What can the Indiana General Assembly to do solve its teaching crisis? This Public Impact report for Stand for Children Indiana and Teach Plus makes three key recommendations for smart policies to bring Indiana teacher pay to the regional median of $658.1 million; provide career growth pathways, and elevate the teaching profession so Indiana attracts and retains the best and the brightest teachers.
Recruit, Select, and Keep Education Talent
Design for Impact: Designing a Residency Program for Long-Term Financial Sustainability
Even the best teacher residency programs must find a way to fund their work. In Design for Impact, Public Impact and the National Center for Teacher Residencies define financial sustainability and show how to implement four strategies to help teacher residencies get in and stay in the black.
Painting the ESSA Canvas: Four Ideas for States to Think Big on Educator Quality
Read the full Report | Read the interview on Educator Recruitment and Retention
Under the previous iteration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, No Child Left Behind, states could mostly “paint by number,” but ESSA has given states an opportunity to think fresh about the plans they are creating. In “Painting the ESSA Canvas: Four Ideas for States to Think Big on Educator Quality,” New America interviewed leaders from four organizations to describe clear, actionable ideas for states who are ready to think big and use ESSA Title II-A funds strategically. New America’s interviews each dig into one of four areas: 1) educator preparation; 2) educator recruitment and retention; 3) educator evaluation and support systems; and 4) comprehensive professional learning systems. Public Impact’s Bryan Hassel and Stephanie Dean are featured in the interview on educator recruitment and retention.
Recruitment Toolkit
Opportunity Culture roles have attracted great teachers across the country, producing strong recruiting results for schools of all kinds. But having great roles is not enough. Early, active recruitment and strong communications are essential to reach great candidates—both within a district and from elsewhere—and encourage them to apply for Opportunity Culture roles. Some Opportunity Culture schools begin active recruitment the prior fall, rather than waiting until spring or summer. This four-step Recruitment Action Planner for Districts walks districts through the key recruiting steps. Each step includes actions and linked tools.
Teacher and Staff Selection Toolkit
This planner and tools guide district, school, and charter management organization leaders in selecting teachers and staff members for Opportunity Culture roles, which require new behaviors and skills. The planner walks users through each step of selecting candidates, explaining the considerations for each and providing links to relevant tools and resources.
Paid Educator Residencies, Within Budget: How New School Models Can Radically Improve Teacher and Principal Preparation
Paid Educator Residencies, Within Budget: How New School Models Can Radically Improve Teacher and Principal Preparation details how to create paid, full-time, yearlong residencies for aspiring teachers and principals, within existing budgets. Aspiring teachers become part of a team led by a multi-classroom leader, while aspiring principals receive intensive coaching and support from a multi-school leader and a team of principals.
ESSA: New Law, New Opportunity—A Brief Guide to Excellence for State Leaders
State and district leaders have a chance under ESSA (the 2016 Every Student Succeeds Act) to use their new funding flexibility to take a new approach that focuses on excellence for teachers, and students. This brief and one-page executive summary explain four opportunities to go beyond the requirements of ESSA to achieve a culture of excellence, one that attracts even more talented educators, keeps them for long careers, and helps them excel. Read the related opinion piece by Emily Ayscue Hassel and Bryan C. Hassel on Real Clear Education.
