Effective Teacher Hiring: A Guide to Getting the Best

Kenneth D. Peterson

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About This Book

Because student learning depends on quality instructors, teacher hiring is perhaps the single most important issue facing schools today. 

In Effective Teacher Hiring: A Guide to Getting the Best, Kenneth D. Peterson presents an innovative, multi-tiered framework for teacher selection. The program is sufficiently flexible to use in school systems large or small, but designed rigorously enough to provide for checks and balances at every turn, guarantee a voice in the process for students and parents, and ensure that only the best available candidates are ultimately chosen.

In addition to step-by-step instructions for implementing the hiring program, Effective Teacher Hiring offers

• Lists of hiring dos and don'ts
• Resume and portfolio assessment strategies
• Sample recruitment flyers, contracts, and interview questions
• A rundown of legal issues related to hiring

We must ensure that our students have the best available teachers—and to get the best, we must first learn how best to hire. This book is an invaluable resource for educators committed to providing the best possible instruction to their students.

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About the Author

KENNETH D. PETERSON is professor of dducation at Portland State University, Ore. He has previously taught at the University of California–Berkeley and at the University of Utah. A former classroom teacher himself, Peterson has been teaching for 30 years, is on the editorial review board of the Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, and is president of the Consortium for Research in Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation.