COLLEGE-READY

LEARNER

CRITICAL

THINKER

ADAPTABLE &

PRODUCTIVE

LEADER RESPONSIBLE

DECISION MAKER

SKILLED

COMMUNICATORHISD

Strategic

Staffing

Initiative

Date: 6/14/2017

Presenter:

Shonda Tindall, Recruitment & Selection Manager

HISD GLOBAL GRADUATE

SSI PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

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Review Program Developments

Discuss Program Impact

Share Lessons Learned

Reveal Program Aspirations

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SSI PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Targeted Professional Development

Strategic Staffing

Supports

Improved staffing

outcomes at the hardest

to staff schools

3

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SSI PROGRAM COMPONENTS

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Stakeholder Engagement

• Selection Process

• Strategic HR Supports

Rigorous Professional Development

• HR

• Principal

• Office of School Leadership

Recruitment Incentives

• Core and Critical Shortage Subject Areas

• New Teachers

• Retention Component

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SELECTION PROCESS

Eligibility: IR campuses

SSI Application

Scoring Rubric

Selection Committee

Data Driven Selection Process

5

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STRATEGIC STAFFING SUPPORTS

• Recruitment Incentives Tracking

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• Candidate Identification and Referrals

• Campus Tours

• SSI Feature on Careers Page

• Sourcing Candidates - Teacher Job Fairs

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STAKEHOLDER COMMITMENT AGREEMENT

HR Campus Schools Office

Host Teacher Staffing Summits Attend Teacher Staffing Summits

Support and

participate in

collaborative

efforts to

ensure

program

success!

Assist principals with building a

campus hiring team

Build a campus hiring team to

participate in strategic staffing

Schedule bi-weekly check-ins Attend bi-weekly check-ins

Provide resources to assist with

developing a robust selection

model, marketing, and onboarding

plans

Develop, and refine a robust

campus selection model,

marketing plan, and onboarding

plan

Provide direction on utilizing open-

contracts, critical shortage

incentives, and SSI incentives

Leverage resources to attract

highly effective candidates

Invite prior SSI campus leaders to

share best practices with next

cohort of SSI campus leaders

Reconvene to share best

practices with incoming SSI

campus leaders

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TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Building a Competency-based Selection

Model

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• Behavior-Based Interviewing

• Marketing Your Campus

• Recruitment, Selection and Retention

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RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES

2012-13

• 200 Recruitment Incentives Allocated @ $2,500 each

• Distribution varied according to campus needs

• 26 SSI Campuses

2013-14

• 130 Recruitment Incentives Allocated @ $2,500 each

• 4 Recruitment Incentives per Campus

• 33 SSI Campuses

2014-15

• 80 Recruitment Incentives Allocated @ $6,000 each

• 6 Recruitment Incentives per Campus

• 12 SSI Campuses

2015-16

• 48 Recruitment Incentives Allocated @ $4,000 each

• 4 Recruitment Incentives per Campus

• 12 SSI Campuses

2016-17

• 52 Recruitment Incentives Allocated @ $4,000

• 6 Recruitment Incentives per Campus

• 13 SSI Campuses

2017-18

• 60 Recruitment Incentives Allocated @ $3,000

• 3 Recruitment Incentives per Campus

• 20 SSI Campuses

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To improve the

effectiveness of the SSI

program the following

changes were made in 2014

• Decreased cohort of

participating campuses

• Increased monetary

recruitment incentives

per campus

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SSI IMPACT AND PROGRESS

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Program changes had a positive impact on early hiring compared to

previous years

SSI campuses early hiring results outpaced other HISD campuses

The number of early hires increased by 12%

Peer-led training created a community of collaboration and multiplied training results

Alignment of campus instructional needs and selection strategies contributed to improved hiring efficiency

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SSI IMPACT AND PROGRESS

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Enhancing recruitment and retention strategies contributed to improved

TEA ratings

Percentage of participating SSI

campuses improved TEA ratings from

IR to Met Standards

*Different schools are selected to participate in the Strategic Staffing Initiative program each year.

12%

19%17%

33%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

SSI CampusesIR to Met Standards

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LESSONS LEARNED

Selection Process

Assigned by Schools Office

Enhancements:

Interest demonstrated

through application

process

Training

HR shared best practices

Enhancements:

Tiered to incorporated

Peer-led training

Departments

HR

HR Support

Candidate referrals

Enhancements:

Early access to applicants

Campus hiring events

Priority staffing support

Recruitment Incentives

Larger cohort

$2,500

One time payout

Enhancements:

Decreased cohort

Increased value of incentive

2 year payout

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SSI PROGRAM ASPIRATIONS

Goal: Improve staffing

outcomes at the hardest to staff schools

Increase campus

participation

Increase teacher support

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Recruiting the best and

brightest teachers for HISD

requires:

• A comprehensive approach to

smart recruitment and staffing,

• Continuous evaluation and

improvements, and

• Commitment to creative and

innovative recruitment and

retention strategies.

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SSI PROGRAM ASPIRATION: TEACHER SUPPORT

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Establish a retention strategy to increase the number of teachers

remaining at hard-to-staff campuses

Create a HR engagement retention campaign

Partner with the Office of Teacher Development

Create an Employee Resource Group (ERG)

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QUESTIONS

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