Whitman Elementary - Tulsa Public Schools

Collaborative Leadership-Effective Leaders
Essential Element 8 - Organizational Structure and Resources
Indicator
EEIIIB-8.05 - School leadership uses effective strategies to attract highly qualified and
highly effective teachers. (299)
Status Objective Met 11/8/2011
Rubric Score Current: 3 Initial: 2
Assessment Level of Development: Initial: Limited Development 11/02/2010
Objective Met - 11/08/2011
Index: 9 (Priority Score x Opportunity Score)
Priority Score: 3 (3 - highest, 2 - medium, 1 - lowest)
Opportunity Score: 3 (3 - relatively easy to address, 2 - accomplished
within current policy and budget conditions, 1 -
requires changes in current policy and budget
conditions)
Describe current level of
development:
Plan Assigned to: Lynn McKenney
How it will look when fully met:
Target Date: 05/31/2011
Tasks:
The Tulsa District requires that all prospective teachers sent to
principals for interview are highly qualified. Our new site
administrator plans to attend job fairs and/or similar activities
in order to recruit more highly effective teachers for Walt
Whitman.
Walt Whitman leadership seeks and retains highly qualified
applicants through contacting local university deans and
advisors, recommendations from other employees, as well as
TPS Human Capital recommendations. The administrator at
Walt Whitman utilizes the Teacher Effectiveness Initiative
Evaluation and provides timely feedback to proivde support
and ensure strong instructional practices.
1. Administrator will contact Human Capital for applicant recommendations.
Assigned to:
Elaine Buxton
Target Completion Date: 05/31/2011
Comments:
Task Completed: 09/15/2010
Human Capital was contacted during the recruitment of
additional teachers based on our increase in enrollment.
2. Administration will contact local universities for recommendation of applicants.
Assigned to:
Elaine Buxton
Target Completion Date: 05/31/2013
Comments:
Task Completed: 10/31/2011
When there is an opening for a position at Whitman, I contact
Northeastern State University and Langston University. These
2 institutions were contacted in October when I needed to fill a
4th Grade position. This is an on-going process as we recruit
highly qualified applicants.
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