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Teacher Leaders Partner with Principals to Improve School Culture
Is your school using this strategy? If so, how is it working out? “Teacher Leaders Partner with Principals to Improve School Culture. Teacher leaders are teachers first. They aren’t going to abandon their classrooms for administrator roles, but simply want to foster a high-quality, cooperative environment among teachers.” See full article in School Administrator Life http://ow.ly/57NrT … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education Reform, Recruiting, Teacher skills
Education Recruiting – Turnover Costs Districts on 2 Levels
1) The central office expends resources when recruiting, hiring, processing, and training teachers; and 2) schools incur costs when employees interview, hire, process, orient, and develop new teachers. • Calculate Your Own District’s Cost of Teacher Turnover Cost: Using the data collection and analysis protocol from this study, NCTAF has created a Teacher Turnover Cost Calculator to make these findings accessible to school leaders and members of the public. Using the NCTAF Teacher Turnover Cost Calculator, educators and members of the public … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education Reform, Future of Education, Hiring, Recruiting, teacher evaluation, Teacher skills
Education Recruiting – The High Cost of Teacher Turnover
The National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) estimates that the national cost of public school teacher turnover could be over $7.3 billion a year. “In 2007, the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) completed an 18-month study of the costs of teacher turnover in five school districts – Chicago Public Schools (Chicago, Illinois), Milwaukee Public Schools (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), Granville County Schools (Granville, North Carolina), Jemez Valley Public Schools (New Mexico), and Santa … Read entire article »
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What to ask when checking references
Many times things are missed in the reference checking process because the right questions might not be asked. Here are some examples of questions to ask a candidate’s reference, in order to get a sense if they are a good fit for your school. 1. How does this individual approach team-work? 2. Is this individual a good team player? Do they contribute to team work output or do they cause conflict? 3. How does this individual receive feedback? … Read entire article »
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