Imagine you work in Human Resources for your local school district.
Your school district is relatively large, but not the biggest. Like many schools this year, you started off with vacancies in teaching positions – meaning class sizes and curriculum suffered. In short, education suffered.
Now what if I told you that there’s a way to help your school district recruit and retain the best talent in your area? True, it works for employers other than school districts. But it may be exactly what school districts need since thirty percent (30%) of teachers don’t make it past their first year in teaching1.
Over the recent holidays, I had a chance to catch up with one of my college roommates. Chris has been an English teacher for 29 years. Like many teachers, Chris’ workload increased this last month as he is teaching a brand-new class, World Literature. His school’s English department has lost about forty percent (40%) of their staff – both by intentional cuts, as well as non-replacement of staff. Although Chris has nearly 30 years of experience, he is effectively a “rookie” teaching World Literature to high schoolers. Or as he explained it, “I’ll be one or two nights ahead of my students.”
Chris’s students are lucky to have a seasoned veteran teacher this semester – even if it is a new subject to him. But he has begun to fantasize about his retirement and even considered leaving the profession. He’s not alone.
Most of us know this scenario all too well. Hiring and retaining talent in school districts is as hard as it’s ever been. In the United States, teaching is a calling. It has never been a profession in which one hopes to become wealthy (at least not in a monetary sense). But for too many teachers, the rigors of the “calling” end up being more than they can withstand while maintaining their physical and mental health. Too often, they leave the profession altogether. In the school year ending 2023, the State of Texas lost almost 50,000 teachers2.
While On-Site Rx cannot address all the reasons why teacher retention has become a problem, we have found a meaningful way that makes a positive impact. By providing on-site pharmacies with lower patient copays, On-Site Rx offers an enhanced benefit that improves employee satisfaction while saving money. Shortening the supply chain allows schools to deliver better benefits at lower costs - a win for teachers and budgets alike.
On-Site Rx gives the employers we serve a better place to work!
An On-Site pharmacy with lower patient copays is an enhanced benefit, not only for your employees, but also for their families. And by shortening the supply chain like On-Site Rx does – it’s an enhanced benefit provided at a lower cost.
With school budgets tightening and pharmaceutical costs rising, our approach is making a difference. As highlighted in our 4Q24 survey feedback from school district clients:
“They (the pharmacy) are one of the reasons that I stayed in education; even after a horrible school year.”
“I am incredibly pleased with the services provided and the minimal cost of the prescriptions. I hate to retire at the end of the year because this service will no longer be available to me.”
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude… particularly in the context of the demanding schedules that educators face. Time is an invaluable resource for teachers, and the timely support I received has made a significant difference…”
At On-Site Rx, an employee pharmacy is funded by savings achieved in shortening the supply chain. Far from being a “cheap” solution, the key ingredient is in providing dedicated, high quality and caring staff. In doing so, it becomes a recruiting and retention tool that our clients use to obtain the best talent in an area.
Reach out to us today to learn more about how the caring people at On-Site Rx can address concerns beyond the budget. With a one-hundred percent client-retention rate over 16 years, we’re confident you’ll see the benefit of our caring people with expertise in all things pharmacy.
Sources:
2. Texas Education Association - Employed Teacher Attrition and New Hires
