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GLS Hiring Seminar Agenda

Introductions
  • Best and worst hiring process you have been a part of?  Why?
  • What do you need to get out of the workshop?
Findings from current hiring practices
  • Summary of findings from hiring review
  • GLS success rates
  • GLS white papers
Overview of GLS hiring practices
  • Plan
  • Recruit
  • Screen
  • Hire
  • Prepare
Prioritize focus areas
  • What parts of your hiring process do you think could be improved?
  • What are the bottlenecks in your current hiring processes?
  • What feedback have you received from applicants or new hires about your hiring process?
Lunch/Work Time (Explore Google Surveys, GLS screening tools or model websites)
  • Working groups assigned
  • Plan-Define the problem and get clear on what you want to improve.
  • Do-Clarify what you want to improve and why.
  • Study-Review model strategies, documents or processes.
  • Act-Draft revised strategy, document or process.
Access to GLS Guided Search Process (free)
Communicating out the new plan and/or processes
  • Talking points
  • Updated handbooks/manuals
  • Board policies needing approval
  • Timeline outlined
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Steve jobs on managing people philosophy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQKis2Cfpeo
Regina Hartley: Why the best hires might not have the perfect resume:  https://www.ted.com/talks/regina_hartley_why_the_best_hire_might_not_have_the_perfect_resume/transcript

Articles and Reports

3_big_problems_in_how_schools_hire_teachers_—_and_what_research_says_about_how_to_solve_them_|_the_74.pdf
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best-practices-in-teacher-recruitment-preliminary-review.pdf
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board_hiring_priorities___supt._focus.pdf
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hiring_successful_teachers—two_new_studies_point_to_what_works_and_what_doesnt_|_edsurge_news.pdf
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manitoba_teacher_hiring_study.pdf
File Size: 264 kb
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desired_personal_traits_for_k-12_district_leaders-2.pdf
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naesp_article_on_hiring_teachers.pdf
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national-best-practices_teacher-recruitment-and-pipelines.pdf
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desired_qualifications_for_k-12_district_leaders-1.pdf
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Hiring Models and Resources

Employee Handbooks
  • Cedar Rapids, IA Schools
  • ​Waterloo, IA Schools
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City of Denver, CO:  https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/office-of-human-resources/manager-resources/hiring-center.html

Sample interview forms:  https://www.smartsheet.com/interview-templates
 
Sample Middle School teacher interview- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHf5Ai9_Gd8
 
Sample Elementary teacher interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei7QdW1MyK8
 
SHRM Interview Questions:  https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/tools-and-samples/toolkits/Pages/interviewandemploymentapplicationquestions.aspx
 
SHRM anti-bias checklist:  https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/hr-forms/pages/checklist-lgbtq-anti-bias-and-title-vii-compliance.aspx
2017-shrm-sample-employee-handbook.docx
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best-hiring-practices-overview-final.pdf
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candidate_evaluation_form.pdf
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new_hire_checklist.pdf
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recruitment_selection_plan_tntp_22apr2014.docx
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candidate_evaluation_form__shrm_.pdf
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sample_interview_form.pdf
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hiring-process-checklist-template.pdf
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  • Home
    • GLS Annual White Papers
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    • About GLS
    • Consultants
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      • Successful Searches
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  • FOR CURRENT SCHOOL LEADERS
    • Fitting 5 Newsletter
    • Leadership Resources
    • Leadership Webinars
    • Resources for New Hires
    • Recommended Leadership Books
  • For Applicants
    • Resources for Applicants
    • Applicants Insights >
      • Module 1 - Polishing your papers
      • Module 2- Preparing to be screened
      • Module 3 - Fine-tuning for the formal interview
  • Additional GLS Services
    • Background Checks
    • Facilitated Evaluation Process
    • Board & Admin Team Development
    • Exit Interviews
    • Focused Webinars
    • Lunch and Learn Options
    • Marketing & Retention
    • Social Media Checks
    • Summer Retreats