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Personnel, HR, unions

How districts make school meal distribution familiar and safe

The daily school bus delivery of school lunch and breakfast becomes the highlight of the day for students while the coronavirus pandemic has schools closed in Iberville Parish Schools in Louisiana.

New resource is trainer’s ready-to-use toolkit to teach paraprofessionals how to apply instructional strategies that bolster student independence

LRP Media Group, a recognized leader in the special education publishing industry, has released The Special Ed Administrator’s Training Toolkit: Professional Development for Paraprofessionals — Applying Instructional Strategies to Develop […]

Why schools of education step up with STEAM

Teacher training and PD at schools of education now focuses more heavily on STEAM, and how ed tech can power instruction.

How districts help teachers tackle housing costs

New residents were ready to pay rent on affordable teacher housing the day that Buncombe County Schools in North Carolina opened its teacher housing community.

Are your employees feeling good about their paychecks?

Offering competitive salaries or developing a variety of income opportunities for instructional and noninstructional employees and job seekers sends a clear message: You’re valued, needed and essential to our district’s success, says DA HR columnist Carol Patton.

When teachers leave education, testing is not the cause

High-stakes testing does not cause teachers to leave education or switch schools or districts. In fact, it may help retain some new teachers, a study has found.
Fri Feb 14th, 2020

How can your schools recruit and retain more black teachers?

The job of disciplining students, particularly those of color, often falls to black male teachers, who then become viewed as “disciplinarians first and teachers second,” according to a new report.
Mon Feb 3rd, 2020

How HR connects with IT

Human resources' IT needs are changing dramatically, not just with enterprise technology but also in areas such as recruitment and interviewing.

Fri Jan 24th, 2020

Why aren’t our teachers as diverse as their students?

Researchers are finding that while diversity is growing among students in most U.S. schools, it's not increasing among teachers—and that's a concern.
Fri Jan 3rd, 2020

Why do your employees stay?

Understanding the reasons can help leaders boost recruitment and retention, says Carol Patton, DA HR columnist.
Thu Jan 2nd, 2020

Educators: Feeling overwhelmed?

Susan Brooks-Young, DA guest columnist and FETC featured speaker, offers educators six strategies for increasing well-being and achieving a better balance at work and home.
Tue Dec 24th, 2019