Personnel Priorities in Schools Today
Hiring, Supervising, and Evaluating Teachers
By (author) Thomas A. Kersten, Margaret Clauson director of human resources, Wilmette (IL) Public Schools District 39

Publication date:
26 December 2014Length of book:
114 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersDimensions:
229x152mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781475804416
Although administrators have many responsibilities, none is more critical to the school, student, and their personal success than the hiring, supervising, and evaluating teachers. The research evidence is clear. Excellent teachers make the difference in how well students achieve and how much schools improve. Personnel Priorities in Schools Today: Hiring, Supervising, and Evaluating Teachers, explores how to hire the best teachers available. Key features of this book include:
- Practical strategies to improve how you hire, supervise, and evaluate teachers
- Concrete examples that illustrate what successful administrators do to enhance their success
- Valuable insights into personnel issues building-level administrators regularly face
- Valuable advice from an experienced superintendent and assistant superintendent
- Strategies for supporting teachers to perform at their best
- Tips for using the evaluation process to raise performance expectations
- Advice on how to harness the power of a strong administrative team
Personnel Priorities in Schools Today is an essential resource for school administrators who want to improve the quality of teaching and learning. Kersten and Clauson blend the best of research and experience to provide effective and practical approaches for improving personnel practices. The book encourages administrators to rethink the status quo. I recommend it especially for administrative teams interested in encouraging collaboration and team-based personnel decisions.