The Long Game of Recruiting and Retaining Teachers with Jethro Jones and Eric Makelky Transformative Principal 527
Transformative Principal
English - April 02, 2023 16:18 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Government k12 leadership principal education learning transformative Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we are continuing our coaching conversations with Eric. Please check in our previous episodes 523 519 514, 510, 506, and 501
We are talking about how we finally met in person! We have known each other for years, but haven't met yet! Here's the outline of the rest of what we talk about:
Chapter on hiring from How to be a Transformative Principal
Recruiting and hiring
What do we need to do differently to be more flexible
Knowing how few applicants there are, how can we recruit differently?
What is good?
Easy to fill out applications
Vacancies open sooner
Early for traditional
What do you not feel good about?
Don’t know how much difference teacher fairs make or not
Like having a presence at a job fair.
Very few graduates in programs
Internet has changed the application process
How much schools social media helps?
Suggestions for Improving
Attract people to come to your school.
Get on the phone and talk to them about what you offer at the school.
“We need a body”
Worried to non-renew a teacher because they’re not going to get any applicants.
Always be recruiting
Look for talent everywhere
Build a pipeline and keep in touch.
Letter of intent for returning to their home district and get a bonus.
Build a longer district pipeline.
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