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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN Fairfax County

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN Fairfax County. Overview: Anthony Milanowski, SMHC/CPRE Univ. of Wisconsin Panel: Jack Dale, Kevin North, Leslie Butz, Jay Pearson, Tim Kane, Fairfax County Schools November 19, 2008. Fairfax County Public Schools.

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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN Fairfax County

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  1. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN Fairfax County Overview: Anthony Milanowski, SMHC/CPRE Univ. of Wisconsin Panel: Jack Dale, Kevin North, Leslie Butz, Jay Pearson, Tim Kane, Fairfax County Schools November 19, 2008

  2. Fairfax County Public Schools • 13th largest U.S. school district • 167,000 students • 10% African-American, 18% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 49% white • 13,000 teachers, 239 schools • Generally high levels of student achievement • Increasing diversity and poverty

  3. Fairfax County Context • Virginia grants considerable flexibility to local districts • Funding comes via county • Parental interest in “world class” education • “Meet & confer” rather than true collective bargaining

  4. Challenges Facing FCPS • How do you move from good to great while responding to increasing population diversity and poverty? • How do you convince a successful organization to extend itself further? • While the downturn in economy reduces financial resources • While continuing to compete for talent in a competitive regional market

  5. Instructional Improvement Strategy • Professional Learning Communities • Teacher Teaming • Formative Assessment & Individualization of Instruction • Data-based Decision Making • Project-based Instruction

  6. Talent Acquisition & Retention • Strong & innovative teacher recruitment program • Constant recruitment, continuous improvement • “Get their attention, spark their imagination, and capture their hearts.” • Competitive compensation based on traditional structure • Attention to teacher working conditions, including school leadership

  7. HR Process Improvements • Use of information technology • Organization for customer focus • Physical • Structural • Cultural • Leadership has the will to do it!

  8. Talent Development • Induction/Mentoring • Professional development • Alignment & centralization • Use of technology • Teacher Leader Program • Multiple approaches to developing leadership talent

  9. What We Learned from Fairfax County • HR departments can be efficient, responsive, and successful in meeting demand for high volume recruitment of high-quality teachers (and other staff) • How multiple strategies for leadership development can be combined • High-performing districts may need a different strategy than those with more performance problems

  10. What to Watch in Fairfax County • Further development and “codification” of instructional vision • Efforts to align professional development with emerging vision of instruction • Impacts of Teacher Leader program • How a participative and incremental approach to performance improvement can help FCPS continue moving from “good to great” while also addressing increasing diversity

  11. Now, for the full story: • Jack Dale, Superintendent • Kevin North, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources • Leslie Butz, Assistant Superintendent, Cluster VI • Jay Pearson, Principal, Marshall HS • Tim Kane, Assessment Coach, Marshall HS

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