I completed a reference check for one of my former students today. They were applying for a teaching job. These are the check boxes that I had to complete:
Clearly this school district is NOT hiring for innovation…
What are you hiring for? What messages are you sending your applicants?
I think as we move further into the teacher shortage (it’s been going on for years, decades even). Schools are finding as they lower standards to get warm bodies they end up getting what they pay for. People who cannot be depended on to show up on time, be professional, do quality work, etc…