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Discussion: Legal/Ethical Issues in Teacher Selection

Module 4 Discussion: Legal/Ethical Issues in Teacher Selection

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Discussion: Legal/Ethical Issues in Teacher Selection

1) Explain 2 questions that you would ask of a teacher candidate in order to assess her/his potential for success in the classroom.

2) Read the Case Study at the top of page 103 in your text.  What do you think that the principal in the case study should do?  Violate the confidences of others or risk the potential lack of support of the hiring committee?  Explain your response.

Candidate Screening and Interviewing

Module 3 Discussion: Candidate Screening and Interviewing

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Why is the issue of confidentiality increasingly important in the screening of teachers for employment? Explain.

1) Why is the issue of confidentiality increasingly important in the screening of teachers for employment? Explain.

2) In your opinion, what specific individuals should sit on a teacher interview committee? What are the pros and cons of including and/or excluding particular constituencies such as parents, students and other community members? 

Demographics and Human Resource Planning

Module 1 Discussion: Demographics and Human Resource Planning

Module 1 Discussion: Demographics and Human Resource Planning

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Discussion Questions:

1) Post  a headshot of yourself and a brief biographical sketch

2) Why is the study of demographics so vital to strategic human resource planning?

3) Describe the demographics of your district.  How closely does the teaching staff reflect the ethnic/racial composition of the student body?