There’s going to be a think tank early in the new year to come up with ways to attract and retain teachers.

The provincial government and the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association are teaming up on the forum to hear directly from teachers and determine opportunities to address challengers of recruitment and retention head on.

The objective is to build on the current collective agreement which was recently ratified by teachers.

NLTA President Trent Langdon believes the Think Tank is a worthwhile exercise.

He trusts that the exercise is being done in good faith, and he has “great hopes” for the potential outcomes. He doesn’t think things are going to change overnight, but he does note that having teachers themselves tell their stories is much different than the association speaking out.