Transcript Criterion-Based Hiring - Providence School Department

Criterion-Based Hiring:
Interview Skills Support
for Teachers
A Joint PTU-PPSD Presentation
April 27-29, 2010
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Presentation Goals
• Ensure that teachers are prepared to interview
effectively
• Provide information for additional resource
support
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Criterion-Based Hiring
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Criterion-Based Hiring
What is “Criterion-Based Hiring”?
Criterion-Based hiring is the practice of filling
vacancies through a competitive, interview-based
process, that includes:
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The active on-line advertising of schoolspecific vacancies throughout the system
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An expanded application process
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The use of school-based hiring teams
empowered to make their own hiring
recommendations
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An expanded application process: Teacher
domains and competencies
• Applicants for teaching positions will be ranked on
PPSD’s five teacher domains of effective teaching and
PPSD’s five teacher competencies
• The resume and essay are the core of a candidate’s
written application
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Five Teacher Domains
• Teachers know their subjects and teach them
successfully
• Teachers create culturally and developmentallyappropriate lessons
• Teachers behave professionally as classroom managers,
colleagues, and educational leaders for a diverse pool of
learners
• Teachers utilize assessment data to guide instruction and
plan for the future
• Teachers communicate well and are knowledgeable
about and committed to the extended school community
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Five Teacher Competencies
• Content Knowledge and Pedagogy: Expertise and
success in teaching subject
• Achievement: Shows a trend of excellence and concrete
results in endeavors
• Critical Thinking: Analyzes situations thoroughly and
generates effective strategies
• Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective written
and oral skills
• Professional Engagement: Respectful of and sensitive to
norms of interaction in different situations
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Preparing for an Interview
• Most people are nervous during an interview:
Anticipate it and prepare for it
(i.e., bring a notebook and take notes on the questions)
• Remember that you want to sell yourself
• Answer questions honestly since you don’t want
to mislead the interviewers
• Dress to impress!
• Be positive and don’t forget to smile
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Preparing for an interview- cont’d
• Do your homework- If chosen for an interview,
learn about the school, its specific programs and
its student achievement data
• Be prepared to ask questions – Remember that
the school has to sell itself to you as well!
• Arrive early: Promptness is always well looked
upon by principals and hiring teams
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Preparing your own questions
What is your vision for the school?
Please describe the climate of your school for staff, students, and parents.
What are the demographics of this school?
What is your teacher turn-over rate?
How are parents included in this school?
What are some ways parents support teachers here?
Do your teachers work well together?
How do your grade levels/departments support each other?
What are your expectations of teachers in this school?
What are some of your major challenges in this school?
What are some of the strengths of this school?
-Source: www.inspiringteachers.com
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Meeting the interview team
• Use a firm handshake and look the interviewer(s) in the
eye during initial greeting.
• Dress professionally.
• Ensure that any handouts you provide to the interview
team are free of coffee stains and/or smudges
• Listen to the question! You don’t want to ramble on and
on and give the impression that you are a poor listener
or not knowledgeable about something.
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Interview Schedule
• Upon arrival a candidate will first complete a 30
minute proctored writing sample
• Next the 15 minute model lesson will be
conducted
• After a short break there will be a 30 minute
question and answer session to be completed
with the interview team
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Proctored Writing Sample
• The proctored writing sample provides candidates an opportunity to
show their writing skills in a limited time (30 minutes) without
reference materials or aides such as dictionaries and spell check.
• A candidate will be given a prompt and will enter their response on
an internet-enabled computer in a comfortable, quiet workspace.
• A special software program will limit the candidate to exactly 30
minutes (countdown will be shown onscreen) and will attach the
writing sample to the candidate’s profile in PATS.
• A candidate may only complete the proctored writing sample once in
a hiring season, not at each interview.
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Additional Information
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Resume Writing
• Sample Resume handout
• Any format is acceptable, providing it shows the
candidate's education and clearly delineates
professional progression detailing
responsibilities and achievements for each
position.
• The résumé should show not only what position
a candidate held at any point in time but what
was expected and what was achieved while in
that position.
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Resume Writing
• Candidates are encouraged to emphasize and
explain instances where they have undertaken
significant responsibilities and challenges,
highlighting any measurable successes that
present evidence of the five PPSD teacher
competencies.
• While candidates are not required to limit the
length of their resumes, they are encouraged to
seek a balance between exposition and brevity.
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Essay Writing Tips
• First and foremost, read the prompt carefully
• Consider creating an outline to help organize
your essay focusing on an introduction, the body
of the essay, and a conclusion
• Organize your essay in a logical and thoughtful
manner
• Be careful to avoid mistakes in grammar and
spelling
• Be sure to express your ideas clearly
• Be sure to proof-read for mechanical errors and
that all requirements have been fulfilled
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Essay Writing Tips: Content
• While writing keep in mind the 5 domains of
effective teaching as well as the 5 teaching
competencies
• Candidates should answer the prompts clearly
and completely
• Candidates should demonstrate their skills and
achievements with particular attention to the 5
domains of effective teaching and the 5 teaching
competencies
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Recommended Resources
AFT Tools for Teachers: Teaching as a Career
http://www.aft.org/yourwork/tools4teachers/
Interview Attire: Career Services at Virginia Tech gives specifics for
interview attire for both men and women
http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/interview/TEACHER.htm
How to interview for jobs (2010)
http://www.certificatestreet.com/blog/2010/03/25/how-to-interview-forjobs-tips-for-teachers/
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Recommended Resources –cont’d
How to prepare for an ESL Job Interview: Article by Susan Lafond
(2010)
http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/33829
Principals share their secrets: How to impress in an interview. Article by
Lisa Feder-Feitel
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4141
How to give a great interview: Teacher tell all. Article by Lisa FederFeitel
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4139
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Recommended Resources –cont’d
The teacher interview!
http://www.teachingheart.net/teacherinterview.html
Interviewing Tips:
http://www.inspiringteachers.com/classroom_resources/tips/getting_a_j
ob/interviewing_tips.html
Resume Writing Resource:
http://resumes-for-teachers.com/teacher-resume-examples.htm
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HR and PTU Staff
PPSD HR Staff
• Gail Hareld
• Dennis Sidoti
• Brenda Marquis
• Joyce O’Connor
• Tomas Ramirez, Ph.D.
PTU Staff
• Maura Galvao
• Phil DeCecco
• Ed Neil
• Paul Vorro
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