Recruitment and Retention

This research and policy brief, by the National Comprehensive Center for TeacherQuality, seeks to help state, district and school-level leaders more fully understand the Generation Y workforce, or those born between 1977 and 1995, so that they can better create a system of management and support for the ultimate goal of improvement in teaching and learning. This publication provides an overview of research on Gen Y, and, through this research, offers strategies that will help leaders ensure that they can provide support to the benefit of all teachers – Generation Y teachers especially.   

As the number of English language learners (ELLs) continues to grow in a more diverse range of districts, education leaders will have to develop creative and comprehensive recruitment strategies to ensure that all ELLs in the district can be served by highly qualified teachers. This Key Issue includes strategies and resources that can help.

This publication, prepared by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, discusses the importance of effective teacher hiring and placement, with a specific focus on at-risk districts and schools. This resource offers strategies to help districts hire and place teachers in schools where they will stay and become high performing. 

This publication focuses on teacher recruitment strategies that will better staff urban and rural districts, which are often hard to staff. Furthermore, this report, authored by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, examines ways to recruit the most highly qualified teachers. 

On May 24–25, 2006, the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality hosted its inaugural issue forum, "Addressing Personnel Shortages and the Recruitment of Special Education, Mathematics, and Science Teachers in At-Risk Schools." The primary goals of the meeting were to build knowledge and resource foundation; to learn emerging strategies and practices; to build capacity to share and apply knowledge base; and to use applicable tools and resources to identify data trends regarding special education, mathematics, and science. The meeting summary, agenda, presenter bios, presentations, and topical resources are available online.

This brief discusses the need for highly qualified and effective teachers to be distributed equitably in schools and districts across all states. It emphasizes the roles of education leaders at the school, district, and state levels in securing such teachers so that all students have equal opportunities to learn.

Drs. Ellen Sherratt and Tricia Miller presented on the importance of performance management through the METworks Framework. They focused on components such as preparation, recruitment, hiring, induction and mentoring, professional development, performance management, compensation and incentives, and working conditions and provided real-life examples for each component.

Gen Y Teachers bring unique benefits and interests in the workplace and this presentation gives guidance on the best strategies to recruit, retain, and develop these teachers.

This presentation provides tips and strategies for recruitment and retention of effective teachers with the goal of improving student learning and educational opportunities.

This Policy-to-Practice Brief provides examples of how district and state leaders can take advantage of the renewed interest in teaching during these challenging economic times. Particular attention is given to promoting the teaching profession as a way to improve the recruitment of highly effective teachers to high-need schools and subject areas.