A conference presentation on the recruitment, selection, and orientation of school employees are highlighted in this paper. Part 1 describes organizing strategies for recruitment and selection, such as defining administrative roles, assessing current practices, and scheduling. Practices for attracting capable teacher candidates are presented in…

Reported here are results of a survey done in 1974 by the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages on criteria for hiring language teachers in universities. Some more important qualifications are: a Ph.D., study in the foreign country of the language, ability to teach a second language, previous experience. (SC)

FOLLOWING AN EARLIER REPORT (SP 000 858), ANALYSIS OF LICENSING PRACTICES POINTS TO THE ANACHRONISM OF APPLYING PROCEDURES PERTINENT WHEN SUPPLY EXCEEDS DEMAND BUT NOT TO THE PRESENT "TEACHER MARKET." RECOMMENDATIONS ARE (1) ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TO MONITOR THE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND A BUREAU STAFFED BY TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS TO DEVELOP…

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED WHICH EXPLORE (1) THE EXTENT TO WHICH WOMEN PART-TIME TEACHERS WERE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, (2) THE FIELDS AND GRADE GROUPS IN WHICH THESE TEACHERS WERE ASSIGNED, (3) THE NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS, INCLUDING CERTIFICATION, FOR PART-TIME ASSIGNMENTS, (4) THE OPINIONS OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, AND (5) THE…

Each year, the School District of Philadelphia hires a large number of new teachers. Philadelphia needs these new teachers not because enrollment is increasing--in fact, enrollment in the public schools has been decreasing over the past few years as a result of a declining birth rate and the growth of charter schools--but because a substantial…

This document discusses how many states are facing a shortage in teachers. Specifically, the document focuses on how the state department and colleges of education in Missouri have been actively working to maintain high levels of educational standards as well as recruiting more teachers. The document reports that some educational reform took place…

This report constitutes the first part of the project undertaken by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) and AEL, to investigate strategies for the recruitment and retention of teachers in rural schools. The "highly qualified teacher" requirement of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 has spotlighted the urgency and…

Proposes that a systems-management point of view be taken in revising present teacher education programs. (JM)

Examines whether incentive pay programs influence the attitudes of school principals, central office administrators, school board members, and teachers with respect to the ability of incentive pay to affect positively such factors as teacher motivation, quality of instruction, public respect for teachers, and the recruitment and retention of…

Today's urban schools are facing an uphill battle. These schools confront a number of challenges that their rural, and even suburban, counterparts do not. Problems include over-crowded classrooms, dilapidated facilities, lack of equipment, teacher shortages, and low student achievement. Furthermore, students in inner cities must often deal with…

In the flurry of activity surrounding the implementation of No Child Left Behind's (NCLB) student proficiency mandates, the federal requirement to have a "highly qualified" teacher in every classroom by 2005 seemed like an impossible goal. However, 2005 has come and gone and the highly qualified teacher crisis never happened. In this…

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) sets standards for the teaching profession and certifies teachers who meet those standards. Currently there are NBPTS-developed standards for 27 fields, such as age range (e.g., early childhood, adolescence, young adulthood) and content area (e.g., English/language arts, middle…

The report provides information on the special education professional personnel in Michigan schools from 1979 through 1987. The first section covers instructional-ancillary personnel and student counts with specific information on personnel distributed by age, by assignment, by educational attainment, and by region; personnel and student ratios;…

The article discusses secondary school mathematics teacher shortages in the United Kingdom (UK), covering the number of vacancies, recruitment efforts, and teacher persistence as well as the effects of efforts to staff mathematics classrooms. It is believed that UK classrooms will continue to experience a shortage of qualified mathematics…