Hiring for Attitude

Autor/in	Huckaby, Dawn Egami
Titel	Hiring for Attitude
Quelle	In: School Administrator, 69 (2012) 7, S.30-35 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6439
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Teacher Effectiveness; Credentials; Teacher Selection; Educational Change; School Districts; Strategic Planning; Counties; Teacher Competencies; Educational Quality; Teacher Influence; Teaching Skills; Feedback (Response); Nevada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Studienbuch; Bildungsreform; School district; Schulbezirk; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Lehrkunst; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung
Abstract	The single most significant factor in increasing student achievement is having highly effective teachers in the classroom. In Nevada's Washoe County School District, the 58th-largest in the country, a new strategic plan--Envision WCSD 2015 Investing in Our Future--is pushing aggressive reforms in employee hiring. With 94 schools to serve, the plan intends to bring the most skilled teachers to schools with the greatest academic needs. District administrators recognized a need for fundamental change in how and why teachers are placed in the classroom to rapidly and dramatically raise student achievement. The author discusses how the school district looks beyond the credentials of prospective teachers to examine their behaviors, core beliefs, and demonstration of those beliefs in a classroom setting. Hiring for attitude, just one of Washoe County's reform initiatives, is contributing to positive differences for students. In a state where education funding is ranked close to last in the nation, the school district is overcoming barriers to raising student achievement. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of School Administrators. 801 North Quincy Street Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22203-1730. Tel: 703-528-0700; Fax: 703-841-1543; e-mail: info@aasa.org; Web site: http://www.aasa.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10