Diverse hiring committees and intentional recruitment practices including HBCU/MSI outreach and higher-education partnerships¶
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Description¶
Participants proposed hiring committees that include teachers of color as core members and advisors who tap existing TOC networks, arguing administrators 'need purposeful intention and commitment to diversity and anti-racism with systemic policies and practices.' Additional recommendations include visiting HBCUs, MSIs and other institutions to build district brand recognition, and partnering with higher education to create school-to-career pipelines with student teaching opportunities.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Administrators with commitment to diversity and anti-racism
- District willingness to invest in recruitment travel and partnerships
Constraints¶
Target Learners¶
- teachers of color entering the workforce
- district hiring administrators
Target Learning Goals¶
- attracting and recruiting teachers of color
Affordances¶
- Inclusive Innovation Approach Toc
Related Strategies¶
- Grow-your-own and recruitment initiatives: alternative programs, Minority Serving Institutions, high-school pipeline programs, and district human-capital efforts to diversify the teacher workforce.
- Retention supports for teachers of color: networking platforms, safe spaces, mental health resources, race-conscious mentorship, and flexible career pathways
- Grow-your-own teacher pipelines and institutionalized peer-based professional learning to build a qualified newcomer-school workforce
- Fund anti-bias education through a comprehensive diversity plan tied to specific outcomes, student-centered efforts, and redress mechanisms
- Build diverse school leader pipelines through HBCU/HSI preparation partnerships, transparent diversity data, equitable hiring supports, affinity networks, and Grow Your Own teacher pathways
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Inclusive Innovation: Increasing Recruitment and Retention of Teachers of Color — Summation of Digital Promise Design Studios with Teachers of Color. (2021). Digital Promise. https://digitalpromise.org/inclusive-innovation/
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Diverse hiring committees and intentional recruitment practices including HBCU/MSI outreach and higher-education partnerships |
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Participants proposed hiring committees that include teachers of color as core members and advisors who tap existing TOC networks, arguing administrators 'need purposeful intention and commitment to diversity and anti... |
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