Teacher Placement and Staffing

The choices made regarding which teachers are hired and what roles they are expected to play in a school have profound effects on all aspects of a school. Because teachers are the main driving forces for the success of any school, it is essential that rigorous and nuanced procedures are in place to ensure the selection of teachers who best meet the unique needs of individual schools. School leaders must supplement these screening and selection processes with careful and insightful arrangement of these teachers within the school to create the best learning environment possible. Organization of teachers is a very complicated process, as careful attention needs to be paid to state and district policies, unions and their negotiated contracts, school needs, and individual teachers' capabilities ...