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Bolstering Recruitment & Retention Strategies: A Structure for Success

Bolstering Recruitment & Retention Strategies: A Structure for Success. Arizona Department of Education Effective Teachers and Leaders Unit Marilyn Gardner Rosemary J. Gaona Education Program Specialists. Three things you enjoy about working in Human Resources. Share with your neighbor.

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Bolstering Recruitment & Retention Strategies: A Structure for Success

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  1. Bolstering Recruitment & Retention Strategies: A Structure for Success Arizona Department of Education Effective Teachers and Leaders Unit Marilyn Gardner Rosemary J. Gaona Education Program Specialists

  2. Three things you enjoy about working in Human Resources Share with your neighbor.

  3. How up-to-date are your recruitment and retention strategies?

  4. Outcome Participants will be able to evaluate their current recruitment and retention strategies to determine their effectiveness and identify new opportunities.

  5. NOT IN ISOLATION!! Use as many complimentary strategies as you can to be sure you are reaching the most effective educators.

  6. Rational – Why be creative?? • No competitive advantage - • Lost in volume – never stand out • Active only sources Quantity does not equate to quality!

  7. Recruitment Strategies“Thinking outside the box!” Start with the screening process: - Online application to include attestation form - Digital screening and position tools that compliment your current ‘Human Capital Management System’

  8. Recruitment Strategies“Thinking outside the box!” • Advertising: • TV, radio, billboards, movie theater ads • Go where they go!! • Recruit at non-recruiting events – conferences, etc….. • Non-traditional media: Youtube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter • Online communities – teacher forums rather than all inclusive job boards

  9. Recruitment Strategies“Thinking outside the box!” • Contract with online providers • Special Education – New to the Profession Attestation and HOUSSE Rubric • REAP – Rural Education Achievement Program Attestation and HOUSSE Rubric

  10. Recruitment • Fees for Teach for America and Arizona Teaching Fellows teachers • Recruitment stipends-teachers & principals (new hires & transfers) • Internal recruitment – building capacity • Partnerships with IHEs • Career placement centers • Job fair registration/travel & website fees • HR involvement in planning with federal programs staff

  11. Recruitment Strategies • On-the-spot contracts offered • Advertise more than salary and benefits • Guidance about AZ teacher credentialing • Opportunities for professional growth • Induction and mentoring programs • Housing assistance • Transportation in rural areas – vehicles • National Board Certification fee subsidy • Student loan forgiveness tied to placement

  12. Recruitment Activity Turn to your neighbor and : • Discuss one successful recruitment strategy that you have been using. • Discuss one new recruitment opportunity that you would like to try.

  13. Retention and Evaluation“Thinking outside the box!” Broadcast the many opportunities available in your district to new teachers once they are hired!!

  14. Retention Strategies --Retention stipends – tied to student achievement…..with caution --New teacher assistance– facilitate immersion of new teachers into community --Welcoming school environment – pair up for support --Induction and mentoring programs

  15. Retention Strategies Opportunities for: --Collaboration and quality professional development --Participation in decision making LEA policy/curriculum committees --Professional Career Planning – principal mentoring program, department chairs, coaching, interventionists, etc…..

  16. Evaluation Do you evaluate the effectiveness of your recruitment and retention strategies yearly??

  17. Evaluating the effectiveness of your current strategies --Establishing hiring goals – tie evaluation measures to those goals --Collect data related to strategies utilized --Assess the quality of teacher candidates? --Attrition rates and exit interviews/surveys – determine reason for leaving --Measures of effective staffing/placement tied to student academic achievement

  18. Evaluating the effectiveness of your current strategies -Rate and reason of transfer requests -Analyzing the time to fill positions -Vacancy rates/duration of substitutes in positions

  19. Retention and Evaluation Activity Turn to your neighbor and spend 5 minutes: --Discuss one successful retention or evaluation strategy that you have been using. --Discuss one new retention or evaluation opportunity that you would like to try.

  20. Full throttle ahead!! We invite you to consider: --How streamlined and powerful are your recruitment and retention strategies? --Whether your strategies compliment one another? --Whether your strategies are the best ones to address local LEA needs?

  21. Contact Information Effective Teachers and Leaders Unit Marilyn Gardner – 602-524-5343 Rosemary J. Gaona – 602-364-3452

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