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10 Steps for Hiring Effective Teachers
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10 Steps for Hiring Effective Teachers

First Edition


May 2015 | 128 pages | Corwin

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

 
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

 
 
References

Sample Materials & Chapters

Step 1

Step 2


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