slug":"survey-districts-brace-for-mass-exodus-of-school-principals-in-wake-of-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/survey-districts-brace-for-mass-exodus-of-school-principals-in-wake-of-coronavirus-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey: Districts Brace for \u2018Mass Exodus\u2019 of School Principals in Wake of Coronavirus Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsurvey-districts-brace-for-mass-exodus-of-school-principals-in-wake-of-coronavirus-pandemic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1319920&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Empty-School-Hallway-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nassp.org\/news\/nassp-survey-signals-a-looming-mass-exodus-of-principals-from-schools\/\">survey<\/a> of more than 500 principals conducted by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) found that nearly four in ten school leaders said they expect to step down within the next three years \u2014 some even sooner. And more than a third will leave the education field altogether as soon as they find a higher-paying job.<\/p>\n<p>The NASSP called it a \u201cmass exodus,\u201d and the survey found the number even higher for principals who have been on the job for four years or less \u2014 62 percent said they will leave within the next six years. Still, more will be retiring.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The 74 websites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/school-leaders-crisis-overwhelmed-by-mounting-mental-health-issues-public-distrust-mass-exodus-of-principals-could-be-coming\/\">reported<\/a> on how trying to run schools for the past two years in states with restrictive lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll.<\/p>\n<p>The report cited a study that shows the lockdowns have hurt specific groups that are already at risk:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The crisis has hit principals of color, women and those leading schools with higher proportions of lower-income students and students of color particularly hard. They are more likely than their peers to experience job-related stress during the pandemic, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rand.org\/pubs\/research_reports\/RRA827-6.html\">RAND<\/a> study found.<\/p>\n<p>According to NASSP\u2019s fall survey, 91 percent of principals were very or extremely concerned about student wellness, more than any other challenge (in comparison, mask mandates had about 51 percent very or extremely concerned). More than a third said there\u2019s not adequate student services staff, like nurses and counselors.<\/p>\n<p>Principals told The 74 the exodus may begin as early as the end of this school year. Some may want to leave mid-year but, understanding the stress it would cause for their schools, are waiting until summer break.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFor people to start saying, \u2018Man, you know, I\u2019m not ready to die. I\u2019m not dying yet but this thing is killing me,\u2019 really scares me,\u201d NASSP CEO Ronn Nozoe said in the report. \u201cBecause people, especially our members, don\u2019t say that stuff. And they don\u2019t say it lightly and they sure as heck don\u2019t say it publicly.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve really seen it \u2013 our teachers saying, \u2018We\u2019re struggling, but man, I\u2019m really worried about our principal[s],\u2019\u201d Nozoe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe or she is getting beat up, and he doesn\u2019t look good or she doesn\u2019t look good. They\u2019re all stressed out and I don\u2019t want to lose her or him,\u201d Nozoe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have sought out and have been seeing a therapist, because I think it\u2019s important \u2014 not just for me as a principal to talk to my kids about [their] mental health \u2014 it\u2019s also important for me to walk that walk,\u201d Michael Brown, president-elect of NASSP\u2019s Maryland chapter and principal at Winter Mills High School, said in The 74 report.<\/p>\n<p>Brown called out what he said is the \u201chighly politicized nature of education\u201d that has hurt educators, including long hours of making evening calls and communications about the latest pandemic guidance to families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou struggle to have positive days, positive thoughts,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Penny Starr on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PennyStarrDC\">Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A survey of more than 500 principals conducted by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) found that nearly four in ten school leaders said they expect to step &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1319920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1319920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1319920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1319920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1319920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}