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Agenda
1 Hiring Priorities and Goals
3 Going Where the Need Is
2 Mechanics of the Hiring Process
4 Your Role and Key Responsibilities
5 Our Hiring Landscape
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Priorities
Need
Fills a critical need at the school
Serves specific student demographics
Timing
Place all corps members by first day of
school
Clustering
Place corps members with at least one
other CM or alumna/us
Partner School Criteria
School is Title I eligible. The
majority of students are eligible
for free and reduced lunch.
School is historically
underperforming, not met AYP
or under restructuring.
Has a history of teacher
vacancies or high turnover rate.
Hire in academic content (i.e.
Math, Language Arts, Science,
Special Education, etc).
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Agenda
1 Hiring Priorities and Goals
3 Going Where the Need is
2 Mechanics of the Hiring Process
4 Your Role and Key Responsibilities
5 Our Hiring Landscape
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Factors in Hiring
All of our placement partners will likely be impacted
by the potential budget cuts, which would delay
hiring timelines even further.
Hard to Staff
vs. Not Hard to
Staff
In K-12, subjects considered ―hard to staff‖ (special
education and math) tend to get placed earlier than
those areas that are not considered ―hard to staff‖
(elementary, social studies).
Union Policies
and Internal Transfer
Periods
All of our district partners must comply with union
policies that prioritize seniority. In other words,
among teachers who are already employees of the
Hawaii Department of Education, those with more
seniority have priority on selecting schools to teach
in before new teachers can be hired. This is often
called an ―internal transfer‖ period.
Potential for State
Budget Cuts
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Mechanics of Hiring
Principals determine
vacancies and conduct
interviews
Principals must work through
department of education‘s
human resources system to
interview and hire
What this means for you:
Hiring is a process. Some hiring cannot
be done in the spring because of:
(1) difficulty projecting student enrollment
due to high student mobility
(2) difficulty anticipating the number of
teacher vacancies. Teachers may not
notify their principals that they are
leaving until the summer. Principals
must then allow time for ―internal
transfers.‖
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Mechanics of Hiring
Principals determine vacancies
and conduct interviews
Principals must work through
department of education‘s
human resources system to
interview and hire
What this means for you
Principals will review your resumes and
decide who to interview. Make it great.
Ultimately, the principals, not Teach for
America, will be the ones who determine
which corps members are the right fit for
their school.
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1) CMs familiarize themselves with the hiring process and
timeline
2) CMs complete DOE application and online hiring
survey.
3)TFA Staff will internally catalogue
hiring information from survey.
4) CMs submit revised resumes
to TFA staff.
5) Staff reviews CM resumes and may
contact CMs to make additional changes.
6) Staff works with DOE and principals
to identify vacancies.
7) Staff submits CM resumes to the DOE
central office that distributes resumes to
principals.
8) Principals select who they
want to interview
9) Principals may interview candidate via
phone before the hiring fair or wait until the hiring fair in May.
10) CMs prepare for interviews
11) During Induction CMs interview with
principals
12) Staff works with all unhired CMs to make sure they are hired by the first day of school
Mechanics of Hiring
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Agenda
1 Hiring Priorities and Goals
3 Going Where the Need Is
2 Mechanics of the Hiring Process
4 Your Role and Key Responsibilities
5 Our Hiring Landscape
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Extenuating Circumstances
You have a legal responsibility to provide medical care
to someone
You have a spouse located in a specific area
You grew up in a placement area and attended a local
school
Preferences(NOT classified as extenuating circumstances)
Geographic preferences due to living arrangements
(e.g., living with your best friend; getting free rent)
Being in the same city as friends or family
Proximity to points of interest
Lack of access to public transportation
Hiring is driven by need,
timelines, subject area and
clustering. We cannot guarantee
any specific placements.
We will make every effort to
accommodate extenuating
circumstances.
Where possible, we will also try
to accommodate corps
members‘ preferences and
interests, but we ask that you
understand this is not a priority in
finding a school where you can
make an impact.
Going where the need is
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Agenda
1 Hiring Priorities and Goals
3 Going Where the Need Is
2 Mechanics of the Hiring Process
4 Your Role and Key Responsibilities
5 Our Hiring Landscape
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Corps Member Responsibilities
Professionalism Guidelines
Your Responsibilities in the Hiring Process
Create accurate, thoughtful resumes that are proofread well
Prepare for your interviews
Dress professionally
Be gracious and articulate when speaking with others
Respond to all Teach for America correspondence promptly
Reach out with questions when you have them
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Corps Member Responsibilities
Professionalism Guidelines
Your Responsibilities in the Hiring Process
Fulfill All District and Credentialing Requirements: Corps members
must fulfill all district and credential processing requirements.
Resume Preparation: Revise and submit your resume.
Interview Preparation: Take advantage of the interview preparation
resources given to you.
Professionalism: Operate with the highest standards of quality,
timeliness, and demeanor.
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Agenda
1 Hiring Priorities and Goals
3 Going Where the Need Is
2 Mechanics of the Hiring Process
4 Your Role and Key Responsibilities
5 Our Hiring Landscape
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Statewide System
Single Board of Education and Superintendent for all islands
Employees paid the same wages across the state, according to their
qualifications.
Same school calendar
Same state standards, benchmarks and standardized tests
Our Hiring Landscape
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Our Hiring Landscape
HIDOE Priorities and Measures of Success
StriveHI
Danielson Framework
Tripod Surveys
How the DOE measures the performance of the
school(And therefore, something your principal will want to
focus on)
(1) Raw Score Academic Achievement for reading math
and science
(2) Student Growth from previous years in reading and
math
(3) College and Career Readiness measured by
absentee rates, 8th grade ACT, 11th grade ACT, on-time
graduation, and college-going rates
(4) Achievement Gap measured by calculating the gap
between ‗high needs‘ students and ‗non-high needs‘
students
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http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ParentsAndStudents/Enro
llingInSchool/SchoolFinder/Pages/home.aspx
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Our Hiring Landscape
HIDOE Priorities and Measures of Success
StriveHI
Danielson Framework
Tripod Surveys
How the DOE measures the performance of
teachers(And therefore, something you will want to focus on)
Danielson Model evaluates 4 ―domains‖ of teaching. It‘s
worth a google search, but you‘ll learn most of this
when you get to your school.
Tripod Surveys are completed by students and also
factor in to the DOE‘s measures of success for schools.
2020
Corps Member Hires
Hawai‗i Island
South Kona
North Kona
Kohala
Ka‘u District
Hamakua Coast
Waimea
Waikoloa
Puna District
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Note 1: numbers will equal
more than 184 as some
CMs teach multiple
subjects and may be
counted as SPED with
their inclusion status
Note 2: O‘ahu had
significantly more CMs in
SY2013-2014
Corps Member Placement Subjects
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25
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3
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Elementary Math Science English Social Studies
Special Education
O'ahu Hawai'i Island
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Learn more about your schools
Each school has a School Status and
Improvement Report showing information including
demographics, school trends in achievement, etc.
http://arch.k12.hi.us/school/ssir/ssir.html
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Hawai‗i Island Corps Culture
What Hawai‗i Island is What Hawai‗i Island is Not
Friday Night Potlucks Friday Night at a Club
Tight-Knit Community Big City
Outdoor Fun High End Shopping
Small and Medium–sized Towns Urban
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Life on Hawai‗i Island
Rent $500 -$800 per month (unless teacher housing is available)
Food Gallon of Milk = around $3.50.
Going Out for a Meal = $6 - $15
Grocery
Stores
Safeway, KTA, Sac-n-Save, Local Farmer‘s Markets
Other Stores Costco, Target, Kmart, Walmart, Local Shops
Favorite
Weekend
Activities
Hiking, Surfing, Snorkeling, Day Trips, Swimming/ Going to the Beach
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Learn more about your schools
Each school has a School Status and
Improvement Report showing information including
demographics, school trends in achievement, etc.
http://arch.k12.hi.us/school/ssir/ssir.html
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Life on O‗ahu
Rent $600 -$1100 per month
Food Gallon of Milk = around $4.99.
Big Mac Meal = $6.65
California Pizza Kitchen = $15 - $25
Grocery
Stores
Safeway, Foodland, Times, Don Quijote‘s, Local Farmer‘s
Markets
Other Stores Costco, Target, Kmart, Walmart, Local Shops
Favorite
Weekend
Activities
Hiking, Surfing, Snorkeling, Swimming/ Going to the Beach,
First Friday Art Walk, Nights out in Chinatown and Waikiki,
Local Theater, Shopping
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Military Community
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There are 7 active military installations in Hawai‘i, most on O‘ahu. They represent all
branches of the Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
There are 15,000+ military
dependents in the public
school system.
45 schools report significant
#‘s of military dependents,
some upwards of 70% of the
school‘s total student
population.
Most schools are located on
or near the base housing on
this map.
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Military Community
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High degree of ethnic and
cultural diversity
High transience rates
Major learning gaps
Emotional concerns
4th graders at Lehua E.S. in Pearl City, a former
placement school. In SY2007-2008, Lehua reported 70%
of its students were military affiliated
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Working in a Charter School
Failing schools can be
restructured by the state
or turn into charters
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Working in a Charter School
Failing schools can be
restructured by the state
or turn into charters
Kamaile Academy was the
first charter partner in
2008
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Kamaile Academy
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Working in a Charter School
Failing schools can be
restructured by the state
or turn into charters
Kamaile Academy was the
first charter partner in
2008
TFA Hawai‗i works with 3
charters, 2 are on Hawai‘i
Island
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Kua O Ka La
Kamaile AcademyConnections PCS
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Working in a Charter School
Failing schools can be
restructured by the state
or turn into charters
Kamaile Academy was the
first charter partner in
2008
TFA Hawai‗i works with 3
charters, 2 are on Hawai‘i
Island
Many charters have a
focus on Hawaiian culture
and/or language
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Kua O Ka La
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―Closing the opportunity gap. Every one of our
placement partners has tremendous needs, and I
am here, first and foremost, to help end
educational inequity. My commitment is to this
work and to my future students.‖
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―Being flexible. The significant lack of resources
that has created the need for me to be here also
often causes our district and schools to operate in
unexpected and less-than-ideal ways. I am here
for children and will do what is necessary so I can
teach them; I will prioritize their needs first.‖
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―Embracing a generosity of spirit. I know that
principals and central office staff are doing the best
that they can, but are often overwhelmed and lack
many resources. I will assume the best of their
intentions and of situations when I encounter
unexpected changes and challenges.
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―Positivity is a must. Policies and resources impact
efficiency and timelines. I know that Teach For
America prioritizes hiring until every corps member
is hired and will keep me informed at each stage. I
will focus on the positive and on fulfilling my own
responsibilities in the hiring and placement
process.‖
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If you have questions, check out…
Incoming 2014 Corps Member Page
for regional information
and
TFANet for Institute information
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Hiring Survey
2013-2014 Hawai‘i Hiring Survey
http://www.keysurvey.com/f/491120/4e6b/
Please submit by JANUARY 13TH
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Complete your Hawai‗i
Department of Education
(DOE) Application On-
line.
http://www.hawaiipublicscho
ols.org/ConnectWithUs/Emp
loyment/JobOpportunities/P
ages/home.aspx
2/14-28
Interview Prep Call
Important Upcoming Dates
Complete hiring survey
&
Send your revised
resume to
Kelly.Miyamura@teachf
oramerica.org
(Please send in .doc or
.docx format).
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justice. But to grow in love requires work—hard
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