Teacher Recruiting in a Large Dist. Case Study

1. Multi-Site and Remote District perspective

2.  Multi-Site and Large Rural School District
 Teacher Supply Shortage

3.  4,100 Students
 Predominately Alaska Native Students (Yup’ik)
 Linguistically and Culturally most traditional region of the state
 Highest poverty rate in the state
 Geographical Size of West Virginia
 No Roads
 Treeless Tundra
 Minimal Infrastructure
 Minimal employment opportunities
385 Certificated Employees
◦ 37 Administrators
◦ 348 Teachers

4.  Contents of RESEARCH STUDY
 Introduction
 Brief Literature Review
 Research Questions and Methodology
 Results and Discussion
 Conclusions
 References

5.  Research Methodology
 1. Methodology (qualitative, quantitative, or
mixed methods?)
 The mixed methodology because, by the
nature of the data, it will give me a mixture of
variables, words, and images. Therefore, we
will get pragmatic and realistic information by
the research nature of reality.

6.  2. Possible Research Questions?
 (a) What are the Teaching Position Advertising
Resources? (LinkedIn, Google scholar)
 (b) How much would be the Benefits and pay
provided for the position? (Pay, Medical,
Leave, etc.)
 (c) What are the effectiveness of
Environment/campus safety?

7.  3. Possible Data Collection Methods
 Data collection methods are:
 (a) Primary: Observation, Interviews,
Feedback, Data collected through schedules,
etc.
 (b) Secondary: Suitability of data, Reliability
of data, and Adequacy of data.
 (c) Other: Use of algorithm assigned
accordingly for desired results, Projective
techniques, views from Department, Board
members, Staff, or Audience panel, etc.

8.  Results and Discussion
 We are aware of the goal and difficulties involved
in selecting candidates for teaching positions at
the district level, having addressed all three points
"questions, objective, and challenges".
 Additionally, we've read in articles that hiring
locally and globally involves two distinct
processes. The hiring process is primarily
impacted by the following factors: attract,
prepare, develop, support, and retain. The
Department of Education conducted interviews
with instructors and students, and the results are
displayed.

9.  The article "We found on hiring and finding
teacher applicants is the difficult task as school
requirements are not been fulfilled" prompted
all the queries I had after reading it.
 Four articles and a PDF present various,
although related, points of view on the same
topic. Although it takes time, finding a
solution is not always easy.

10.  While hiring ensure that the recruitment practices are
ethical, unbiased, and inclusive.
 Working with Mixed Methodology is the best way of
finding right cause of this issue.
 We have discussed with the staff, students, and teachers
what issues they are facing in solving this problem.
Therefore, primary data collection techniques are used.
 We developed questionnaires, questions, and interviews
with students, instructors, and staff members with the
goal of summarizing the data that was gathered.

12. References
Heubeck, E. (2023, February 13). The pandemic changed teacher recruiting. here’s
what it looks like now. Education Week.
Livengood, P., & Jefferson, S. (2022, March 29). Fort Worth ISD using billboards on
Texas roadways to Oklahoma
The district has high demand for teachers in Bilingual Education, Math, Science, and
Special Education teaching spots. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/education/fort-
worth-texas-isd-teacher-billboard-oklahoma-louisiana/287-87867cc8-15a1-464e-8e30-
bb5004824b75
Rian de Villiers & Sue Books (2009) Recruiting teachers online: marketing strategies
and information dissemination practices of UK‐based agencies, Educational Review,
61:3, 315-325.
Tooten, T. (2018, July 18). Baltimore turns to social media to recruit new
schoolteachers. WBAL. https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-turns-to-social-
media-to-recruit-new-schoolteachers/22357251

13.  Any Questions
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