Guardrail Progress Measure 3.2 - 11/10/2026

At the November 10, 2026, APS Board of Education meeting, staff presented progress on Guardrail Progress Measure 3.2 concerning retention of BIPOC licensed staff and school leaders. They reported that 591 of 683 BIPOC principals, assistant principals, and licensed staff returned for the 2026–27 school year, an 86.5% retention rate. The gap between BIPOC and overall staff retention narrowed to 0.8 percentage points. Staff also described affinity groups, human resources restructuring, leadership-development supports, plans for adult restorative-practices training, analysis of staff experiences, and improvements to exit interviews as strategies to support retention.

Board members asked how the district would address differences among demographic subgroups and schools, measure workplace-culture improvements, support newly appointed BIPOC administrators, and ensure exit-interview findings inform systemic changes. Staff said school-level outliers had been identified, but BIPOC retention had not yet been analyzed by school; they also noted that measures for the adult restorative-practices framework would be developed as it is implemented. The board agreed that the report addressed its goals. No procurement actions, contract awards, or spending decisions were identified.