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Hiring, Evaluation & Promotion

Recommended Initiative 3.2

Create a diverse and talented team through equitable hiring, evaluation, promotion, distributed leadership, and leadership pipeline practices.


Deliverables & Design Considerations

Click each deliverable below to expand its key design considerations.

TIMING: SPRING 2021

Conduct a talent needs assessment by examining current vacancies, retention/turnover rates, promotion patterns, and demographics trends
  • In which grade levels, content areas, and roles are there strengths and significant gaps related to anticipated vacancies?
  • Where are we seeing the highest retention and turnover rates? 
  • What specific demographic trends are emerging across the needs assessment? 
Determine 1-2 short-term strategies based on post-pandemic talent needs 
  • Where can we leverage existing human capital resources to target the trends identified in the talent needs assessment?
  • What needs are priorities for Fall 2021 reopening, versus longer-term strategies requiring additional time, research, and resources?
Implement short-term strategies and track progress towards Fall 2021 reopening
  • What systems are in place to ensure time to progress monitor goals toward Fall 2021 reopening?
  • How will we ensure important stakeholders voices and concerns are heard? How will we update them on progress?

timing: SCHOOL YEAR 2021-22

Conduct a talent needs assessment by examining current and trend data, including those related to current vacancies, retention/turnover rates, promotion patterns, and demographics trends
  • In which grade levels, content areas, and roles are there strengths and significant gaps related to anticipated vacancies?
  • Where are we seeing the highest retention and turnover rates? 
  • What specific demographic trends are emerging across the needs assessment? 
Determine 1-2 long-term strategies for creating a diverse and talented team

Long term strategies could include:

  • A clear instructional leadership pipeline program, inclusive of trainings for teacher instructional coaches, grade level leads, assistant principals, and principals
  • An apprentice teacher program, potentially providing experienced teachers with opportunities to teach/mentor new teachers
  • Partnerships with school leader pipelines and professional learning opportunities
  • Recruitment, hiring, professional development, evaluation, and promotion practices that increase the racial diversity of the staff, including leadership

Design Considerations

  • Where can we leverage existing human capital resources to target the trends identified in the talent needs assessment?
  • What new resources should be considered and/or developed given additional funding?
  • How do we ensure we are centering equity and mitigating bias in current or future systems?
Develop an implementation plan for selected strategies
  • What are the detailed action steps, owners, and due dates?
  • How will we ensure important stakeholders voices and concerns are heard? How will we update them on progress?

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Timeline

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Resources

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Case Studies

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Research Base

Explore the national research fact base that is foundational to every element in our School Re-Centering Guide.

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Categories: Talent Management & DevelopmentTags: Apprentice Teacher Program, DEIJ, Distributed Leadership, Diversity, Equity, Evaluation, Hiring, Human Capital, Inclusion, Leadership Pipeline, Needs Assessment, Promotion, Racial Diversity

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