1. Hiring and Placement Overview
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2. Agenda
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Hiring Priorities and Goals
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Mechanics of the Hiring Process
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Going Where the Need Is
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Your Role and Key Responsibilities
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Our Hiring Landscape
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3. Priorities
Need
Fills a critical need at the school
Serves specific student demographics
Partner School Criteria
School is Title I eligible. The
majority of students are eligible
for free and reduced lunch.
Timing
Place all corps members by first day of
school
Clustering
Place corps members with at least one
other CM or alumna/us
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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4. Agenda
1
Hiring Priorities and Goals
2
Mechanics of the Hiring Process
3
Going Where the Need is
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Your Role and Key Responsibilities
5
Our Hiring Landscape
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5. Factors in Hiring
Union Policies
and Internal Transfer
Periods
Hard to Staff
vs. Not Hard to
Staff
Potential for State
Budget Cuts
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.
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).
All of our placement partners will likely be impacted
by the potential budget cuts, which would delay
hiring timelines even further.
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6. 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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7. Mechanics of Hiring
Principals determine vacancies
and conduct interviews
What this means for you
Principals will review your resumes and
decide who to interview. Make it great.
Principals must work through
department of education‘s
human resources system to
interview and hire
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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8. Mechanics of Hiring
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
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
9) Principals may
interview candidate via
phone before the
hiring fair or wait until
the hiring fair in May.
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9. Agenda
1
Hiring Priorities and Goals
2
Mechanics of the Hiring Process
3
Going Where the Need Is
4
Your Role and Key Responsibilities
5
Our Hiring Landscape
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10. Going where the need is
Hiring is driven by need,
timelines, subject area and
clustering. We cannot guarantee
any specific placements.
Extenuating Circumstances
You have a legal responsibility to provide medical care
to someone
We will make every effort to
accommodate extenuating
circumstances.
You have a spouse located in a specific area
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.
Preferences
You grew up in a placement area and attended a local
school
(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
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11. Agenda
1
Hiring Priorities and Goals
2
Mechanics of the Hiring Process
3
Going Where the Need Is
4
Your Role and Key Responsibilities
5
Our Hiring Landscape
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12. 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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13. 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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14. Agenda
1
Hiring Priorities and Goals
2
Mechanics of the Hiring Process
3
Going Where the Need Is
4
Your Role and Key Responsibilities
5
Our Hiring Landscape
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15. Our Hiring Landscape
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
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16. Our Hiring Landscape
HIDOE Priorities and Measures of Success
StriveHI
How the DOE measures the performance of the
school
Danielson Framework
(And therefore, something your principal will want to
focus on)
Tripod Surveys
(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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17. http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ParentsAndStudents/Enro
llingInSchool/SchoolFinder/Pages/home.aspx
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18. http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/
VisionForSuccess/AdvancingEducation
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19. Our Hiring Landscape
HIDOE Priorities and Measures of Success
StriveHI
How the DOE measures the performance of
teachers
(And therefore, something you will want to focus on)
Danielson Framework
Tripod Surveys
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.
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20. Kohala
Hamakua Coast
Corps Member Hires
Hawai‗i Island
Waikoloa
Waimea
North Kona
Puna District
South Kona
Ka‘u District
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21. Corps Member Hires
O‗ahu
North Shore
Central O‗ahu
Leeward Coast
Windward Side
Ewa
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22. Corps Member Placement Subjects
Note 1: numbers will equal
more than 184 as some
CMs teach multiple
subjects and may be
counted as SPED with
their inclusion status
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49
34
30
30
25
20
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8
13
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Note 2: O‘ahu had
significantly more CMs in
SY2013-2014
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Elementary
Math
Science
O'ahu
English
Social
Studies
Special
Education
Hawai'i Island
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23. Corps Member Placement Grade Levels
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40
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81
K-2
3-5
Middle School
High School
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24. Student Demographics
27.70%
20.50%
15%
14.40%
8.60%
3.40%
3.30%
3.10%
2.30%
1.20%
0.60%
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25. Hawai‗i Island
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26. Hawai‗i Island
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27. Hawai‗i Island
Connecticut
=
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29. Waimea
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30. Hamakua Coast
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31. Kona
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32. Kona
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33. Ka‗u
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34. Ka‗u
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35. Pahoa
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36. Pahoa
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37. 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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38. Housing on Hawai‗i Island
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39. Housing on Hawai‗i Island
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40. Housing on Hawai‗i Island
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41. Housing on Hawai‗i Island
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42. Housing on Hawai‗i Island
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43. Housing on Hawai‗i Island
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44. Hawai‗i Island Community
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45. Hawai‗i Island Community
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46. Hawai‗i Island Community
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47. Hawai‗i Island Community
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48. Hawai‗i Island Community
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49. Hawai‗i Island Community
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50. 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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51. 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 Safeway, KTA, Sac-n-Save, Local Farmer‘s Markets
Stores
Other Stores Costco, Target, Kmart, Walmart, Local Shops
Favorite Hiking, Surfing, Snorkeling, Day Trips, Swimming/ Going to the Beach
Weekend
Activities
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52. O‗ahu
Leeward Coast
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53. O‗ahu
Wahiawa
Leeward Coast
Windward Side
Ewa
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54. O‗ahu
Wahiawa
Leeward Coast
Windward Side
Ewa
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55. O‗ahu
Wahiawa
Leeward Coast
Windward Side
Ewa
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56. O‗ahu
Wahiawa
Leeward Coast
Windward Side
Ewa
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57. O‗ahu
Waipahu
Ewa Plane
Campbell – Kapolei Complex
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58. O‗ahu
Windward Side
Waipahu
Ewa
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59. O‗ahu
Windward Side
Waipahu
Ewa
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60. O‗ahu
Windward Side
Waipahu
Ewa
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61. O‗ahu
Windward Side
Waipahu
Ewa
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62. O‗ahu
Windward Side
Waipahu
Ewa
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63. O‗ahu
Windward Side
Waipahu
Ewa
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64. O‗ahu
Wahiawa
Windward Side
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65. O‗ahu
Wahiawa
Windward Side
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66. O‗ahu
Wahiawa
Windward Side
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67. O‗ahu
North Shore
Windward Side
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68. O‗ahu
North Shore
Windward Side
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69. 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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70. 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 Safeway, Foodland, Times, Don Quijote‘s, Local Farmer‘s
Stores Markets
Other Stores Costco, Target, Kmart, Walmart, Local Shops
Favorite Hiking, Surfing, Snorkeling, Swimming/ Going to the Beach,
Weekend First Friday Art Walk, Nights out in Chinatown and Waikiki,
Activities Local Theater, Shopping
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71. Military Community
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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72. Military Community
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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73. Working in a Charter School
Failing schools can be
restructured by the state
or turn into charters
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74. Working in a Charter School
Failing schools can be
restructured by the state
or turn into charters
Kamaile Academy
Kamaile Academy was the
first charter partner in
2008
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75. Working in a Charter School
Failing schools can be
restructured by the state
or turn into charters
Connections Kamaile Academy
PCS
Kamaile Academy was the
first charter partner in
2008
TFA Hawai‗i works with 3
charters, 2 are on Hawai‘i
Island
Kua O Ka La
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76. 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
Kua O Ka La
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77. ―I watch what I do to see what I really believe‖
Sister Helen Prejean
NPR‘s This I Believe
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78. ―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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79. ―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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80. ―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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81. ―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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82. If you have questions, check out…
Incoming 2014 Corps Member Page
for regional information
and
TFANet for Institute information
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83. Hiring Survey
2013-2014 Hawai‘i Hiring Survey
http://www.keysurvey.com/f/491120/4e6b/
Please submit by JANUARY 13TH
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84. Important Upcoming Dates
1/13
2/14-28
TBA
Complete hiring survey
Complete your Hawai‗i
Department of Education
(DOE) Application Online.
Interview Prep Call
&
Send your revised
resume to
Kelly.Miyamura@teachf
oramerica.org
(Please send in .doc or
.docx format).
http://www.hawaiipublicscho
ols.org/ConnectWithUs/Emp
loyment/JobOpportunities/P
ages/home.aspx
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85. ―Peace is the fruit of love, a love that is also
justice. But to grow in love requires work—hard
work. And it can bring pain because it implies
loss—loss of the certitudes, comforts, and hurts
that shelter and define us.‖
Jean Vanier
Finding Peace
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86. One day, all children in
this nation will have the
opportunity to attain an
excellent education.
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