Abstract:
The main purpose of this study was to identify the role of leadership to teacher retentio in
secondary schoolof Gurage zone. In order to conduct this study, a descriptive survey
research method was employed to explore and describe the leadership practice and its
contribution for retention of teachers . Six woredas were selected for the study using
purposive sampling technique and 6,schools were selected for the study using purposive
sampling technique. The data for the study was collected from138 teacher ,6 principal,7
vice principal ,6 supervisor,5 PTA member were participated in selecteds
chools. The respondents were selected for the study using simple random sampling for
teachers and ability sampling for principal, vice principal, supervisor and PTA
member.Research data collected through questionnaires were analyzed and interpreted
using frequencies, percentages and mean values Information collected through interview
was analyzed qualitatively from the principal, vise principal, supervisor and PTA
member.The study revealed that the major factors for teaching staff turnover rate are:-
inadequate salary, working condition remoteness, students’ disciplinary problems ,poor
administrative support, lack of motivation ,low student acadamic achivement,lack of
instructional matrials and high workload. Among these factors,poor adminstrative
support,inadequate teaching salary,working condition remoteness case, and students
disciplinary problem were the dominant factor that contribute to teaching staff turnover.
From the above mentioned core factors all are solve by school leadership except
inadequate teaching salary.So leadership and stake holder of the school to increase
retention rate of teachers’ play a vital role for using different mechanizimes by moblize
school comuntity to solve the problem
