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The quick-read, step-by-step guide to hiring outstanding teachers!
Whether you are new to hiring or searching for a fresh approach, this invaluable guide helps you select the best possible candidates.
Mary Clement, a nationally-awarded expert on teacher hiring, presents proven strategies for identifying high-performing teachers. Readers will learn
Ten best practices that address every stage of the hiring process
Techniques and sample questions for Behavior-Based Interviewing
Interview questions to avoid
How to involve teacher peers in interviewing and mentoring new hires
Identify and hire high-performing teachers, and see your students' academic potential flourish!
"Mary has intimate knowledge of the realities of the hiring process in schools and her suggestions for improvement are rooted in these facts. The need for the book is long overdue."
—Tim Neubert, Board President, Illinois Association for Employment in Education
Human Resources Administrator, Veteran School District
"Starting with the opening pages Mary Clement provides the reader with succinct, research-based targeted information on good hiring policy and practice. Her emphasis on behavior-based interviewing and involvement of other school stakeholders is well taken."
—Lloyd Goldsmith, Professor and Program Director
Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Abilene Christian University
"They say hiring a teacher is a multi-million dollar decision. When a multi-million dollar decision is being made you want the best process for obtaining the best teachers that you can. 10 Steps for Hiring Effective Teachers will put you on that path."
—L. Robert Furman, Elementary Principal
South Park School District
Contents
Preface
How to Use this Book
Step 1 - The Need for Best Practice in Hiring
What Does the Teacher Job Market Look Like?
Deliberate Best Practice
Step 2 - Creating a Blueprint for Hiring
A Hiring Philosophy
A Calendar for the Hiring Process
Emphasizing the High-Needs Subject Areas
Step 3 - Recruiting and Advertising
Where to Recruit
Technology and Hiring
The Job Ad
Advertising is Recruiting
Step 4 - Determining and Training Those Who Hire
The Use of Teachers in the Hiring Process
Support Staff Training
Step 5 - Candidate Applications and Paperwork
What Cover Letters and Recommendations Reveal
Evaluation of Resumes
District Applications
The Portfolio
Step 6 - Using Behavior-Based Interviewing
Prohibited Questions
Evaluation of Candidates' Answers
Rubrics
One More Idea -Start with the End in Mind
Step 7 - Planning Effective Preliminary Interviews
Job Fairs
Telephone and Online Preliminary Interviews
Step 8 - On-site Interviews
Planning for the Interviews
Observation of Candidates' Teaching
What to Learn from Candidates' Portfolios
Evaluation of Candidates' Personal Qualities
Step 9 - Decisions and Negotiations
Making Data-Informed Decisions
Decision Announcements
Step 10 - Reviewing the Keys for Success
New Teacher Induction: An Important Next Step
Planning an Induction Program
An Effective Mentoring Program
Appendices
1 - Checklist for the Job Advertisement
2 - Survey of Recent New Hires
3 - Template for Soliciting Teachers for the Hiring Process
4 - Outline for Training all Involved in the Hiring Process
5 - Role-plays and Discussion Questions for Training
6 - Template for Cover Letter and Resume Evaluation
7 - Prohibited Questions
8 - Preliminary Interview Questions
9 - 18 - On-site Interview Questions by Grade and Subject Areas
19 - New Teacher Orientation and Induction Workshops
20 - Ten Steps for an Effective Mentoring Program
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