Human Resources Action Item

DATE:	Tuesday, August 12, 2014
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Agreement for Technical Services with The New Teacher Project (TNTP) to Develop Recruiting Strategies that Produce Highly Qualified Instructional Applicants in High Risk and Hard to Fill Instructional Areas (Human Resources Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) will establish clear frameworks for attracting and recruiting strong teacher applicants by creating a Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) personalized selection model.  TNTP will utilize our current instructional rubrics to design effective interview tools and protocols for our principals providing schools the resources to efficiently screen and interview applicants.  Through professional development training, principals will learn to apply competency-based interview questions that differentiate for candidates of all backgrounds, including school-specific scenario questions.  TNTP will establish monitoring systems to improve school-level vacancy forecasting and recruiting efforts based on teacher turnover, attrition, and promotion data.  Through this process, HCPS will establish aggressive hiring benchmarks through the use of clear processes and turnaround times.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Recruit, develop, and retain a highly effective, diverse workforce
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Empowering Effective Teachers Grant $399,037
EVALUATION
The evaluation of this project will consist of data collection from internal and external audiences following the implementation of competency based interviewing and pre-screening processes.
SUBMITTED BY:

Stephanie F. Woodford		Gretchen Saunders
Chief Human Resources Officer (813) 272-4166		Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270
		A 6.19
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140812_638 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.19