Maryland Association of School Personnel Administrators MASPA Presents:

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Maryland Association of School Personnel
Administrators (MASPA) Presents

• Best Practices for
• Finding the Best Fit for the Job
• Bob Davis Executive Director of Human Resources
  Cecil County
• Rob Wedge Human Resources Specialist Carroll
  County
• Stephanie Moses Director of Human Resources,
  Wicomico County

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Common Practices of an Effective Leader

• Establish a vision and mission statement
• Determine goals to be achieved
• Develop strategic plan
• Collect and analyze data
• Staff development
• But nothing listed here is more important than

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Getting the Right People on the Bus and in the
Correct Seats

• Hiring
• Transferring
• Promoting
• Demoting
• Evaluating
• Terminating

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What is the Best Fit for the Job?

• Capacity to perform the job
• Good work ethic
• Ability to work with others
• Good attitude
• Diversity

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Stay on the Right Side of the Law

• Hiring standards used must be job related, not
  person related
• Hiring standards established should not adversely
  affect the employment chances of a particular
  group of people

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Finding the Best Fit

• Identify the interview team
• Screen applicants
• Develop interview questions
• Documentation
• Make the decision keeping the interview in proper
  prospective
• Conduct proper reference checks

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The Concept of the Best Fit

• Communicate and work as a team while recruiting
• What is YOUR goal? Application, HQ, or Best for
  Kids?
• Do you know your system? (Climate, Culture,
  Philosophy, Norms, etc.)
• Dont let your bias influence you
• Be prepared for savvy applicants
• Use your screening or pre-screening procedures
  work for you

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Obstacles in Finding the Best Fit

• Late hires
• Low applicant pool quality quantity
• Teacher shortage LEAs held hostage
• Disconnect between HR and other hiring
  staff/departments
• Inability to do pre-screening

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Post-screening Finding the Best UnFit

• Is your new hire in the jar?
• Content vs. people
• HR and hiring staff must work together

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Finding the Best Fit The Unsaid Rules

• Trust your gut!
• Dont settle!
• Do what is best for kids!

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Finding the Best Fit

• Raise the Bar Dont Be In the Jar!