1. Amanda Press, School Counselor
Katherine Lee, School Counselor

4.  “class size is too big and unmanageable”
 “I’m more emotionally invested than the
parents”
 “there’s not enough staff to keep our
children safe”
 “nobody cares but the teachers”
 “may salary is laughable”
 “I walk on eggshells around my colleagues”
 “the kids have no consistency with teachers”
 “I’m teaching to pass tests and not for the
love of teaching”

5. Feelings of frustration, feeling unsupported,
feeling unappreciated can lead to…
TEACHER
BURNOUT?!?!

6. “A psychological syndrome of
emotional exhaustion,
depersonalization, and reduced
personal accomplishment that can
occur among individuals who work
with other people” –Bumen, 2010

7.  Low teacher self-efficacy
- feeling like you have minimal control over your
students’ success
 Low collective teacher efficacy
- group mentality
 Feelings of no administrative support
- lack of instructional leadership
 Increasing Pressure/Little Control
- No Child Left Behind (2001)

8.  Low self efficacy = doing bare minimum
- reduced ability to effectively implement
preventative programs
 Significant decrease in quality of teaching
 Long absenteeism
 Teacher stress is palpable

9.  Reformatted faculty meetings adapted from
Brigman, Mullis, Webb & White (2005).
1. Compliments & Appreciations
2. Old Business
3. New Business
4. Wrap Up
 Work/Life Balance Initiative
Yoga
Meditation

10. Thank
You