#K12Talent chat is for K-12 HR professionals or any school leader interested in learning more about human capital leadership. Topics include: rewards/recognition, recruiting, hiring, interviewing, difficult employees.
A2 Over the last few years we have shifted away from a physical presence at college job fairs. We are studying the use of technology to reach farther afield. #K12Talent@_IASPA_@_AASPA_
A2. We looked at where our current staff came from to determine where our talent has come from as a starting point. We then analyzed our hiring success at the colleges we went to. From this we determined our core colleges to focus on. #k12talent
A2: There are several universities in the state that have strong teacher preparation programs. We hit those and another that produces a more diverse candidate pool. #k12talent
A2- We examine data collected such as resumes collected from previous years, applications completed, social media engagement from college students #K12Talent
A3. It starts with supporting observations, practicums, student teaching, etc. in the district. Get involved by speaking in classrooms and to student organizations. Build relationships with college staff. Get involved at the college. #k12talent
A3: Through a friend we have built a relationship with a university's director of student teaching. We've recently established a pipeline for students to come and do their preservice with us. First year and going well. #K12Talent
A4. We recently partnered with 5 other school districts to host a virtual career fair to chat with prospective college candidates prior to teacher/interview fairs on campus. #k12talent
A6. This is an area we are still learning and exploring. We have recently begun to use twitter to market college specific events like pop-up teacher chats. #k12talent
A8. We look at metrics like number of candidates at our career fair booth, to number of applications, to number of hires from our core colleges (yield or flowthrough rate). Then we evaluate our efforts and impact to those metrics. #k12talent
A8: We have only been recruiting for the past year so it was getting our feet underneath us and this year we will be analyzing our numbers more closely. #K12Talent
