4111.3
4211.3
Personnel
- Certified/Non‑Certified
Minority Recruitment Plan
The
East Haddam Board of Education recognizes that fundamental to a quality
education is the need to provide students with an opportunity to interact with
students and staff from different racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
The Board of Education shall implement an affirmative
action plan and actively seek minority applicants for all open positions in the
district.
The Superintendent of Schools shall be responsible for
developing specific recruiting procedures and appropriate interviewing and
evaluation instruments to implement the Board’s policy. All such procedures and
instruments shall comply with federal and state requirements.
The Board shall make appropriate efforts to encourage,
recruit, employ, and promote qualified minorities.
Every level of supervision shall be held responsible for
complying with this policy and plan.
Legal
Reference: Connecticut General
Statutes
10‑151
Employment of teachers. Notice and hearing on termination of contract.
10‑153
Discrimination on account of marital status.
10-220
Duties of Boards of Education. (as amended by PA 98-252)
46a‑60
Discriminatory employment practices prohibited.
Policy adopted: July
8, 2003 EAST
HADDAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Moodus,
Connecticut
4111.3(a)
4211.3
Personnel
‑‑ Certified/Non‑Certified
Minority Teacher Recruitment
The
East Haddam Board of Education recognizes the value that diversity brings to
the educational experience of students. The Board further recognizes that
diversity can be achieved in a variety of ways. The East Haddam Public Schools will engage in the following
activities, when appropriate, to secure, recruit, and retain minority teaching
staff:
|
Recruitment (Pre-Collegiate) |
Recruitment (Collegiate
and Post) |
Support/Retention |
|
Institute and/or support Young |
Institute
diversity training |
Create
a strong district |
|
Educators
Society (YES) with |
for
all staff |
induction
program in concert |
|
Regional
Education Service Center support |
|
with Beginning
Educator Support and Training |
|
Develop
school to career |
Train
all staff in how to market |
Initiate/participate
in support |
|
programs |
(represent)
district to potential |
groups
for minority teachers |
|
|
candidates |
|
|
Integrate
multiculturalism/ |
Review
all district materials |
Institute
a new hire |
|
diversity
within curriculum |
to
ensure that they reflect |
orientation
program; |
|
|
district's
commitment to |
include
connections |
|
|
diversity (advertising, web page, etc.) |
with
community resources (realtors, community organizations,
etc.) |
|
Participate
in RESC |
Participate
in college career |
Connect
to local, regional |
|
interdistrict
diversity grant |
fairs
in Connecticut |
and
professional organizations |
|
programs |
|
(NAACP
for example) |
|
Actively
recruit minority |
Participate
in college career |
Institute
a newsletter |
|
students
to attend annual |
fair
out-of-state |
for
new hires |
|
statewide
“Be A Teacher |
|
|
|
Conference” |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Target
guidance and counseling |
Participate
in or institute |
|
|
activities
toward careers |
regional
minority recruiting |
|
|
in teaching for minority students |
groups |
|
|
Conduct
diversity training |
Network
with Connecticut |
|
|
for
students and teachers |
teacher
preparation groups |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4111.3(b)
4211.3
Personnel
‑‑ Certified/Non‑Certified
Minority Teacher Recruitment (continued)
|
Recruitment |
Recruitment |
Support/Retention |
|
(Pre-Collegiate) |
(Collegiate
and Post) |
|
|
Participate
in Magnet School |
Advertise
the district in local, |
|
|
|
statewide,
and national media |
|
|
|
including
educational, ethnic |
|
|
|
sources |
|
|
Institute
a senior job |
Post
positions in local, |
|
|
shadowing
program in |
regional
media |
|
|
education
careers |
|
|
|
|
Participate
in or institute |
|
|
|
regional
interview days |
|
|
|
Recruit
from the Alternate |
|
|
|
Route
Candidate Program |
|
|
|
(ARC) |
|
|
|
Make
connections to college |
|
|
|
students
in the community |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Link
to college ethnic/ |
|
|
|
cultural
programs |
|
|
|
Recruit
from para-professional |
|
|
|
programs |
|
|
|
Recruit
from professional |
|
|
|
organizations,
community |
|
|
|
organizations |
|
|
|
Hire
minority interns/ |
|
|
|
substitutes |
|
|
|
Consider
recruiting out-of- |
|
|
|
country
candidates |
|
|
|
Provide
assistance/support |
|
|
|
in
meeting certification |
|
|
|
requirements
(Praxis I - RESC |
|
|
|
support
programs; other) |
|
Regulation approved: July 8, 2003 EAST HADDAM PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
Moodus,
Connecticut