This survey explores how Next Education Workforce team teachers compare to their district colleagues not on a Next Education Workforce team regarding teacher self-efficacy, job satisfaction, teacher-student interaction, and career plans.

Teachers’ survey responses suggest that, despite their more modest experience, Next Education Workforce teachers reported higher self-efficacy than teachers not on Next Education Workforce teams. Next Education Workforce teachers also reported stronger self-efficacy in general, as well as in terms of instructional strategies and motivation. However, Next Education Workforce teachers did not report stronger self-efficacy for their classroom management skills.

This finding differs from last year’s survey responses, when Next Education Workforce teachers reported comparable levels of self-efficacy across all measures of self-efficacy as their district colleagues not on Next Education Workforce teams. In contrast, Next Education Workforce teachers reported comparable levels of job satisfaction as teachers not on Next Education Workforce teams. These results differ from last year’s survey responses, which showed that Next Education Workforce teachers reported higher satisfaction levels than their Mesa colleagues.

Both survey administrations have provided consistent evidence that Next Education Workforce teachers report more positive interactions with their students. This is especially promising, as each Next Education Workforce teacher interacts with more students than teachers not on Next Education Workforce teams. These survey responses suggest some promising evidence of change. Teachers report that their participation on a Next Education Workforce team translates into increased self-efficacy and stronger interactions with students. In addition, Next Education Workforce teachers are significantly more likely to recommend teaching and report intending to continue teaching in the next 5 years at higher rates.

Results from the year one survey can be found here.