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Recruiting & Hiring

By Annie Buttner, Contributing Consultant on 11/21/2018

How “Cultural Fit” Could Be Masking Unintentional Bias in Teacher Hiring

According to a new report from the Frontline Research & Learning Institute, hiring managers believe cultural fit is one of the most influential characteristics in deciding which teachers to hire — even above experience or training. But here’s the problem. Few districts have any clear, systematic way of defining or measuring cultural fit throughout the hiring process.

Recruiting & Hiring

By Emily Douglas, Human Capital Director of Battelle for Kids on 3/5/2015

Hiring to the Test: Ensuring Fairness in the Teacher Selection Process

Many school districts I speak with across the country are examining how they recruit and hire great educators and other staff. I think this is positive as having a great recruiting and teacher selection process can ensure your organization is looking for new candidates in the right places and using the right measures to select the best person for the job!

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Recruiting & Hiring

By Dr. Keith Westman, on 2/5/2015

5 Ways to Support a Legally Defensible K-12 Teacher Hiring Process

We all want the best candidates filling vacancies in our school systems. Regardless of the position we are looking to fill, be it a classroom teacher, a superintendent or a bus driver, we want the person who will outperform our expectations and make our school community a better place.