The relationship between school effectiveness and teachers' job satisfaction in North Mississippi schools

The purpose of this study was to examine through statistical analysis the correlation between school effectiveness and teacher job satisfaction in elementary, middle, and high schools in Northern Mississippi.; A random sample of 140 teachers; 53 elementary, 44 middle, and 43 high school teachers from Northern Mississippi participated in the study. Data was collected using two instruments, one measured teacher job satisfaction and the other measured school effectiveness level. Teachers' job satisfaction was measured using the Teacher Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (TJSQ). The seven correlates of effective schools were measured by the School Effectiveness Characteristics and Indicators Questionnaire (SECIQ).; Data were analyzed at the .05 level of significance. A bivariate Pearson correlation was used to determine relationships between school effectiveness and teachers' job satisfaction among teachers at the various school levels.; Results of the data analysis showed that there was no significant relationship between school effectiveness and teachers' job satisfaction among teachers at the elementary, middle and high schools that participated in the study.