TXPWC 2014

1. RECRUITING AND RETAINING
TEACHERS
DR. JAKE HOLLATZ
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY TEXAS

2. THE SEMI-UNIQUE
PROBLEM WE
FACE
RECRUITING AT
ALL LEVELS
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RETAINING
GREAT TEACHERS
AND STAFF

3. HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND
CURRENT SIGNIFICANCE
• Lutheran schools as they were
• The ethnic landscape today
• The political landscape today
• The spiritual landscape today

4. CHALLENGES
• Recruiting
Who has the plan?
Who is
responsible?
• Retaining
The Call?
Vocation

5. THEMES FOR RECRUITING
• Geography
• University
• Church
• School
• Financial
• Mentor
• Pastor
• Teacher
• Parents/Family
• Past experience

6. THEMES FOR RETAINING
• Geography
• University
• Church
• School
• Financial
• Mentor
• Pastor
• Teacher
• Parents/Family
• Past experience

7. RECRUITING THOUGHTS...
• Specific college recruitment vs. general
recruitment
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• Teachers in hard-to-fill teaching positions have a
variety of motivations for entering the profession
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• The spiritual nature of Lutheran teaching
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• Major Theme 1: Self-Actualization
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• Major Theme 2: Motivation

8. RETAINING THOUGHTS...
• The spiritual nature of Lutheran teaching
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• Primary Theme: Retention
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• Secondary Themes: Self-Actualization, Motivation,
Job Satisfaction

9. WHAT IS WORKING?
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