Name: Boosting New Teacher Retention: Creating Sustainable Support Systems
Start: 2025-08-01T08:30:00-0500
End: 2025-08-01T09:15:00-0500

Access the pages below to learn more about our conference, registration, speakers and sponsors. Visit our Innovation Summit site for details about the venue, food, lodging, purchasing a t-shirt, and more.

Friday August 1, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am CDT

Short Creek 2

This session explores how embedded professional development (PD), follow-up coaching, and targeted training create systemic change in education by supporting and retaining new teachers. Participants will learn strategies to integrate ongoing mentorship and instructional coaching, ensuring teachers feel equipped and confident in their roles. By focusing on sustainable support systems, we can bridge the gap between training and practice, ultimately improving teacher retention and student outcomes. Join us to discover how investing in educators through meaningful, job-embedded PD leads to long-term success in schools.

Speakers

Karen Bohannon

Literacy Instructional Coach, Ozark School District

Ms. Bohannon has six years of experience as an instructional coach and has also eight years of classroom teaching experience. She has a Master’s in Education from Missouri State University and is working towards her doctorate in Educational Leadership at Southwest Baptist University... Read More →

Amy Dunn

Literacy Instructional Coach, Ozark School District

Dr. Amy Dunn brings over a decade of instructional coaching experience and a diverse educational background. She holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri. Currently, she serves as a K–4 Instructional... Read More →