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Explore the importance of diversity in hiring and selection processes to build a workforce that reflects student diversity. Learn strategies to analyze diversity data and improve outcomes in education.
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Hiring & Selection – Diversity Summary
Content in Context What do you mean by the “best” talent to meet student needs? Hiring and Selection Diversity Summary
What is Diversity? Diversity in human capital applies to building a workforce that reflects the great variety of students served in schools A diverse workforce provides varied role models for students and a broad spectrum of ideals and values in the workplace Usually narrowly defined as racial diversity Much wider concept, e.g.: Racial and ethnic diversity Age diversity Gender diversity – males at the elementary level, for example; women in STEM Language diversity (bilingual) Hiring and Selection Diversity Summary
Why is This Important? Diversity A diverse workforce: • Provides varied role models for students • Improves student outcomes • Offers the ability to gain multiple perspectives and provide new solutions to challenges Villegas and Irvine, 2010 Hiring and Selection Diversity Summary
Keep in Mind Analyze key diversity data to understand strengths and gaps Provide the top research to your organization about why this is important Set aside time for teams to discuss diversity challenges and strengths Recognize that HR can lead, but is not the sole owner of diversity strategies Improve working conditions in highest need schools Things to Remember Hiring and Selection Diversity Summary
A Key Component of ANY Diversity Strategy Understand Your Data • Who’s in your applicant pool? • Who do you end up hiring? • How are teachers/principals distributed across schools? • Which schools seem to be most diverse? How come? • Who is leaving? Staying? • New hires? Veterans? • Why? What are their reasons? Hiring and Selection Diversity Summary
Making Connections Top Strategies for a Diverse, Effective Workforce Outlines strategies, both quick hits and longer-term strategies, to recruit, deploy, and retain a diverse workforce Key Levers for Accelerated HR Improvement Tool Provides a process to understand key HR work required to make progress Diversity Research Summary Summarizes key research on diversity in education School-level Data Review Provides a sample structure to review key HC data between high and low performing schools Related Content Hiring and Selection Diversity Summary