#191: How to Collect Data on Teacher Well Being

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In this episode, Becca sits down with Jessica Werner, founder of North Shore Learning, to unpack a hard truth in schools: many leaders believe they understand staff well-being, but are relying on assumptions instead of real data.

Together, they explore how well-being, retention, and leadership decisions are deeply connected and why anecdotal signals like “people seem happy” or “no one is in crisis” are not enough to guide action.

Jessica shares how collecting simple, meaningful data can help leaders identify what is actually impacting teacher satisfaction, workload, and long-term retention. The conversation highlights how proactive support, rather than reactive responses, can reduce burnout and turnover while strengthening school culture.

They also discuss how schools with stronger retention intentionally pair every new initiative with a support plan, recognizing that added expectations without support erode well-being over time.

In this episode:

• Why leaders often misread staff well-being without data
 • The difference between anecdotal impressions and actionable insights
 • Simple ways to start gathering meaningful well-being data immediately
 • How attendance patterns, workload, and informal check-ins reveal hidden trends
 • Why every initiative should include a parallel plan for teacher support
 • The financial and cultural cost of reactive turnover versus proactive retention
 • How acknowledging teachers’ full lives outside of school shapes morale and sustainability

The core message: well-being is not a single program or strategy. It is a set of conditions that can be measured, supported, and strengthened when leaders shift from assumptions to data-informed action.

Learn more about Jessica & Northshore Learning at northshorelearning.org, the place where school support meets real classroom impact.

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