Create a List. List Name Save. Rename this List. Rename this list. List Name Delete from selected List. Save to. Save to:. Save Create a List. Create a list. Save Back. Teachers' Guide to Getting Hired. Grades PreK—K , 1—2 , 3—5 , 6—8 , 9— Both have their advantages and their drawbacks.
Warm: Tell right away. View not found. Download the PDF from here. This may be appropriate in some cases. For instance, evidence and common sense suggest that some teachers are better matches with certain schools. However, districts should consider providing both support and accountability to make sure principals are making wise hiring decisions. Meanwhile, a recent Brookings Institution report finds that white education majors are hired at higher rates than those who are black or Hispanic.
This may be be due in part to lower pass rates on licensure exams among prospective teachers of color — even though such exams are less predictive of effectiveness for minority teachers. Last year, Chicago Public Schools admitted that its screening process for teachers discriminated against black and Latino applicants.
As the Brookings paper points out, improving hiring processes would, even in the best-case scenario, make a relatively small dent in the teacher diversity gap. Still, districts should at the very least ensure that hiring processes are not discriminatory and ideally try to expand the hiring pool through targeted outreach. According to one recent study of a large urban school district, a remarkable 18 percent of new teachers were hired after the school year began — and the proportion was even in higher in schools with lower achievement rates and higher poverty.
Keep in mind that this is the share of newly hired teachers, not all teachers. Predictably, those teachers were less effective, both because of the disruptive impacts of entering a class midyear and because the late-hired teachers, at least in math, were simply less skilled.
Teachers hired late were also more likely to quit teaching in the district; some studies have linked higher teacher turnover to lower student test scores. In this study, though, the district examined does not collectively bargain with teachers.
Another explanation for late hires is that high-poverty schools are simply less appealing to many teachers — in part, perhaps, because of poor working conditions — making it difficult to attract talent. Such schools also have higher teacher attrition , on average, meaning there will usually be more vacancies to fill, which may make hiring more burdensome in a given school. One potential way to address this problem is through signing bonuses or salary increases, which have been shown to help with teacher retention and recruitment.
All the studies cited in the piece have significant limitations. Here are the criteria we factored into our decision:. Looking for some more insight as to where and how we gathered our scores? Every month and season has unique benefits when preparing to apply for jobs. After the December holidays, some teachers will decide not to return, leaving open positions to fill mid-year.
Around this time, school administrators will start to gain a better picture of their staffing needs for the upcoming year, as current teachers are required to inform schools of their plans for the next year. Always be sure to regularly check job boards, as new positions may appear daily. April and May hiring efforts definitely ramp up during this time.
After spring break, many schools will focus on filling teaching positions for the new year. Many interviews are conducted in the spring months, as administrators are looking to fill any known vacant positions at this time.
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