Build an engaged and effective K–12 workforce
Attract, support, and retain top teachers and staff with intentional strategies
Recruiting and retaining exceptional K–12 teachers and staff is essential for student achievement. However, staffing shortages and limited resources can make finding and nurturing top talent difficult. Hanover strengthens your organization’s professional development, hiring, and employee well-being practices to build a high-quality, high-morale workforce that increases student and organizational success.
Empower teachers and staff with growth opportunities and competitive benefits
Assess what contributes to attrition
Hanover’s survey and deep analysis capture current and former staff’s job perceptions, reasons for leaving, and retention factors to compare against national rates, improve satisfaction, and reduce turnover.
Plan compelling professional learning based on real needs
We assess your staff’s professional development needs to identify high-demand topics and preferences to integrate into your learning plans or to access through our Educator Learning Center.
Recruit and retain top talent
Our experts compare your organization's salaries and benefits to state, regional, or national peers and recommend how to increase the competitiveness of your compensation and benefits.
Stabilize turnover and strengthen hiring practices
Hanover examines your organization's hiring rates, retention rates, attrition rates, mobility, and demographics to uncover the trends and gaps that affect which employees will stay or leave.
Understand root causes of dissatisfaction
Our team conducts in-depth interviews, including exit interviews, to capture nuanced perspectives and identify common themes and opportunities to improve staff satisfaction and well-being.
Set professional development goals that match staff needs and priorities
The Hanover advisory team supports you in building and implementing organization-wide plans for professional learning and leadership development that strengthen employees’ growth and success.
Boost teachers’ skills and practices
Our core and custom professional learning modules, along with implementation support and advising, expand teaching staff capabilities and effectiveness.
Bridgeport Public Schools Prioritizes School Climate to Improve Outcomes for All
“Our partnership with Hanover helped us reaffirm that relationships and a sense of belonging for kids is the number one priority for learning and academic growth. Without that across the day, we will have high chronic absenteeism and higher failure rates.”
– Cheryl Faga Milo, Director of SEL & Student Affairs
Hanover Surveys Help Bakersfield Meet its Teachers’ Professional Development Needs
“We want our teachers to give feedback and lead sessions, focusing on a culture of collective efficacy to support our belief system. Having a partner like Hanover Research fits a longstanding need in our district. We have been able to make the progress we’ve made because we have a third-party vendor…we’re positioned for great success.”
– Mark Luque; Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
Los Banos Unified School District partners with Hanover’s Educator Learning Center to Streamline Valuable Professional Learning for Their Staff
“I appreciate Hanover’s Educator Learning Center because I know it’s accurate, it’s evidence-based, it’s actionable, and it can be implemented. And that’s why I find value in ELC. The more we utilize things that are actionable, the better it is for our students.”
– Dr. C. Sean Richey, Chief Academic Officer
Township High School District 113 Gains Support to Implement Instructional Audits and PLCs
“As we move forward, we recognized the need for a partner who could help us use a more strategic, evidence-informed approach to this work. Hanover Research stood out as a thought partner to design a plan with custom research, data analysis, and implementation support into a coherent model.
It’s important to work with a partner who aligns with your district’s values and strategic plan, can customize the work to the specific needs of the district, and be willing to work as partners throughout the project timeline.”
—Dr. Karen Ritter, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Ways to Partner
Hanover offers multiple ways to work with us. From one-on-one expert guidance and custom research to professional learning and on-demand resources, our goal is to customize our capabilities and support to best meet your needs.
Our research partnership provides you with a dedicated research team and a customized research plan that will deliver actionable insights and analysis.
- Best Practices
- Survey Design & Analysis
- Benchmarking
- Data Analytics
- Qualitative Research
Our Advisory Services include our research services in addition to personalized support from one of our advisors, interactive workshops, and group consultations.
- Capacity Building
- Implementation Support
- Interactive Workshops
- Group Consultation
The Educator Learning Center (ELC) is our online professional learning platform that makes teacher learning sustainable, useful, and convenient.
- Interactive Learning Modules
- Resource Library
- Discussion Boards
- Custom-Built Content
- Implementation Advisor
Our always-on resource that provides research, data, benchmarking, and implementation tools that you can access anytime and share across teams and departments.
- Online Research Library
- Implementation Tools
- Benchmarking Analytics